Old Man March is Dead
| "Old Man March is Dead" | |
|---|---|
| Centre Play episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Chris Thompson |
| Written by | Bruce Stewart |
| Original air date | May 15, 1976 |
Old Man March is Dead is a 1976 British television play done as part of the "Commonwealth Season" for Centre Play. It represented New Zealand and was from the New Zealand author Bruce Stewart.[1][2][3]
The Australian entry was Sweeping Plains.
Premise
[edit]An old war veteran prepares to die.
Cast
[edit]- Ed Devereaux as March
- James Laurenson as Bert
- Maryann Turner as Ellen
- Paul Haley as Dr. Chisholm
- Terence Bayler as Major Woods
- Hugh Berghan as Tane
- James McLean as Stephen
Reception
[edit]The Daily Telegraph compalined "this was a stiff, posed family portrait with each member of the family household representing an attitude rather than a character and the drama as a whole had no strong New Zealand flavour."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nation of hypochondriacs". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 385. 22 May 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 26 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Saturday". Evening Standard. 14 May 1976. p. 3.
- ^ "A new match of the day?". Daily Mirror. 15 May 1976. p. 15.
- ^ "Television". The Daily Telegraph. 17 May 1976. p. 8.