Alan Burke Alan Burke i(A86695 works by)
Born: Established: 1927 ; Died: Ceased: 2003 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 form y separately published work icon A Halo for Athuan Alan Burke , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1986 6975499 1986 single work film/TV

'Mother Paul, after having climbed over the walls of the Athuan monastery, very quickly takes over the administration of the monastery's foundering cherry liquor business - she has her sights set on being the next Abbott...after that Rome!'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 31/1/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon A Toast to Melba Jack Hibberd , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Australia : ABC Television , 1980 Z1668510 1980 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Rusty Bugles Alan Burke , ( dir. John Matthews ) 1980 Australia : ABC Television , 1980 Z1585695 1980 single work film/TV Adapted by Alan Burke from Sumner Locke Elliott's play and possibly influenced by the 1965 ABC television version that Burke directed, Rusty Bugles is set in an ordinance camp in the Northern Territory in 1944. The men are neither in nor out of the war. A cross-section of Australian soldiers experience boredom, the news of infidelities at home, endless hope for leave, all coloured by unquenchable humour and optimism.
1 3 form y separately published work icon The Sentimental Bloke Alan Burke , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Melbourne : ABC Television , 1976 Z1862884 1976 single work film/TV satire Timed to honour the centenary of C.J. Dennis's birth, this version of 'The Bloke' is based on the Nancy Brown/Albert Arlen musical. Blundell who starred as 'The Bloke' in this film went on to write his own adaptation for the stage.
1 form y separately published work icon The Seven Ages of Man Tony Morphett , Cliff Green , Ted Roberts , Howard Griffiths , John Dingwall , John Martin , Colin Free , ( dir. Eric Tayler et. al. )agent 1975 Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1975 Z1855137 1975 series - publisher film/TV An anthology series of seven plays written by men.
1 form y separately published work icon Sans Teeth, Sans Everything The Last Scene of All Colin Free , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1975 8115621 1975 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Things That Go Bump in the Night Guy Sinclaire , ( dir. Alan Burke et. al. )agent Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1974 Z1851593 1974 series - publisher film/TV horror science fiction

A short-lived anthology series, Things That Go Bump in the Night does not seem to have attracted a great deal of viewer attention, and is now extremely obscure. According to Albert Moran, in his Guide to Australian TV Series, 'This series was another short drama series produced in the Sydney studios of the ABC. The series featured Helen Morse fresh from the success of the ABC drama Marion. The program is based on tales of supernatural powers disturbing the residents of a boarding house.'

1 form y separately published work icon Certain Women Tony Morphett , Anne Brooksbank , David Williamson , Laura Jones , Ted Roberts , Jennifer Compton , Michael Cove , Robert Caswell , Glyn Davies , Chris Peacock , Julian Halls , Charles E. Stamp , Barbara Vernon , Ron Harrison , David William Boutland , Ron McLean , Phillip Grenville Mann , ( dir. Bruce Best et. al. )agent 1973 Sydney : ABC Television , 1973-1977 Z1857626 1973 series - publisher film/TV

Certain Women began as a short series in 1973 and continued on as a serial until 1977. At the centre of the narrative were six women from three generations of a Sydney family. Dolly has two daughters Freda and Jane. Jane has three daughters Marjorie, Helen, and Gillian.

In a short piece announcing the extension of the series after the broadcast of the first six episodes television critic Valda Marshall said the decision to make further episodes 'should also keep the women's libbers happy ... so far as I know, it's the first TV series made here specifically as a starring vehicle for women'.

Source: Marshall, Valda. 'ABC's 'Women' Given Longer Reign'. The Sun-Herald, 25/3/1973, p. 77.

1 form y separately published work icon Behind the Legend Cliff Green , Thomas Keneally , Lance Peters , Glyn Davies , Alan Burke , John Croyston , Ron Blair , ( dir. Alan Burke et. al. )agent Melbourne : ABC Television , 1972-1975 Z1863261 1972-1975 single work film/TV historical fiction Hosted by Manning Clark, this was a series of dramatisations of personal aspects of the lives of prominent Australians.
1 form y separately published work icon A Curate in Bohemia Michael Boddy , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Australia : ABC Television , 1972 Z1292799 1972 single work film/TV

A young man considering the priesthood as his vocation finds himself in the company of a group of artists. Their Bohemian lifestyle leads him to spend his time and money on the pleasures of alcohol, food, and stimulating company.

1 form y separately published work icon The Cousin from Fiji Barbara Vernon , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Australia : ABC Television , 1972 Z1292562 1972 series - publisher film/TV

A period drama set in the 1890s, the narrative concerns eighteen-year-old Ella Belairs, who returns to her home in Ballarat, Victoria after having spent her childhood in Fiji.

1 form y separately published work icon Dynasty Tony Morphett , Tony Morphett , Bob Ellis , Glyn Davies , Peter Schreck , John Dingwall , David Anthony , Ron Harrison , Alan Burke , Ben Blakeney , 1970 Australia : ABC Television , 1970-1971 Z1391204 1970 series - publisher film/TV

The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) produced the critically acclaimed, award-winning series Dynasty between 1970 and 1971. Dynasty--which bears no relation to the 1980s' American series of the same name--was developed from Tony Morphett's novel and later television play.

The series explores the intrigues and conflicts of powerful media family the Masons who, through the Mason Corporation Board, publish The Standard newspaper and own the television station MSN Channel 6. Head of the family and chairman of the board Jack Mason is a newspaperman like his father. And, again like his father, he is an old-style autocratic owner-publisher, determined to retain control of all aspects of his empire.

1 1 form y separately published work icon The House David Sale , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1966 22799481 1966 single work film/TV

An elderly woman who refuses to leave her house even though it has been bought by developers is visited by a young woman who claims to be fleeing her abusive husband.

2 3 form y separately published work icon Rusty Bugles John Warwick , 1964 (Manuscript version)11649998 11649990 1964 single work film/TV war literature Adapted for television from Sumner Locke Elliot's play, Rusty Bugles is set in an ordinance camp in the Northern Territory in 1944. The men are neither in nor out of the war. A cross section of Australian soldiers go through boredom, the news of infidelities at home, endless hope for leave - all coloured by unquenchable humour and optimism.
1 form y separately published work icon The Harp in the South Bruce Stewart , ( dir. Alan Burke ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 1964 8144099 1964 single work film/TV

A BBC television adaptation of Ruth Park's novel.

1 2 form y separately published work icon Lola Montez Alan Burke , Peter Benjamin , Peter Stannard (composer), ( dir. Alan Burke ) 1962 Australia : ABC Television , 1962 Z1587941 1962 single work film/TV The story is based on the real-life events surrounding the visit to the gold-rush city of Ballarat in 1855 by the legendary and flamboyant dancer/courtesan Lola Montez.
1 1 form y separately published work icon My Three Angels Noel Robinson , ( dir. Alan Burke ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1962 7250152 1962 single work film/TV

'It is Christmas Eve and, in tropical heat, Felix and Emillie Ducotel struggle to maintain a small shop, cope with the arrival of Felix's unpleasant cousin, Henri, and settle their lovely daughter (Marie-Louise) happily.

'Three convicts–two murderers and an embezzler–who are repairing the roof of the Ducotels' shop, decide that, as a Christmas gift to the family, they will set everyone's problems to rights–financial problems as well as emotional problems.

'Their gift, and their methods, are unconventional and provide much of the play's humour.'

Source

'Murray Rose in Acting Debut', Canberra Times, 19 December 1962, p.25

1 2 form y separately published work icon The Slaughter of St Theresa's Day ( dir. Alan Burke ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1960 6502415 1960 single work film/TV humour crime

An Australian adaptation of Peter Kenna's play; little can be traced about this adaptation.

1 3 form y separately published work icon Pardon Miss Westcott Alan Burke , Peter Benjamin , Peter Stannard (composer), ( dir. David Cahill ) 1959 Sydney : Australian Television Network , 1959 Z1518386 1959 single work film/TV musical theatre

In response to the success of Lola Montez, Peter Stannard, Alan Burke, and Peter Benjamin were commissioned by ATN-7 and Shell to write a family-orientated musical for television. That production, Pardon Miss Westcott, was performed and broadcast live around Australia a few weeks before Christmas in 1959. Starring Wendy Blacklock and Michael Cole, it was orchestrated by ATN-7's musical director, Tommy Tycho, along with Julian Lee.

The musical begins in Sydney in 1809, just after Governor Bligh's departure and before Governor Macquarie's arrival, and tells the story of Elizabeth Westcott, a convict transported for serving a pompous magistrate at her father's inn in England his own lamb. She is assigned to work at Government House and quickly rules the roost. When she is granted a ticket of leave, Miss Westcott opens an inn in Pitt Street, with the help of an assortment of saints and sinners. A serving army officer, Richard, who was also on board the convict ship, is captivated by her and eventually overcomes the social gap between them by getting himself into trouble. All ends well.

2 8 y separately published work icon Lola Montez Peter Benjamin , Alan Burke , Peter Stannard (composer), 1958 1958 (Manuscript version)x402075 Z1172778 1958 single work musical theatre

Musical

Set in Ballarat during the gold rush year of 1856, the story concerns the visit to the town Lola Montez (aka Dolores Eliza Gilbert), the famous Irish-born courtesan and mistress of a king. Her notoriety was also in part due to her sensational strip-tease 'The Spider Dance.'

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