Funnel Web
| Funnel Web | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Bill Bain |
| Written by | Phillip Grenville Mann |
| Based on | story by Phillip Grenville Mann |
| Starring | Grant Taylor |
Production company |
ABC |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release dates | 1962 |
Running time | 60 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Funnel Web is a 1962 Australian TV play starring Grant Taylor and written by Phillip Grenville Mann. It screened on the ABC and was a suspense drama.
It was the last in a series of live TV plays by Australian authors on the ABC.[1]
Plot
A Canadian woman is searching for her husband, Max Godfrey, who deserted her. She finds him living in Sydney. Max has also defrauded his business partner. He decides to take steps to get rid of both his ex wife and former business partner.
Cast
- Grant Taylor as Max Godfrey
- Wendy Playfair as Max's ex wife
- Stewart Ginn as the detective
- Diana Davidson as Nina
- Alistair Duncan as Paul
- Phillipa Baker as Marion Westlake
- Mary Mackay as Miss Wetherby
- Ken Hacker as Gleeson
Production
It was based on a story by Phillip Grenville Mann. He originally wrote it as a 30 minute TV play for British TV called Dead or Alive. This aired in 1956 starring Ron Randell and directed by Don Chaffey.[2]
Mann expanded the story into a full length stage play, which was performed in Britain. He then adapted for Australian TV.[1]
It was Grant Taylor's live TV debut.[3]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald praised "the meticulously chic settings designed by Francesca Crespi (a beach house at Avalon and a Sydney office interior) and the easy-limbed, masterful portrayal of the villain by Grant Taylor".[4]
See also
External links
References
- 1 2 "Viewers to See Drama in Its Third Form", The Age, 24 May 1962
- ↑ Dead or Alive 1956 TV show at IMDB
- ↑ "Live Drama On Wednesday.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 February 1963. p. 20. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Thriller Play on Channel 2" Sydney Morning Herald 26 April 1962 accessed 15 March 2015