| Series: | Australian Plays |
| Season: | 1 |
| Episode: | 3 |
| Director: | Oscar Whitbread |
| Teleplay: | Alan Hopgood |
| Length: | 55 mins |
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"The Cheerful Cuckold" is a 1969[1] [2] Australian TV play. It was written by and stars Alan Hopgood.[3]
It was about a young university lecturer (Hopgood) who is cuckolded by his wife Sybil (Sue Donovan). He devises a method to deal with it.
The show was recorded in late 1968. The Age previewed it, calling it "a delight" in an article dated 27 December 1968.[4]
Hopgood's script was awarded an Awgie in March 1969.[5] The show was not broadcast until December 1969.
One critic called it "the most painful Australian production I have seen since television started."[6]
The script won the Awgie Award.[7]