form y separately published work icon Neutral Ground single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Neutral Ground
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'In Neutral ground Peter Sumner stars as Bruce Jefferson, an energetic advertising dynamo, and Cornelia Frances plays his estranged wife Joan, an equally dynamic magazine editor. They arrange to meet in a hotel suite, on Neutral Ground, to discuss the terms of their divorce.' ([Television guide], Canberra Times, 15 September 1978, p.34)

In 1980, a seven-episode series, Trial by Marriage was spun off from this television play: the series took place in the early days of the marriage.

Notes

  • Television play.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Note: The director of this episode is unknown.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1978 .
      Extent: 25min.p.
      Series: form y separately published work icon Tickled Pink Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1978-1981 7202330 1978 series - publisher film/TV

      An anthology (or 'playhouse') television series, each episode a self-contained story, some of which then formed the basis of pitches for new series.

      Series one ran to six episodes in 1978.

      Series two was limited to three episodes, which were broadcast in 1981.

      Number in series: 1.01

Awards

1979 winner Penguin Award For best comedy program.
1979 winner Sammy Award For best comedy program.
1979 winner Logie Awards Best Television Script
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