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The Purple Jacaranda

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1964

The Purple Jacaranda was an Australian television mini-series which aired on ABC in 1964. Cast included James Condon, Margo Lee, Ronald Morse, Diana Perryman, Walter Sullivan and John Unicomb. The archival status of the series is not confirmed, and little information on this series is available online.

Background

In the early 1960s, ABC aired a series of historical mini-series: Stormy Petrel (1960), The Outcasts (1961), The Patriots (1962), and The Hungry Ones (1963). The Purple Jacaranda, however, featured a then-contemporary setting. It was based on a 1958 radio serial. Unlike the historical serials, which got largely positive response by viewers and critics, The Purple Jacaranda was a critical failure.

References

The Purple Jacaranda Wikipedia