A selection of Australian television scripts from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Some of these had been fully developed at the time of publication (including directions and camera directions), while others were still waiting to be produced and hence contain dialogue and directions that were undergoing development.
In the course of the previous couple of episodes of The Godfathers, Pete commits himself to marrying Helen by getting engaged. However, will he go through with it? 'I Do... I Don't' begins on the day of the wedding, and Pete subsequently sends the house into chaos. The attempts by the other godfathers, Maria, and Mike to get him to the altar prove to be difficult, as he makes every effort to get out of the wedding right up to the last minute.
This episode of the long-running series Matlock Police deals with the divide between anti-war protesters and an Australian tradition. When a young protester throws paint over the Matlock War Memorial in the lead up to Anzac Day, tempers flare in the town.
Close-Up : Scripts from Australian Television's Second Decade
Don Reid
(editor),
Frank Bladwell
(editor),
Sydney
:
Macmillan Australia
,
1971
Z159243
1971
anthology
screenplay
A selection of scripts from television programs telecast by the Australian Broadcasting Commission between 1965 and 1970. (See note below for the accuracy of this date span.)
