"Ashes to Ashes" | |
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Wednesday Theatre episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 18 |
Directed by | Patrick Barton |
Teleplay by | Marc Brendel |
Original air date | 27 April 1966 |
"Ashes to Ashes" is a 1966 Australian comedy thriller [1] television play which screened as part of Wednesday Theatre [2] on 27 April 1966 in Melbourne, [3] on 4 May 1966 in Sydney, [4] and on 11 May 1966 in Brisbane. [5]
Paris Beaumont has a whirlwind romance with Barbara Manson, marries her, and takes her to his house in Port Campbell. When Barbara finds a case containing women's clothing she starts asking questions about his first wife's disappearance. [6]
The play starred Ray Taylor, best known for being a TV presenter. His variety program The Ray Taylor Show had been cancelled just before production of Ashes to Ashes. [7] Taylor had some experience acting in repertory in England; he described the play as "a fun sort of thing". [8]
Taylor said "it's a darn good play and I wouldn't mind doing some more but my time is taken up writing a play of my own." [5]
It was based on an English play but set in Australia. Location filming took place at Port Campbell and Como House, South Yarra. [3] Taylor said "it's kinky, switched on or whatever you like to call it in The Avengers style." [9]
The script had a character referring to amounts over £1 as "quids" and those under as "cents". The Sydney Morning Herald asked light-heartedly if this was having "two bob each way". [10]
The Age said "The ABC should take a bow" claiming Taylor gave "an excellent performance slightly reminiscent of the urbane George Sanders... The suspense is well contrived and sustained." [11]
The Sydney Morning Herald said Taylor "played out his own macabre sense of humour" in the play adding "he showed a magnetic side of his personality, but it would be interesting to see him playing a part further removed from his own self to assess Taylor the actor." [12]
"Ashes to Ashes" | |
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Wednesday Theatre episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 18 |
Directed by | Patrick Barton |
Teleplay by | Marc Brendel |
Original air date | 27 April 1966 |
"Ashes to Ashes" is a 1966 Australian comedy thriller [1] television play which screened as part of Wednesday Theatre [2] on 27 April 1966 in Melbourne, [3] on 4 May 1966 in Sydney, [4] and on 11 May 1966 in Brisbane. [5]
Paris Beaumont has a whirlwind romance with Barbara Manson, marries her, and takes her to his house in Port Campbell. When Barbara finds a case containing women's clothing she starts asking questions about his first wife's disappearance. [6]
The play starred Ray Taylor, best known for being a TV presenter. His variety program The Ray Taylor Show had been cancelled just before production of Ashes to Ashes. [7] Taylor had some experience acting in repertory in England; he described the play as "a fun sort of thing". [8]
Taylor said "it's a darn good play and I wouldn't mind doing some more but my time is taken up writing a play of my own." [5]
It was based on an English play but set in Australia. Location filming took place at Port Campbell and Como House, South Yarra. [3] Taylor said "it's kinky, switched on or whatever you like to call it in The Avengers style." [9]
The script had a character referring to amounts over £1 as "quids" and those under as "cents". The Sydney Morning Herald asked light-heartedly if this was having "two bob each way". [10]
The Age said "The ABC should take a bow" claiming Taylor gave "an excellent performance slightly reminiscent of the urbane George Sanders... The suspense is well contrived and sustained." [11]
The Sydney Morning Herald said Taylor "played out his own macabre sense of humour" in the play adding "he showed a magnetic side of his personality, but it would be interesting to see him playing a part further removed from his own self to assess Taylor the actor." [12]