Blind Balance Explained

Series:	Australian Playhouse
Season:	1
Episode:	17
Teleplay:	Monte Miller
Length:	30 mins
Prev:	Done Away with It
Next:	Haywire

"Blind Balance" is the 17th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.^[1] "Blind Balance" was written by Monte Miller and originally aired on ABC on 8 August 1966.

Plot

The Blind Balance of Justice weighs out the lives and destinies of two young people, Shirleen and James, whose meeting has brought about personal tragedy.^[2]

Cast

• Julie Costello
• Allen Bickford
• Brian James
• Margaret Cruikshank
• Lloyd Cunnington

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said it was "enjoyable... in a bitter kind of way."^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: MONDAY . . 40 . 11,451 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 8 August 1966 . 27 February 2019 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: TV Guide . . August 8, 1966 . 13.
3. News: 10 August 1966 . 14 . Local success . The Sydney Morning Herald.