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They Don't Clap Losers
They Don't Clap Losers is a 1975 Australian television documentary-drama film directed by John Power. It aired the first night Australian television turned to colour.[4] Power had made a number of drama documentaries for the ABC, including Billy and Percy, Like a Summer Storm and Escape from Singapore.[5]
| They Don't Clap Losers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Power |
| Written by | John Power |
| Produced by | John Power |
| Starring | Martin Vaughan Pat Evison Michele Fawdon |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 mins[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million[3] |
It later aired in 1977 as an episode of Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse.
Premise edit
Two single parents, Martin and Kay, meet through Childrens Court, when their sons are called in on vandalism charges.[3]
Cast edit
- Martin Vaughan as Martin O'Brien
- Pat Evison
- Michele Fawdon as Kay Lodge
- Jack Charles
- Don Crosby
- Jude Kuring
- Sean Scully
- Drew Forsythe as Priest
Reception edit
Powers' script won an AWGIE Award.[6]
References edit
- ^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 February 1975. p. 16.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 1 March 1975. p. 20.
- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p152
- ^ "A bit of midnight magic". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 24 February 1975. p. 1.
- ^ "Loneliness in court". The Age TV Guide. 27 February 1975. p. 4.
- ^ "Top prize for prison playwright McNeil". The Age. 18 July 1975. p. 4.
External links edit
- They Don't Clap Losers at Screen Australia
- They Don't Clap Losers at IMDb