The Hot Potato Boys

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The Hot Potato Boys
Written byAlun Richards
Directed byPatrick Barton
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
Release21 August 1963 (1963-08-21) (Melbourne)[1]
Release11 September 1963 (1963-09-11) (Sydney)[2]

The Hot Potato Boys is a 1963 Australian television play.[3][4][5]

Plot

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The snobbish daughter of a naval captain becomes engaged to the son of a Commodore.

Cast

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  • Kenric Hudson as Commodore Maybe
  • Kurt Ludescher
  • John Morgan
  • Noel Tovey as Sub Lt Godfrey Maybe
  • Mary Ward as Milicent Mayne
  • Julia Blake as Hong Kong Anna
  • Syd Conabere
  • Peter Aanensen as Captain Culver
  • Roma Johnston as Sadie Culver
  • Deirdre O'Day as Joan Culver

Production

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It was the ABC debut of Julia Blake who had recently moved from England to Australia.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 15 August 1963. p. 31.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 September 1963. p. 42.
  3. ^ "Navy Comedy On Channel 3". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 638. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 September 1963. p. 37. Retrieved 21 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (2 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Hot Potato Boys". Filmink.
  6. ^ "Untitled". The Age. 15 August 1963. p. 22.
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