Produced by Ray Menmuir Release date 1961 Language English Screenplay Phillip Grenville Mann | Written by Phillip Grenville Mann Country Australia Running time 1h 30m | |
Production company American Broadcasting Company Similar Love Among the Ruins, Conflict, Friendly Fire, Small Sacrifices, Heartsounds | ||
The Sergeant from Burralee is an Australian TV play written by Phillip Grenville Mann. It aired on 14 June 1961. The play was also broadcast by the BBC and screened for West German television.
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It was one of the few original Australian TV dramas of the time.
It was turned into a radio play in 1970.
Plot
In the 1830s an aboriginal is charged with the spearing of a white settler, but was about to be released by the Captain convinced of his innocence after questioning him. But, during a party that night, a drunken officer shoots and kills the prisoner, and is charged with his murder.
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