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Language
  
English

Country
  
Australia

Release date
  
1962

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Funnel Web is a 1962 Australian TV play starring Grant Taylor and written by Phillip Grenville Mann. It screened on the ABC and was a suspense drama.

Contents

It was the last in a series of live TV plays by Australian authors on the ABC. The others were:

  • Boy Round the Corner
  • The House of Mancello
  • The Teeth of the Wind
  • The Hobby Horse
  • Jenny

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    Plot

    A Canadian woman is searching for her husband, Max Godfrey, who deserted her. She finds him living in Sydney. Max has also defrauded his business partner. He decides to take steps to get rid of both his ex-wife and former business partner.

    Cast

  • Grant Taylor as Max Godfrey
  • Wendy Playfair as Max's ex-wife
  • Stewart Ginn as the detective
  • Diana Davidson as Nina
  • Alistair Duncan as Paul
  • Phillipa Baker as Marion Westlake
  • Mary Mackay as Miss Wetherby
  • Ken Hacker as Gleeson

    • Production

    It was based on a story by Phillip Grenville Mann. He originally wrote it as a 30-minute TV play for British TV called Dead or Alive. This aired in 1956 starring Ron Randell and directed by Don Chaffey.

    Mann expanded the story into a full length stage play, which was performed in Britain. He then adapted for Australian TV.

    It was Grant Taylor's live TV debut and was shot in Sydney.

    Reception

    The Sydney Morning Herald praised "the meticulously chic settings designed by Francesca Crespi (a beach house at Avalon and a Sydney office interior) and the easy-limbed, masterful portrayal of the villain by Grant Taylor".

    References

    Funnel Web Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Funnel Web IMDb


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