Linehaul Explained

Linehaul
Director:	Frank Arnold
Starring:	Jack Thompson Peter Gwynne Keith Lee
Distributor:	ABC
Studio:	ABC
Runtime:	100 mins
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

Linehaul is a 1973 Australian television film about truckie Dave Morgan. It was a pilot for a series that was never made and an early vehicle for Jack Thompson.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Jack Thompson (actor) as Dave Morgan
• Peter Gwynne
• Keith Lee as John Macleod
• Alfred Sandor as Philip Mather
• Bunny Gibson

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that "it's probably one of the best written, acted and directed pieces of TV drama to hit the screen this year. The dialogue was taut and economical. The acting, particularly that of Jack Thompson... was first class."^[3]

External links

• Linehaul at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p101
2. News: Big local series planned for later this year . . 40 . 49 . Australia . 9 May 1973 . 4 September 2018 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 83. The Robert Morley Romp. May 20, 1973.