Antarctic Four
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Episode 9
| "Antarctic Four" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
 The Age ad 13 June 1966 | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | James Davern |
| Teleplay by | Oriel Gray |
| Original air date | 13 June 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
"Antarctic Four" is the ninth television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.[1][2]
"Antarctic Four" was written by Oriel Gray and directed by James Davern[3] and originally aired on ABC on 13 June 1966.[4]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time but there were several productions set in Antarctica in the 1960s, the others including Manhaul and She.[5] "Antarctic Four" was also performed as a stage play.[6]
A group of six men from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition are stranded in an Antarctic outpost. Temporarily out of communication with their base, the men get into a nightmare situation brought on by a mysterious disease.
Cast
- Gordon Boyd
- Kurt Ludescher
- Clive Winmill
- George Whaley
- Terry McDermott
- Terry Gill
Production
Gordon Boyd was best known as a singer.[7]
