The Queen's Bishop

"The Queen's Bishop"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 43
Directed byJohn Croyston[1]
Based onplay by Joan Baldwin
Original air date27 November 1968 (1968-11-27)[2]
Running time60 mins
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"The Queen's Bishop" is an Australian TV play. It aired on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre.[3]

According to a TV Guide listing, the play is "about a family and their relationships to one another".[4]

Premise

Lady Simpson was the pivot around which her family revolved. Then she died, and the family collapses into a battle for leadership which threaten to tear the family apart. Sir Leonard Simpson tries to replace his lost Queen (Lady Simpson) with his secretary. The rest of the family rallies under the leadership of its Queen, Pauline, the wife of Sir Leonard's eldest son, Bede, to keep out the secretary, who they feel is an outsider.[5]

Cast

Production

The show was shot in Sydney.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Replacements for a Queen - drama". The Age. 21 November 1968. p. 29.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 21 November 1968. p. 39.
  3. ^ "The Scorpios Who Shine". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 November 1968. p. 58.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1968. p. 20.
  5. ^ "Replacement for a Queen - drama". The Age. 21 November 1968. p. 29.
  6. ^ "Clips". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 November 1968. p. 6.


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