The Purple Jacaranda (1964)
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 1 season, 1 episode
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A suspense serial from the 1960s follows a cast of characters caught up in a mystery. The story unfolds over several weeks as events take unexpected turns.
suspensefuldatedslow-burnmysterioustenseunderstatedretrocerebral
What happens
The Purple Jacaranda is an Australian television mini-series which aired on ABC in 1964, based on a novel by Nancy Graham and billed as the national broadcaster's first suspense serial. Cast included James Condon, Margo Lee, Ronald Morse, Diana Perryman, Walter Sullivan and John Unicomb. It was first broadcast on 28 June 1964, in Sydney. The final episode was shown on 9 August. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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