Directed by William Sterling Distributed by ABC Initial release 25 August 1939 | Starring Bruce Beeby
Madi Hedd Running time 60 mins | |
Written by Val Gielgud
Hugh Stewart Release date 19 July 1957 (live) (Sydney)
19 July 1957 (recording) (Melbourne) | ||
Ending It was a 1939 BBC TV one-off play, written by Val Gielgud, and starring John Robinson, Joan Marion, and Dino Galvani. It was 30 minutes in duration. Broadcast live on 25 August 1939, it pre-dated methods to record live television (which were not developed until late 1947, and used rarely by the BBC until 1953) and as such is lost.
1957 Australian Adaptation
The most unusual aspect of the production was that it was later remade for Australian television in 1957. This version starred Bruce Beeby, Madi Hedd and Keith Buckley and was produced by William Sterling.
Broadcast live on Sydney station ABN-2 on 19 June 1957, a kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown on Melbourne television station ABV-2 on 19 July 1957. It is not known if the kinescope recording still exists.
Bruce Beeby and Madi Hedd were married in real life. They made this shortly after returning to Australia from six years in Britain.