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The Recruiting Officer (1965)

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How it feels

This is a television production of a classic play about an officer recruiting soldiers in a small English town. It follows the romantic and comedic entanglements of the local people as they interact with the officer.

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What happens

"The Recruiting Officer" is a 1965 Australian television production based on the famous play The Recruiting Officer, which was the first play ever performed in Australia. "The Recruiting Officer" aired on 6 January 1965 in Sydney, 13 January 1965 in Brisbane, and on 20 January 1965 in Melbourne. The production was the first episode of the ABC anthology series Wednesday Theatre and starred John Meillon, and was directed by Ken Hannam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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