Tomorrow's Child (film)
Tomorrow's Child is an Australian television movie, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. It is notable as an early example of Australian television comedy. Promoted as A satirical comedy of the future,[1] it was set in a fictional police state. Running time was 66 minutes. An adaptation of a stage play by British writer John Coates, it aired on Sydney station ABN-2 on 9 April 1957. A kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown in Melbourne on ABV-2 on 26 April 1957, it is not known if the kinescope recording still exists. Cast included James Condon, Janette Craig, Queenie Ashton, and Mayne Lynton.[2] Craig and Ashton later were regulars on Autumn Affair (1958-1959), the first Australian-produced television soap opera.
See also
- Shell Presents - 1959–1960 series of one-off plays for Australian television
- Ending It - 1957 Australian one-off television play, based on a 1939 BBC TV one-off play
- The Passionate Pianist - 1957 Australian one-off television play
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TXZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4426%2C4455877
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JDBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3748%2C3316695
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