The Parking Ticket
| "The Parking Ticket" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Eric Tayler |
| Teleplay by |
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| Original air date | 4 July 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
"The Parking Ticket" is the 12th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse, which consists of 13 half-hour plays, written by Australian authors and created at the ABC-TV's studios.[1] "The Parking Ticket" was written by Max Colwell and Michael Wright and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 4 July 1966.[2] It was one of the first credits for Michael Wright who would die in a car crash in 1969.[3]
Plot
Bob Rankin receives a parking ticket and discovers he lives in a world of aggressive inspectors. The father of a man who has seduced a young woman is given a ticket by the father of the girl.
Cast
- Stewart Ginn as the boy's father
- Lynne Murphy as Muriel
- Shirley MacDonald as Vi
- Charles Little as the boy Denis
- Carmen Duncan
- Willie Fennell as Steve
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said it provides "both humour and drama."[4]
References
- ↑ "A tiger in the drama tank". Trove. 19 January 1966. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 1966. p. 22.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (29 August 2023). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Boy with Banner, Objector and Watch It". Filmink.
- ↑ Darlington, Dorothy (5 July 1966). "The humour and drama". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12.
- ↑ Monitor (16 July 1966). "Blotting the Copybook". The Age.