Made in Melbourne... was it shown? James Harris wrote it.
Premise
Three people are hiding out after committing a robbery: elderly Bert and a young, violent couple, Bull and Jo. A watchman was injured during the robbery causing Bert to argue with the couple.
They run out of water and wind up trapped in the tank.
Cast
* Edward Howell as Bert
*Elliott Cairnes as Bull
*Harriet Polak as Jo
*Bill Tyrrell as Watchman
Production
Shot in Melbourne. I think it was shot 10 April 1966.
Lighting - Ronald Cromb. Technical supervision - Robert Forster. Designer - Cas Van Puffelen. Director - Brian Faull.
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| ABC Report 1965/66 |
The Tank (recorded 10 April, 1966)
This was a thriller written by James Harris. It concerns a gang who are hiding out in an empty tank after robbing a bank: an old chap (Edward Brayshaw), a ruthless young man (Elliott Cairnes) and his girlfriend (Harriet Polak). There’s tension in the group as the old chap realises he’s gotten in business with two crazies, and the group realise they are running low on water. This is the sort of material that was done a lot by Crawford cop shows, which is perhaps why the ABC elected not to show it… though in that case, why did they commission it in the first place? I guess some of the acting is a little OTT. It was directed by Brian Faull, who worked for many years at the ABC and Grundys.
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