The Tichborne Affair

1977 Australian TV series or program
The Tichborne Affair
Written byJames Workman
Brian Faull
Directed byCarl Schultz
StarringHugh Keays-Byrne
Neil Fitzpatrick
Ken Goodlet
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerCarl Schultz
Running time75 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release10 February 1977 (1977-02-10)[1]

The Tichborne Affair is a 1977 Australian television film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Hugh Keays-Byrne, Neil Fitzpatrick, and Ken Goodlet. It is based on the Tichborne case.[2][3]

Plot

Lady Tichborne seeks her missing son. A Wagga Wagga solicitor thinks it is the local butcher Tom Castro.

Cst

  • Hugh Keays-Byrne as Tom Castro
  • Sandra McGregor as Mary Ann Tichborne
  • Melissa Jaffer
  • Ken Goodlet
  • Peter Whitford as Cubitt
  • Aileen Britton as Mrs Skinner
  • Neil Fitzpatrick
  • Peter Gwynne
  • Tim Eliot
  • Kevin Miles
  • Keith Lee
  • John Gaden

Production

It was shot in the ABC's Sydney studios.[4]

Awards

The film won Best One Shot Drama and Best Director at the Penguin Awards.[5]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1977. p. 13.
  2. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p152
  3. ^ "The case of the Wagga's butcher who claimed the baronet's title". The Age. 10 February 1977. p. 42.
  4. ^ "Truth is stranger". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1977. p. 72.
  5. ^ "CB RADIO Skip faces short legal life". The Canberra Times. 11 November 1977. p. 21. Retrieved 30 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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