Custody (1988 film)

1988 Australian TV series or program

Custody

Written by| Ian Munro
Directed by| Ian Munro
Starring| Judith Stratford
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
Production
Producer| Tristram Miall
Running time| 92 mins
Production company| Film Australia
Original release
Network| Nine Network
Release| 18 May 1988 (1988-05-18)

Custody is a 1988 Australian TV docudrama about a child custody battle. It was filmed over three weeks in a semi-improvisational style.[1][2] Custody was filmed with a mixture of actors and real staff from the family law system. The story was built from real cases. There was no script and actors workshopped their characters beforehand and role played their parts.[3][4] None of the participants was aware of the result until the Judge gave his verdict.[5][6] Richard Coleman of The Sydney Morning Herald called it "exceptionally good television".[7]

## Cast

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* Judith Stratford
* Peter Browne
* Michael Cudlin
* Sheridan Murphy
* Peter Carroll as Narrator

## References

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1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p32
2. ^ Custody at A Place to Think
3. ^ Chisolm, Richard (16 May 1988), "Custody", The Sydney Morning Herald
4. ^ Innes, Prue (12 May 1988), "Real message for parents", The Age
5. ^ Clark, Lucy (15 May 1988), "No script, but Custody is a gem", The Sydney Morning Herald
6. ^ Innes, Prue (10 May 1988), "Stay away if you can, warns film about Family Court", The Age
7. ^ Coleman, Richard (21 May 1988), "How one roo got the jump on a Top Buck in flagrante delicto", The Sydney Morning Herald

## External links

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* Custody at IMDb
* Complete copy of filmat A Place to Think Archived 9 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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