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A Touch of Gold

A Touch of Gold

1st episode of the 2nd season of Australian Playhouse

"A Touch of Gold" is the first television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.[1][2][3][4] "A Touch of Gold" was directed by John Croyston[5] and originally aired on ABC on 12 June 1967 in Melbourne[6] and on 24 July 1967 in Sydney.[7]

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Premise

In the 1890s a young woman, Edith, struggles to overcome obstacles.

Cast

Reception

The Sunday The Sydney Morning Herald said it was "beautifully mounted, superbly cast and was a production that could hold its own anywhere."[8]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stock tale but a competent one."[9]

The Age gave it a mediocre review saying "it didn't have the touches to persuade a viewer this series was going to be madly exciting.[10]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Playhouse Returns". The Age. 8 June 1967. p. 8.
  2. [2]
    "Drama is Discipline". The Age. 12 June 1967. p. 6.
  3. [3]
    "A New Hand for Mavis". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
  4. [4]
    Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. [5]
    "AUSTRALIAN PLAYHOUSE SERIES Drama in a small town". The Canberra Times. 24 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. [6]
    "TV Guide". The Age. 6 June 1967. p. 24.
  7. [7]
    "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 June 1967. p. 13.
  8. [8]
    "Strong Hand for the ABC". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1967. p. 83.
  9. [9]
    "The Things You Have to do". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 July 1967. p. 12.
  10. [10]
    "In the Wrong Time Spot". The Age. 19 June 1967. p. 6.


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