The Air-Conditioned Author
3rd episode of the 1st season of Australian Playhouse
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"The Air-Conditioned Author" is the third television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.[1][2] "The Air Conditioned Author" was written by Colin Free and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 2 May 1966.[3]
| "The Air-Conditioned Author" | |
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| Australian Playhouse episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Teleplay by | Colin Free |
| Original air date | 2 May 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Guest appearances | |
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Plot
A novelist, Nicholas Lovatt, becomes disillusioned when his publisher urges him to turn out stereotyped novels.[4]
Cast
- Richard Meikle as Nicholas Lovatt
- Eric Reiman
- Willie Fennell
- Tony Ingersent
- Sue Walker
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a comedy that missed because it lacked deft shaping".[5]
