| Director: | Brett Porter |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Runtime: | 60 mins |
The Runner is a 1962 Australian television play written by Alan Seymour which screened on ATN 7.
A copy of the script was sent to Herb Elliott to see if he would take offence. He wrote back saying he approved of the play.[1]
In January 1961 it was announced the play had been filmed.[2]
It aired on Wednesday 24 October 1962 at 8 pm as part of a series of programs called By Special Request.[3]
The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the play "exemplified his [Seymour's] gift for finding subjects of universal potential combined with a central relevance to Australian occupations..."The Runner" promised well by taking as its central character a young Australian athlete rigorously trained to achieve fame far outdistancing his personal readiness for it."[4]