You Can't See 'Round Corners (TV series)

You Can't See 'Round Corners
Genre	Drama Military
Created by	Jon Cleary
Starring	Ken Shorter
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Picture format	film
Original release	12 July 1967

You Can't See 'Round Corners is an early Australian TV series based on the novel by Jon Cleary, updated to be set during the Vietnam War. It was shot in black and white, and was later adapted into a film version.^[1]

Cast

Ken Shorter as Frankie McCoy
Lyndall Barbour as Mrs. McCoy
Rowena Wallace as Margie Harris
Judith Fisher as Peg Clancy
Carmen Duncan as Myra Neilson
Slim DeGrey as Mick Patterson

Production

This was Rowena Wallace's first professional dramatic TV series. She was recommended by Barry Creyton who was originally going to play the role of Frankie McCoy.^[2]

The series garnered controversy on release because of a scene where Frankie runs his hand up Margie's skirt. Wallace says she had no idea Shorter was going to do this, which is why her reaction was so authentic.^[2] Many stations around Australia cut the scene.^[3]

Peter Weir worked on the show as a production assistant.

Reception

The show was generally well received.^[4]

References

↑ "Cleary novel on CTC.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 3 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
1 2 Don Storey, 'Interview with Rowena Wallace', Classic Australian Television, Oct 1994
↑ "Board view of TV episode challenged.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 15 July 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "CINEMA 'Corners' is better than expected.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 22 March 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

Works by Jon Cleary

Novels

1940s	You Can't See 'Round Corners (1947) The Long Shadow (1949)

1950s	Just Let Me Be (1950) The Sundowners (1952) The Climate of Courage (1954) Justin Bayard (1955) The Green Helmet (1957) Back of Sunset (1959) Strike Me Lucky (1961)

1960s	North from Thursday (1960) The Country of Marriage (1962) Forests of the Night (1963) A Flight of Chariots (1963) The Fall of an Eagle (1965) The High Commissioner (1966) The Pulse of Danger (1966) The Long Pursuit (1967) Season of Doubt (1968) Remember Jack Hoxie (1969)

1970s	Helga's Web (1970) Mask of the Andes (1971) Man's Estate (1972) Ransom (1973) The Safe House (1975) Peter's Pence (1975) A Sound of Lightning (1976) High Road to China (1977) Vortex (1978) The Beaufort Sisters (1979)

1980s	A Very Private War (1980) The Faraway Drums (1981) The Golden Sabre (1981) Spearfield's Daughter (1982) The Phoenix Tree (1984) The City of Fading Light (1985) Dragons at the Party (1987) Now and Then, Amen (1988) Babylon South (1989)

1990s	You, the Jury (1990) (reprint of 1950 Just Let Me Be) Murder Song (1990) Pride's Harvest (1991) Dark Summer (1992) Bleak Spring (1993) Autumn Maze (1994) Winter Chill (1995) Endpeace (1996) A Different Turf (1997) Five Ring Circus (1998) Dilemma (1999)

2000s	Bear Pit (2000) Yesterday's Shadow (2001) The Easy Sin (2002) Degrees of Connection (2003) Miss Ambar Regrets (2004) Morning's Gone (2006) Four-Cornered Circle (2007)

Films and TV

Just Let Me Be (1957) (TV)
Dust in the Sun (1958)
The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
The Sundowners (1960)
The Green Helmet (1961)
Bus Stop (1961) (TV) (2 eps)
Damon and Pythias (1962)
The Diamond Smugglers (1964)
You Can't See 'Round Corners (1967) (TV)
Nobody Runs Forever (The High Commissioner) (1968)
You Can't See 'round Corners (1969)
Sidecar Racers (1975)
High Road to China (1983)
Spearfield's Daughter (1986) (mini series)

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