The Story of Peter Grey
| The Story of Peter Grey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | soap opera |
| Written by | Kay Keavney |
| Directed by | David Cahill |
| Starring | see cast list |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | ATN-7 |
| First shown in | July 1962 |
The Story of Peter Grey was an Australian television daytime soap opera made by the Seven Network in 1961. James Condon starred in the title role as a church minister, with other cast members including Thelma Scott, Lynne Murphy, Moya O'Sullivan. Produced in Sydney, the series had a run of 156[1][2] fifteen-minute episodes, and was in black and white.[3]
Plot
Peter Grey is a clergyman appointed to a new parish. He is married to neurotic Brenda. He forms a friendship with his predecessor, Rev Henry Marner and the latter's daughter Jane.
Cast
- James Condon as Peter Grey
- Diana Perryman as Jane Marner
- Don Crosby as a doctor
- Stewart Ginn
- Lou Vernon as Rev Henry Marner
- Lynne Murphy as Brenda Grey
- Gordon Chater
- Walter Sullivan as Tony Beaumont
- Thelma Scott
Production
In 1959, ATN-7 announced they would produce three new television series, two 30-minute dramas and a 15-minute "woman's program". The 15 minute show was the The Story of Peter Grey produced in the same style as Autumn Affair which ended on 20 October 1959. Peter Grey was to be shown three times a week and run for 12 months. The title role was played by James Condon, who had been one of the stars of Johnny Belinda.[4]
(The first of the 30-minute dramas was to be called The World of Marius Crump, the story of the devil in the disguise of a charming, whimsical character who wins or loses a soul in each episode, similar to Damn Yankees. Each episode was to be a selfcontained story, but Mr Crump will be the central character every week. The series would be written by Richard Lane. It never became a series. Nor did the other 30-minute drama.)[4]
The series was shot on videotape at ATN-7's studios in Epping Sydney. By 4 July 1960 the first four episodes had been taped.[5] By August 1961 it was reportedly half way through filming.[6]
Release
The show screened in mid afternoon.[7]
Rerun
In 1964, Melbourne station HSV-7 repeated the series, accompanied by repeats of the 1958-1959 series Autumn Affair.[8] Every episode of this series is held by the National Film and Sound Archive.
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ "NFSA - Title Details". Colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "TV Ventures Bear Fruit". The Age. 1 December 1960.
- ↑ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 p 436
- 1 2 "More local series to be made". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1959. p. 15.
- ↑ "Channel Spots". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 1960. p. 11.
- ↑ "Australia's new serial near release". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1961. p. 18.
- ↑ "ATN to provide shows in mid-morning". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1961. p. 10.
- ↑ ""Soap opera" comeback for wife with TV". The Age. 14 May 1964. p. 14.