| "Getting Along with the Government" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | John Croyston |
| Teleplay by | Colin Free |
| Produced by | Eric Taylor |
| Original air date | 30 May 1966 |
| Running time | 40 mins |
"Getting Along with the Government" is the seventh television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "Getting Along with the Government" was written by Colin Free and directed by John Croyston[1] and originally aired on ABC on 30 May 1966[2]
Plot
A pleasant inefficient "boss", Mr Bigelow (Don Crosby), works at the Government Department for Marketing. He has a devoted secretary (Joan Lord) and an ambitious rival (Allan Trevor). he discovers that he is being visited by an inspector. But the inspector turns out to be an old schoolmate of the boss.[3]
Cast
- Don Crosby as Mr Bigelow
- Allan Trevor
- Joan Lord
- Max Osbiston
- Liza Goddard
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it a "rather banal sketch" which was "well put together and the dialogue often amusing" with "smooth performances".[4]
The Age said it "emphasised the fact that it is not enough for a writer to have an idea. He must know and be able to employ necessary techniques that will be able him to carry it out. This was indeed a theme that required sparkling dialogue and an effective, if light, satiric touch. It missed out because these were just the things it lacked."[5]
References
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 26 May 1966. p. 33.
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 March 1966. p. 13.
- ↑ "TV guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 1966. p. 13.
- ↑ Darlington, Dorothy (31 May 1966). "GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR ON A DULL VISIT". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 9.
- ↑ Monitor (4 June 1966). "Television goes out of focus". The Age. p. 23.
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