The End Product Explained

Genre:	science fiction
Director:	Keith Wilkes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Runtime:	50 mins
Company:	ABC
Network:	ABC
First Aired:	(Sydney)^[1]

The End Product is a 1974 Australian television play by Colin Free. It was originally written and filmed as an episode of Australian Playhouse but then re-filed in 1974 and aired as a stand-alone play.^[2]

Premise

In a synthetic and controlled society of an unnamed city, Professor Clay's anxiety over his wife's death prompts him to commit suicide. However the authorities try to prevent him.^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Neil Fitzpatrick as Professor Clay^[5]
• Simon Chilvers as Dr Cardios
• Lynette Curran as Estelle Clay
• Marion Edward as Miss Lardo
• Frank Wilson as Fowler
• Cecily Polson as Querrel
• Dennis Miller as Craven

Production

It was based on a 1965 radio feature by Free.^[6]

It aired on the ABC as one of four television plays on Sunday nights, the others being:^[7]

• "The Forward Pack" by Robert Carswell
• "Holiday" by John Martin
• "Mother's Day" by Peter Scott

External links

• Complete script at National Archives of Australia
• The End Product at IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: TV Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 July 1974. 12.
2. Top Ten Scripts Available online at the National Archives of Australia. Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. 2 July 2021.
3. News: Unnamed. The Age TV Guide. 11 July 1974. 3.
4. News: TV Guide. The Age. 11 July 1974. 41.
5. News: Ted Hamilton's Musical World . . Tasmania, Australia . 7 August 1974 . 12 June 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Radio Guide. The Age. 2 September 1965. 26.
7. News: The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 1 July 1974. 1. Study of sportsman first of weekly plays.