Write Me a Murder (Wednesday Theatre) explained

Series:	Wednesday Theatre
Season:	1
Episode:	47
Director:	Henri Safran
Teleplay:	Kenneth Hayles
Airdate:	(Sydney, Melbourne)^[1] ^[2]
Length:	60 mins
Prev:	The Cruel Deadline
Next:	The Search

"Write Me a Murder" is a television play that aired in 1965 as part of ABC's Wednesday Theatre. It was directed by Henri Safran.^[3] Murder mysteries were a popular subject matter on Australian television at the time.^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Rhod Walker as Clive Rodingham
• Alan Edwards as David Rodingham
• John Gray as Charles Sturrock
• Judith Fisher as Julie Sturrock
• Gwen Plumb as Elizabeth Wooley
• Bob Haddow as Constable Hackett

Production

The show was made in Sydney. Francesca Crespi did the design. Henri Safran, who directed, said the drama came from not wondering "whodunnit" but from "will the murderer get caught".^[6]

Reception

The Bulletin said "Safran tried to force life into the mummified corpse of another of those traditional British murder mysteries, set in a decaying mansion and suffering from mouldy plot."^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: TV Guide. The Age. 19. 2 December 1965.
2. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 1965. TV Guide. 13.
3. News: What to stay home for... . . 6 December 1965 . 23 June 2015 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
4. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
5. Filmink. Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Big Killing. Stephen. Vagg. April 27, 2021. August 12, 2024.
6. News: The Age. Will Murderer Be Caught?. 2 December 1965. 15.
7. The Bulletin. TELEVISION British Institution . 18 December 1965. 54. Dale. Miller.