Seagulls Over Sorrento (TV play)
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| Seagulls Over Sorrento | |
|---|---|
| Genre | war |
| Based on | play Seagulls Over Sorrento by Hugh Hastings |
| Written by | Dennis Webb |
| Directed by | Alf Potter |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dorothy Crawford |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Production company | Crawfords |
| Budget | £3,500[1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 27 March 1960 (Melbourne)[2] |
| Release | 12 June 1960 (Sydney)[3] |
Seagulls Over Sorrento is a 1960 Australian television play. It was based on the popular stage play Seagulls Over Sorrento and was produced by Crawford Productions for Melbourne's HSV-7, airing on 1 May 1960 as an episode of "ACI Theatre".[4] It screened on TCN-9 in Sydney on Sunday 12 June.[5]
It was the first full-length TV play made by an independent production company in Australia, in his case Crawfords.[6][7]
A kinescope recording of the production exists.[8] It was an early depiction of homosexuality in Australian television drama.[9]
- Bill Hodge as Badger
- Brian James as Petty Officer Herbert
- Stuart Wagstaff
- Frank Taylor as AB Haggis MacIntosh
- Peter Anderson as Lofty
- Carl Bleazby
- Don Crosby as AB Hudson
- Mark Kelly
- John Norman
Production
It was the second time live drama had appeared on HSV-7. The first was The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.[10]
Hodge, James, Taylor and Bleazby had appeared in the 1952 J. C. Williamson's production of the play.[11] Hodge came out of semi retirement to star. It was reportedly the 594th time he had played the part.[5][12]
The adaptation of the play was more faithful to its source material than the 1954 film version.[13]