A Piece of Ribbon
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| A Piece of Ribbon | |
|---|---|
 Advertisement in The Age 10 July 1963 | |
| Based on | play by Leslie Thomas |
| Starring | Elspeth Ballantyne, Dennis Miller |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Christopher Muir |
| Running time | 60 mins[1] |
| Production company | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 10 July 1963 (Melbourne) |
| Release | 24 July 1963 (Sydney)[2] |
A Piece of Ribbon is a 1963 Australian television play filmed. It was based on an English TV play by Leslie Thomas that had already been performed by the BBC.[3][4]
It was filmed in Melbourne and was directed by Christopher Muir.[5] Beach scenes were shot in Beaumaris, Victoria.[6]
Although based on a British script it is the only Australian made television drama set during the Malayan Emergency.[7]
During the Malayan Emergency, British soldiers are having a break from jungle patrol at a Malay Beach Club House. Several of them are attracted to a Eurasian girl, Marianna de Souza, who is there to meet her boyfriend Corporal Cutliffe. He arranges to meet Marianna later at a beach.
Marianna is found murdered. Investigations into her death are cut short when the company is sent out on patrol under Sergeant Wiley.
Cast
- Neville Thurgood as Sgt Wiley
- Jeffrey Hodgson
- Heather Leembruggen as Marianna de Souza
- Geoffrey Hodgson as Corporal Cutliffe
- George Whaley
- Roly Barlee
- Terry Beattie
- Kurt Beimel
- Robin Farquhar
- Joseph Gentile
- Charles Haggith
- Max Horder
- Paul Karo
- Dennis Miller
- Alwyn Owen
- Joseph Szabo
- Christine Veld
