Night Stop Explained

Director:Patrick Barton
Country:Australia
Language:English
Runtime:60 mins
Company:ABC
Network:ABC
Released: (Melbourne)
Released2: (Sydney)[1]

Night Stop is a 1963 Australian television play. It was filmed in Melbourne and had been performed on British TV.[2] [3]

Plot

In a Midlands market town on the River Trent, a young bargeman, Eddy, is determined to learn the truth about the death of his friend, Frank. He believes the truth can be found in the Midlands market town on the River Trent.[4]

Cast

Production

It was the second Australian TV production from Patrick Barton. Many of the cast were relative newcomers to Australian screens.[5]

It was advertised as "live modern suspense drama".[6]

Reception

The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought the script was "pointless sensation seeking... more than ordinarily tiresome. Why this weary reshuffling of mildewed dramatic effects in an English setting should have been called worth reproducing in it Melbourne studio is difficult to understand."[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Programmes On Channel 7 . . 37 . 10,560 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 12 June 1963 . 19 February 2017 . 35 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Suspense Drama On Channel 3 . . 37 . 10,560 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 12 June 1963 . 19 February 2017 . 35 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
  4. News: The Age. 14 March 1963. 33. TV Guide.
  5. News: New Faces. The Age. 14 March 1963. 25.
  6. News: 20 March 1963. Advertisement. The Age. 25.
  7. News: "Night Stop" On ABN. Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1963. 12.