The Twelve Pound Look (1956)

Country

Australia

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How it feels

An early live television adaptation of J.M. Barrie's play about a woman seeking independence. It was the first drama broadcast on Australian TV in 1956.

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What happens

The Twelve Pound Look is an Australian 1956 live television play, based on a version by British playwright J.M. Barrie, it was significant because it was the first drama production to be televised in that country, it was broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) in black and white on there New South Wales station in Sydney ABN-2 on the opening night and the following year in Melbourne. Being that the production was based on a play by British playwright J.M. Barrie, in the early days of Australian television it was common for dramas to be versions of overseas stories. Kinescope recording existed at the time, and a copy of the play was made - it survives, albeit without sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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