Plain_Jane_(film)

Plain Jane (<i>Wednesday Theatre</i>)

Plain Jane (Wednesday Theatre)

1st episode of the 2nd season of Wednesday Theatre

"Plain Jane" is a 1966 Australian TV movie. It stars Elspeth Ballantyne and was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the ABC.[2][3] "Plain Jane" aired on 5 January 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne,[4] and on 25 May 1966 in Brisbane.[5]

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It was based on a TV play which had been performed by the BBC in 1963.

Plot

A man, Martin (Martin Magee), gets cold feet on the evening of his wedding to Kathleen. His friends give him advice, including a married couple, Adrian and Myrtle, but he is forced to make his own decision.[6]

Cast

Production

It was written by a Belfast school teacher. The play was performed on the BBC two years earlier by Eric Taylor who since joined the ABC. The play was filmed in Melbourne.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Television". The Age. 5 January 1966. p. 16.
  2. [2]
    "What to stay home for". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 354. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 January 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "Leisure TV Drama Music Art Books Radio The Arts AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PERMANENT PRODUCER OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST ELEGANT INTIMATE THEATRES; A SMALL DEDICATION TO THESPIS Lifetime of theatre". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 January 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 4 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. [4]
    "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1966. p. 12.
  5. [5]
    "To marry - or not?". TV Times. 18 May 1966. p. 14.
  6. [6]
    "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 1966. p. 14.
  7. [7]
    "Untitled". The Age. 30 December 1965. p. 10.


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