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Crock of Gold (TV play)

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Crock of Gold
Written byHenry C. James
Michael Barry
Directed byMichael Barry
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release19 February 1948 (1948-02-19)

Crock of Gold is a 1948 British television play. It was an early television depiction of Australia.[1][2]

Michael Barry worked on the script and directed. The story came from Henry C. James.

Cast

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  • Christine Adrian as Daisy
  • Allan Bixter as The pianist
  • John Boxer as Mr. Darlington
  • Edward Byrne as Patrick Connor / A man
  • Cyril Chamberlain as Mr. Lewis / A man
  • Joyce Chancellor as Bridget
  • Ivan Craig as Lofty Saunders
  • Richard Hurndall as Sam Jenkins
  • Warren Jenkins as Jack Atherton
  • W.A. Kelly as Father Kelly / A man with a barrow
  • Charles Lamb as Ted
  • Pegeen Mair as Cathleen Connor
  • Laurence Naismith as Mr. Thomson
  • Fred O’Donovan as Dead Sweet Joe Connor
  • Charles Rolfe as Arthur NewsteadHorace Sequeira as Will Trelawny
  • Morris Sweden as Tom Jones
  • Reg Varney as Harry Pickering
  • Herbert C. Walton as Jim Escreet
  • Marguerite Young as Emigrant

References

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  1. ^ "SYDNEY DIARY". The Sun. No. 12, 601. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1950. p. 7 (FINAL FOOTBALL LASTRACE). Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Gray, Darren (15 September 2016). "Australian Television Turns 60".
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