The Hot and Copper Sky
1962 British radio play by Bruce Stewart
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hot and Copper Sky is a 1962 British radio play by Bruce Stewart about the bushranger Ben Hall, originally written for BBC radio.[1][2]
Stewart adapted it into a TV play The Night of Ben Hall which the BBC optioned for two years but did not use.[3]
Stewart used the same title for an unrelated 1982 novel.[4]
Premise
Ben Hall and two fellow-bushrangers, Dunn and Jack Gilbert, arrive at the small township of Canowindra. As there are no police or, the outlaws proceed to take over the town, until a "town leader" Mr Grace makes plans to take action.
Cast of 1962 BBC Production
- Kenneth J. Warren as Ben Hall
- Russell Napier as Grace