| "The Torrents" | |||
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| Australian Plays episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 | ||
| Directed by | Oscar Whitbread | ||
| Teleplay by | Oriel Gray | ||
| Based on | The Torrents by Oriel Gray | ||
| Original air date | 10 December 1969 (1969-12-10) | ||
| Running time | 70 mins | ||
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"The Torrents" is a 1969 Australian TV play based on the stage play by Oriel Gray. It was filmed as part of the ABC anthology drama series Australian Plays. It was the second Gray play adapted by the ABC, after Burst of Summer. It aired on 10 December 1969 in Sydney and Melbourne.
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.
Cast
Production
It was shot in Melbourne and at Maldon, a small town outside Bendigo. It was designed by Alan Clarke. Railway carriages were hired from the Society of Railway Enthusiasts. The budget could not cover the hiring of an old locomotive so a modern one was used, but this was obscured by a fog machine.
Reception
One critic called it "a beauty".
References
- ^ Kelly, Frances (11 December 1969). "Television. A play at last!". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT, Australia. p. 33. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- Vagg, Stephen (15 November 2020). "The Flawed Landmark: Burst of Summer". Filmink.
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 December 1969. p. 19.
- Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "Drama Sheds Mothballs". The Age. 23 October 1969. p. 45.
- Robinson, Fred (24 September 1969). "This is the place for a village". TV Times. p. 4.
- "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 490. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1969. p. 33. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.