Dark Corridor Explained

Series:Wednesday Theatre
Season:1
Episode:38
Director:Alan Burke
Teleplay:Trevor Nielsen
Airdate:[1] [2]
Length:40 mins[3]
Guests:Betty Lucas
Prev:Macbeth
Next:Tartuffe

"Dark Corridor" is a 1965 Australian TV play. It was an original play by Brisbane writer Trevor Nielsen.[4]

It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre.[5] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]

Plot

The action takes place at a roadside cafe along a South Australian high way. A married woman arrives, claiming she has lost her memory. Then her husband arrives, claiming she is faking amnesia and that his wife tried to kill him.

Cast

Production

The production was shot in Adelaide.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 30 September 1965. 28. TV Guide.
  2. News: The Age. 30 September 1965. 28. TV Guide.
  3. News: WEDNESDAY . . 40 . 11,277 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 4 October 1965 . 20 March 2017 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: TELEVISION Good idea for a play . . 40 . 11,281 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 8 October 1965 . 9 February 2017 . 25 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: TV Guide. Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1965. 15.
  6. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.