Stormy Petrel (TV series)

Stormy Petrel was an early attempt at Australian television drama. A mini-series/period drama, the 12-episode series told the story of William Bligh,[1] and aired in 1960 on ABC.

It was based on a script by Rex Rienits adapted from his 1948 radio serial.[2] The radio serial was rebroadcast in 1953.[3]

Other period drama series produced by ABC in the early 1960s included The Outcasts[4] (1961), The Patriots[5] (1962), and The Hungry Ones[6] (1963). Additionally, in 1964 the broadcaster aired The Purple Jacaranda, a mini-series/serial with a contemporary setting. Telerecordings (also known as Kinescope recordings) of the series are held by National Archives of Australia.

Reception

Coming at a time when Australia produced few dramatic television series, The Age called it a "successful serial" and commented "These colorful - and factual - Australian series are a "must" for Australian television"[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380143/
  2. ↑ "STARS OF THE AIR.". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic. : 1885 - 1954) (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 17 December 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ↑ ""THE STORMY PETREL"-NEW A.B.C. SERIAL ABOUT BLIGH.". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW : 1900 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 3 August 1953. p. 2 Section: South Coast Times AND WOLLONGONG ARGUS FEATURE SECTION. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2701172/
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380938/
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374404/
  7. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_4RVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sqkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4403%2C4392016

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