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Consider Your Verdict
Consider Your Verdict is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network originally screening from February 1961 through to June 1964. It was based on a radio series with the same name broadcast on 3DB in Melbourne from 1958 to 1960.[1][2]
| Consider Your Verdict | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 163 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | HSV-7, Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Crawford Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | February 1961 – June 1964 |
Production
The television series was recorded at the HSV-7 Fitzroy tele-theatre in Melbourne. There were 163 one-hour episode. The series was also popular in New Zealand.
Synopsis
The series made use of a revolving cast to portray various court cases. The actors were given the details of a given case and instructed to improvise their performances to give the series a more authentic, immediate feel.
Notable Episodes
- Queen Versus Bent starring Harold Blair
Awards
It won a Logie Award in 1961 for Best Australian Drama Series
References
- ^ "IT'S A FAMILY VERDICT". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 4 July 1962. p. 38 Supplement: Television. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 125
External links
- Consider Your Verdict at Classic Australian Television
- Consider Your Verdict at the National Film and Sound Archive