Should the Woman Pay

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Episode no.Season 1
Episode 13
Directed byPatrick Barton
Teleplay byMonte Miller
Original air date11 July 1966 (1966-07-11)
"Should the Woman Pay"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 13
Directed byPatrick Barton
Teleplay byMonte Miller
Original air date11 July 1966 (1966-07-11)
Running time30 mins
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"Should the Woman Pay" is the 13th television play episode of the first season of the anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "Should the Woman Pay" was written by Monte Miller and directed by Patrick Barton.[1] and originally aired on ABC on 11 July 1966.[2]

A husband returns home to find his wife Marcia living with another man. He uses the law to maintain himself.[3]

Cast

  • Marcella Burgoyne as Marcia Henderson
  • Wynn Roberts as the husband Gerald Henderson
  • Brian Burton as Steven Bentley
  • John Paton as Markham
  • Ray Angel as taxi driver

Production

It was written by Monte Miller, the Police Prosecutor from Bathurst.[4] He wrote it as an exercise for a course in TV writing held at Orange by the University of Sydney Adult Education Department. (The same course also produced No Dogs on Diamond Street).[5]

Reception

References

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