Mini series from BBC about Australians! Written by Lynn Foster.
A cycle of four plays about a family in NSW from 1873 to 1958 - the Selways, who live on a sheep station in New South Wales.
Ep 1 - 25 Jan 1959 The Bird Laughed - see here - from 1873-76. The arrival of the Selways.
Ep 2 - 1 Feb - The Long Summer - see here - from 1899-1903. The great drought.
Ep 3 - 8 Feb - The Lost Years - see here - 1930s
Ep 4 - 15 Feb 1959 - The Full Circle - see here. Set in the present day.
Cast - see below
Production
Foster was an Australian radio writer who worked for Grace Gibson. She moved to London in 1948. See an NFSA piece here. Encyclopedia of women here. She adapted Quiet Night for the BBC see here. Her Austlit entry is here. Austlit for the series is here.
Cast
Bird Laughed
Writer - Lynn Foster
Producer- Gerard Glaister
Designer - John Cooper
Brian Peck as Jack Selway
Llewellyn Rees as George Russell
John Maxim as Dock labourer
James Hayter as Matthew Cayley
George Roderick as Tom Barnes
Richard Carpenter as Dick Handwell:
John Forbes-Robertson as Manservant:
Iris Baker as Etty Cayley
Wendy Hutchinson as Polly Durant:
Jerold Wells as Snowy:
Laurence Hardy as David Spencer:
James Copeland as Andy Cameron:
Aithna Gover as Mrs. Dooley:
The Long Summer
Writer: Lynn Foster
Producer: Gerard Glaister
Designer: John Cooper
Polly Selway: Peggy Marshall
Nell Selway: Susanna Carroll
Vicky Selway: Moira Redmond
Jack Selway: Richard Warner
David Spencer: Laurence Hardy
Jonathan Selway: Reginald Gillam
Luke Selway: Rodney Diak
Harry Selway: Peter Soule
Ted Selway: Leon Peers
Andy Cameron: James Copeland
Mrs. Cameron: Betty Henderson
Alison Cameron: Ellen McIntosh
Mick Dooley: Donal Donnelly
The Lost Years
Writer: Lynn Foster
Producer: Gerard Glaister
Designer: John Cooper
Luke Selway: John Scott
Swagman: Bob Reardon
Polly Selway: Peggy Marshall
Nessie: Winifred Hindle
David Selway: Barry Foster
Paddy Dooley: P.G. Stephens
Jonathan Selway: Russell Napier
Jack Selway: Oliver Johnston
John Selway: Barrie Cookson
Harry Brandon: Trader Faulkner
First man: Lisle Jones
First woman: Laurelle Streeter
Second woman: Vicky Climas
Third woman: Darlene Johnson
Second man: Loyd Officer
Nell Brandon: Lyndall Barbour
Bill: David Nettheim
Ken: Len David
Sandy: Graham Diamond
Betty: Deirdre Nicholson
Janet Wright: Betty McDowall
Nurse: Gina Sheil
Mick Dooley: Desmond Perry
Alison Selway: Mona Bruce
The Full Circle
Writer: Lynn Foster
Producer: Gerard Glaister
Designer: John Cooper
Jack Selway: Oliver Johnston
Young Jack: Karl Lanchbury
Nessie: Winfried Hindle
Tom Harvey: Peter Lewiston
Nell Brandon: Lyndall Barbour
John Selway: Peter Bathurst
Frank Selway: John Warwick
Joe Binns: Alister Williamson
Matt Byrne: Howard Charlton
Hilda Binns: Madge Ryan
Ann Crichton: Georgina Anderson
Stanislav Brovnic: Endre Muller
Jonathon Selway: Russell Napier
Luke Selway: John Scott
Mark Selway: George Roubicek
Christine Selway: Susanah York
Janet Selway: Betty McDowall
Andrew Selway: Lloyd Lamble
Paddy Dooley: P.G. Stephens
Harry Brandon: Trader Faulkner
George Crichton: Denis Holmes
Mrs. Mullins: Katherine Parr
Paul Krolski: Warren Mitchell
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| Radio Times |
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| SMH 27 Jun 1964 |
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| Western Mail 26 Jan 1959 |
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| Evening Standard 26 Jan 1959 |
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| Birmingham Post 26 Jan 1959 |
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| Nottingham Post 31 Jan 1959 |
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| Daily Tele 2 Feb 1959 |
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| Birmingham Post 2 Feb 1959 |
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| Birmingham Post 9 Feb 1959 |
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| Coventry 14 Feb 1959 |
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| Daily Tele 16 Feb 1959 |
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| Bulletin 23 Nov 1960 |
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| Canberra Times 19 Nov 1960 |
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| AWW 25 Jan 1961 |
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| The Stage 29 Jan 1959 |
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| The Stage 5 Feb 1959 |
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