| Genre: | comedy |
| Based On: | The Proposal by Anton Chekhov |
| Director: | Christopher Muir |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Company: | ABC |
| Budget: | nearly £400[1] |
| Network: | ABV-2 (Melbourne) |
| Released: | (Melbourne, live)[2] |
| Released2: | (Sydney)[3] |
The Proposal is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.[4]
In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father. The suitor keeps saying the wrong thing.
It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time.[5] [6] [7]
Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.[1]