Flight into Danger (Wednesday Theatre)

"Flight into Danger"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 40
Directed byPatrick Barton
Teleplay byArthur Hailey
Original air date14 September 1966 (1966-09-14)
Running time55 mins
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"Flight into Danger" is a 1966 Australian TV play. It was based on a 1956 Canadian TV play by Arthur Hailey which had been filmed as the movie Zero Hour!.[1] The episode aired on 14 September 1966 in Melbourne,[2] on 5 October 1966 in Sydney,[3] and on 12 October 1966 in Brisbane.[4]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]

Plot

On a plane flight, passenger George Spencer is forced to take controls when the crew fall ill with food poisoning.[2]

Cast

Production

The production starred TV personality Ray Taylor in his second television drama role; the first had been Ashes to Ashes, also for director Patrick Barton. Co-star Betty Bobbitt was best known for appearing on Daly at Night. Barton said, "Ray is extremely good in this role and manages to portray the anxiety the average man would feel when called on to land a large passenger plane."[2]

Reception

The Age called it "another local production that couldn't quite disentangle itself from technical shortcomings to get off the ground."[6]

References

  1. ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 October 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ a b c "Ray to Control". The Age. 8 September 1966. p. 11.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 October 1966. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Ray Taylor stars in ABC's Flight into Danger". TV Times. 1966.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. ^ "Teletopics". The Age. 22 September 1966. p. 13.


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