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A Touch of Gold

"A Touch of Gold"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Directed byJohn Croyston
Teleplay byGwenda Painter
Original air date12 June 1967 (1967-06-12)
Running time30 mins
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"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]

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


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