The Bunyip is a 1947 British television play.[1][2]

The Bunyip
Screenplay byHenry C. James
Directed byEric Fawcett
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 mins
Production companyBBC
Original release
Release8 December 1947 (1947-12-08)

It has been called "probably the first television play written and acted by Australians to be on any television screen."[3]

Cast edit

  • Christine Adrian as Alice
  • Fred Conyngham as Commercial traveller
  • Tony Quinn as Charlie Ryan
  • Eric Worth as Commercial traveller's friend
  • Henry C. James as Scientist
  • Joy Nichols as Scientist's girl friend

References edit

  1. ^ "SYDNEY DIARY". The Sun. No. 12, 601. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1950. p. 7 (FINAL FOOTBALL LASTRACE). Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Gray, Darren (15 September 2016). "Australian Television Turns 60".
  3. ^ Averill, June (6 July 1992). "Obituaries: Joy Nichols". The Independent.

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