Quartet (Australian TV series)

Quartet
Genreanthology
Written by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerBrian Bell
Running time30 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1972 (1972) –
1972 (1972)

Quartet is a 1972 four-part television series, produced for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The series consisted of four stand alone episodes.[1][2][3] It followed another anthology series, A Time for Love.[4]

Cast

Episodes

No. Episode Writer/s Producer Starring Air date Ref.
1 "Jane Courtney, That's Who" Michael Jenkins, Brian Bell Brian Bell Jane Harders, Shane Porteous 31 May 1972 [5]
2 "The Last Great Journey" Michael Jenkins, Brian Bell Helen Morse, Serge Lazareff 7 June 1972 [6]
3 "Naked Figure on a Park Bench" Michael Jenkins, Brian Bell Don Barkham, Kate Fitzpatrick 14 June 1972 [7]
Ninian Wade, owner of an ad agency, uses their skill to manipulate.[8]
4 "Geoffrey and Louise" Michael Jenkins, Brian Bell Brian James, Jessica Noad 21 June 1972 [9]

Episodes aired a week later in Melbourne.[10][11][12]

Reception

The Age’s Teletopics column praised Jane Harders' acting in the first episode but called the story "flimsy".[13] John Pinkney of The Age, commenting on the first two episodes, praised the scripting, production and the technical work but criticised some of the acting, stating "too many actors continue to bray their roles... to offer up Mo McCackie caricatures instead of performances."[14] Also in The Age, Pat Dreverman gave a mixed review to "The Last Great Journey", writing "The main faults I fear were in the script – some dreadfully corny lines more suited to the music hall."[15] In The Bulletin, Don Anderson gave it a mixed review, stating "While there are some blatant gaucheries in the programs that might well embarrass the ABC, there are quiet strengths, particularly acting strengths that make two of them worth viewing."[16]

References

  1. ^ Dreverman, Pat (23 March 1972). "It's our kind of love". The Age TV Guide. p. 2.
  2. ^ Marshall, Valda (28 May 1972). "Generation gap, circa 1777". The Sun-Herald. p. 122.
  3. ^ a b c d Anderson, Don (24 June 1973). "An antiquarian quartet". The Bulletin Vol. 094 No. 4809 via National Library of Australia. p. 45.
  4. ^ "New shows", The Age, 1 June 1972
  5. ^ "Wednesday 31". The Canberra Times. 29 May 1972.
  6. ^ "Wednesday, June 7, 1972", The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June 1972
  7. ^ "Wednesday, June 14, 1972", The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June 1972
  8. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 15 June 1972. p. 33.
  9. ^ "Wednesday, June 21, 1972", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 1972
  10. ^ "Wednesday", The Age, 1 June 1972
  11. ^ "Eternal quadrangle", The Age, 15 June 1972
  12. ^ "Wednesday", The Age, 22 June 1972
  13. ^ "Teletopics". The Age TV Radio Guide. 15 June 1972. p. 2.
  14. ^ Pinkney, John (16 June 1972), "When Melbourne was frigid — like all the time", The Age
  15. ^ Dreverman, Pat (1 June 1972), "Quartet with corn...", The Age
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bulletin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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