Episode no. Season 1Episode 3 Running time 60 mins | Original air date 23 July 1960 | |
Thunder on Sycamore Street is a 1960 Australian TV play directed by David Cahill. It was based on a script by Reginald Rose.
Contents
It followed production of The Grey Nurse Said Nothing as part of General Motors Hour.
Plot
The residents of Sycamore Street are upset when they discover a new neighbour has served a prison sentence.
Cast
Production
The drama was produced in ATN 7 Studio "A" at its Television Centre, Epping. This studio is the largest production studio for TV in Australia. The major set, representing the exteriors of three homes, covered 2,000 square feet. It was the largest single set ever installed at the ATN studios, and ATN production executives said it was the biggest single set ever made for Australian "live" TV. A further 600 feet was allowed for the roadway and for camera movement. As all three houses in which the action of the play was set were identical, a second basic set was used. This covered about 500 additional feet of studio space.
Reception
The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said the production "gave audiences something to think about" and was "careful enough, although evidences of pinch-pennyism were apparent... Frank Waters... stood head and shoulders over a comparatively indifferent cast."