The Private World of Miss Prim

The Private World of Miss Prim
GenreSitcom
StarringDawn Lake
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (plus 2 unaired)
Production
Executive producerBill Harmon
Running time30 minutes
Production companyNLT Productions
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release3 June (1966-06-03) –
12 August 1966 (1966-08-12)

The Private World of Miss Prim is an Australian television sitcom which first screened on the Nine Network in 1966. The series followed the adventures of secretary, Miss Prim, working in the world of the children's court, who was often given to flights of fancy. It was produced by NLT Productions.[1]

Production

The Private World of Miss Prim was supposed to run for 13 episodes but ended after 11 episodes.

The series is on the National Film and Sound Archive's 'most wanted' list, as only the pilot episode is known to have survived.[2]

Cast

Production

"It just didn't work out," said Bruce Gyngell, managing director of TCN-9. "On paper it seemed to be an exciting concept... We tried to be too believable in the dream sequences... There was no pathos in it."[3]

Episode List

No.TitleOriginal air dateMelbourne air date
1Unknown3 June 1966 (1966-06-03)7 June 1966
2"The Tyrant"10 June 1966 (1966-06-10)Unknown
3"The Great Escape"17 June 1966 (1966-06-17)Unknown
4"The Slave Girl"UnknownUnknown
5"The Spendthrift"1 July 1966 (1966-07-01)Unknown
6"The Great Composer"8 July 1966 (1966-07-08)12 July 1966
7"The First Queen Liz"15 July 1966 (1966-07-15)Unknown
8"The White Haired Lady"22 July 1966 (1966-07-22)Unknown
9"The Spy"29 July 1966 (1966-07-29)Unknown
10"The Little Horror"5 August 1966 (1966-08-05)Unknown
11"The Movie Star"12 August 1966 (1966-08-12)Unknown

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Godfathers". Classic Australian Television. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "NFSA's most wanted". National Film and Sound Archive. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ Clark, Russel (1966). "Channel chief tells why Miss Prim was axed". TV Times.