They Don't Clap Losers
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Written byJohn Power
Directed byJohn Power
StarringMartin Vaughan
Pat Evison
Michele Fawdon
Pat Evison
Michele Fawdon
Country of originAustralia
| They Don't Clap Losers | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Power |
| Directed by | John Power |
| Starring | Martin Vaughan Pat Evison Michele Fawdon |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Power |
| Running time | 85 mins[1] |
| Budget | $1.5 million[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 1, 1975 |
They Don't Clap Losers is a 1975 Australian television documentary-drama film directed by John Power. It aired on March 1, 1975,[3] the first night Australian television turned to colour.[4] Power had made a number of drama documentaries for the ABC, including Billy and Percy, Like a Summer Storm and Escape from Singapore.[5]
It later aired in 1977 as an episode of Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse.
Two single parents, Martin and Kay, meet through Children's Court, when their sons are called in on vandalism charges.[2]
Cast
- Martin Vaughan as Martin O'Brien
- Pat Evison
- Michele Fawdon as Kay Lodge
- Jack Charles
- Don Crosby as Magistrate
- Jude Kuring
- Sean Scully
- Drew Forsythe as Priest
