Tomorrow's Child (film)

Tomorrow's Child is an Australian television movie, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. It is notable as an early example of Australian television comedy. Promoted as A satirical comedy of the future,[1] it was set in a fictional police state. Running time was 66 minutes. An adaptation of a stage play by British writer John Coates, it aired on Sydney station ABN-2 on 9 April 1957. A kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown in Melbourne on ABV-2 on 26 April 1957, it is not known if the kinescope recording still exists. Cast included James Condon, Janette Craig, Queenie Ashton, and Mayne Lynton.[2] Craig and Ashton later were regulars on Autumn Affair (1958-1959), the first Australian-produced television soap opera.

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  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TXZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4426%2C4455877
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JDBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3748%2C3316695

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