Quartet (Australian TV series)

Quartet

Genre| anthology
Written by|

* Michael Jenkins
* Brian Bell

Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 4
Production
Producer| Brian Bell
Running time| 30 mins
Production company| ABC
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| 1972 (1972) –
1972 (1972)

Quartet is a 1972 television series for the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It consisted of four stand alone episodes.[1][2][3]

It followed another anthology series, A Time for Love.[4]

## Episodes

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1. "Jane Courtney, That's Who" (31 May 1972)[5] w Michael Jenkins & Brian Bell p Brian Bell. With Jane Harders, Shane Porteous.
2. "The Last Great Journey" (7 June 1972)[6] w Michael Jenkins and Brian Bell. With Helen Morse, Serge Lazareff.
3. "Naked Figure on a Park Bench" (14 June 1972)[7] w Michael Jenkins & Brian Bell. Ninian Wade, owner of an ad agency, uses their skill to manipulate. With Don Barkham, Kate Fitzpatrick.[8]
4. "Geoffrey and Louise" (21 June 1972)[9] w Michael Jenkins and Brian Bell. With Brian James, Jessica Noad.

Episodes aired a week later in Melbourne.[10][11][12]

## Reception

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The Age's Teletopics column praised Jane Harders' acting in the first episode but called the story "flimsy".[13] John Pinkney of The Age, commenting on the first two episodes, praised the scripting, production and the technical work but criticised some of the acting stating "too many actors continue to bray their roles ... to offer up Mo McCackie caricatures instead of performances."[14] Also in The Age Pat Dreverman gave a mixed review to "The Last Great Journey" writing "The main faults I fear were in the script - some dreadfully corny lines more suited to the music hall."[15] In the Bulletin Don Anderson gave it a mixed review stating "While there are some blatant gaucheries in the programs that might well embarrass the ABC, there are quiet strengths particularly acting strengths that make two of them worth viewing."[3]

## References

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1. ^ Dreverman, Pat (23 March 1972). "It's our kind of love". The Age TV Guide. p. 2.
2. ^ Marshall, Valda (28 May 1972). "Generation gap, circa 1777". The Sun-Herald. p. 122.
3. ^ a b Anderson, Don (24 June 1972). "An antiquarian quartet". The Bulletin.
4. ^ "New shows", The Age, 1 June 1972
5. ^ "Wednesday 31". The Canberra Times. 29 May 1972.
6. ^ "Wednesday, June 7, 1972", The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June 1972
7. ^ "Wednesday, June 14, 1972", The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 June 1972
8. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 15 June 1972. p. 33.
9. ^ "Wednesday, June 21, 1972", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 1972
10. ^ "Wednesday", The Age, 1 June 1972
11. ^ "Eternal quadrangle", The Age, 15 June 1972
12. ^ "Wednesday", The Age, 22 June 1972
13. ^ "Teletopics". Age TV Radio Guide. 15 June 1972. p. 2.
14. ^ Pinkney, John (16 June 1972), "When Melbourne was frigid — like all the time", The Age
15. ^ Dreverman, Pat (1 June 1972), "Quartet with corn ...", The Age

## External links

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* Quartet at IMDb

*[No.]: Number