Halfway to Nowhere explained

Director:	David Cahill
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Producer:	Alan Burke
Runtime:	60 mins

Halfway to Nowhere is a 1972 Australian TV play based on the coming-of-age story by Norman Lindsay. It was part of a series of five Lindsay adaptations on the ABC.^[1]

Premise

Bill and Waldo, 16-year-old school boys, experiment with alcohol and women.^[2]

Cast

• Alan Wilson as Bill Gimble
• Geoff Boon as Waldo Peddler
• Rosalie Fletcher as Polly Tanner
• Sally Cahill as Gertie Sparks.

External links

• • Halfway to Nowhere at AustLit
• Copy of complete script at National Archives of Australia

Notes and References

1. News: LINDSAY NOVELS ON TV . . 40 . 9 . 2 August 1972 . 9 February 2017 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 30 November 1972. 42. The Last of Linsday.