The Queen's Bishop Explained

Series:Wednesday Theatre
Season:4
Episode:43
Director:John Croyston[1]
Based On:play by Joan Baldwin
Airdate:[2]
Length:60 mins
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"The Queen's Bishop" is an Australian TV play. It aired on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre.[3]

According to a TV Guide listing, the play is "about a family and their relationships to one another".[4]

Premise

Lady Simpson was the pivot around which her family revolved. Then she died, and the family collapses into a battle for leadership which threaten to tear the family apart. Sir Leonard Simpson tries to replace his lost Queen (Lady Simpson) with his secretary. The rest of the family rallies under the leadership of its Queen, Pauline, the wife of Sir Leonard's eldest son, Bede, to keep out the secretary, who they feel is an outsider.[5]

Cast

Production

The show was shot in Sydney.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Replacements for a Queen - drama. The Age. 21 November 1968. 29.
  2. News: TV Guide. The Age. 21 November 1968. 39.
  3. News: 17 November 1968. Sydney Morning Herald. 58. The Scorpios Who Shine.
  4. News: 25 November 1968. 20. Sydney Morning Herald. TV Guide.
  5. News: 21 November 1968. 29. The Age. Replacement for a Queen - drama.
  6. News: 27 November 1968. 6. Sydney Morning Herald. Clips.