Love and War is a 1967 Australian TV series.[1]
| Love and War | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Barton Oscar Whitbread |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Croyston |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 6 September 1967 |
It consists of six plays shot in ABC's Gore Hill studios. All of the self-contained episodes were produced by John Croyston, but not all of them were written by Australian script-writers.
Date: 6 September 1967
Producer: Patrick Barton
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre and ran for 60 minutes.[2][3]
The play had already been filmed by the ABC in 1963.
Cast
- Brian Hannan - Napoleon Bonaparte
- Anne Charleston - The Lady
- Dennis Miller - The Lieutenant
- Stanley Page - The Innkeeper[4]
Date: 13 September 1967
Director: John Croyston
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre and ran for 90 minutes.[5]
Plot
An anti-war fanatic falls victim to anarchy of his own making. In England at the end of the 19th century a small group of soldiers, led by the hardest man in the line, goes to a strike bound mining town in the north of England.
Cast
L'Flaherty, VC by George Bernard Shaw
Date: 20 September 1967
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre and ran for 70 minutes.[6]
Cast
- Edwin Hodgeman
- Kerry Maguire
- Moray Powell
- Audrey Teasdale
Date: 27 September 1967
Director: John Croyston
It ran for 90 minutes.[7]
Premise
In Ancient Rome, an emperor reflects on his life.
Cast
- Peter Collingwood - Emperor
- Ron Graham
- Sue Condon
- Peter Rowley - Maximilus
- Mark Albiston - Postumus
- Alistair Duncan - Scientist
- Diana Ferris - Euphresne
Intersection by Michael Boddy
Date: 4 October 1967
Director: John Croyston
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre, and ran for 65 minutes.[8][9]
Plot
A woman leaves a small town where she has a boyfriend and falls for a guitarist.
Cast
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said: "The cast did what they could with it. Director John Croyston did what he could."[10]
Construction by John Croyston
Date: 11 October 1967
Director: Storry Walton