Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers

"Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 6
Teleplay byBarbara Vernon
Original air date24 July 1967 (1967-07-24)
Running time30 mins
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"Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers" is the sixth television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers" originally aired on ABC on 24 July 1967 in Melbourne[1] and on 28 August 1967[2]

Plot

Beatrice, a shy and lonely country girl moves to the city. She falls for Henry, a sailor who shows her "a patch of blue".[3]

Cast

Production

The title came from the old country saying that when there is enough blue sky to cut out bell bottomed breeches the worst of the storm is over.[4]

It is believed to be the first drama production shot at Garden Island where H.M.A.S. Vendetta, a destroyer, is moored, and also at the Sydney Opera House.[5]

Reception

The Age called it "enjoyable".[6] Filmink called it "charming".[7]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. p. 27.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 15.
  3. ^ "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 778. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 August 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Loneliness as comedy". The Age. 20 July 1967. p. 33.
  5. ^ "Loneliness in the Big Smoke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Teletopics". The Age. 14 September 1967. p. 9.
  7. ^ Vagg, Stephen (24 July 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Quiet Season and Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers". Filmink.


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