Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers

"**Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers**"
"Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 6
Teleplay by	Barbara Vernon
Original air date	24 July 1967
Running time	30 mins
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"Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers" is the sixth television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers" originally aired on ABC on 24 July 1967 in Melbourne^[1] and on 28 August 1967^[2]

Plot

Beatrice, a shy and lonely country girl moves to the city. She falls for Henry, a sailor who shows her "a patch of blue".^[3]

Cast

Helen Morse as Beatrice
Allen Bickford as Henry the sailor
Heather Christie as Beatrice's sister Irene
June Prichard
Gray Shearston
Mary Mackay
Judy Banks
Dalvern Thorn

Production

The title came from the old country saying that when there is enough blue sky to cut out bell bottomed breeches the worst of the storm is over.^[4]

It is believed to be the first drama production shot at Garden Island where H.M.A.S. Vendetta, a destroyer, is moored, and also at the Sydney Opera House.^[5]

Reception

The Age called it "enjoyable".^[6] Filmink called it "charming".^[7]

References

^ "TV Guide". The Age. p. 27.
^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 15.
^ "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 778. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 August 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Loneliness as comedy". The Age. 20 July 1967. p. 33.
^ "Loneliness in the Big Smoke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 14.
^ "Teletopics". The Age. 14 September 1967. p. 9.
^ Vagg, Stephen (24 July 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Quiet Season and Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers". Filmink.

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[1] "TV Guide". The Age. p. 27.

[2] "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 15.

[3] "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 778. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 August 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Loneliness as comedy". The Age. 20 July 1967. p. 33.

[5] "Loneliness in the Big Smoke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 14.

[6] "Teletopics". The Age. 14 September 1967. p. 9.

[7] Vagg, Stephen (24 July 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Quiet Season and Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers". Filmink.

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