| The Story of Peter Grey | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Daytime soap opera |
| Written by | Kay Keavney |
| Directed by | David Cahill |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | ATN-7 |
| Picture format | black-and-white |
| First shown in | 2 July 1962[1] |
The Story of Peter Grey was an Australian television daytime soap opera produced by the Seven Network in 1961. James Condon starred in the title role as a church minister, with other cast members including Thelma Scott, Lynne Murphy, Moya O'Sullivan.
Produced at ATN-7 studio's in Sydney, the series had a run of 156[2][3] fifteen-minute episodes, and was in black and white.[4][5]
Plot
Peter Grey is a clergyman appointed to a new parish. He is married to neurotic Brenda. He forms a friendship with his predecessor, Rev Henry Marner and the latter's daughter Jane.
Cast
- James Condon as Peter Grey
- Diana Perryman as Jane Marner
- Don Crosby as a doctor
- Stewart Ginn
- Lou Vernon as Rev Henry Marner
- Lynne Murphy as Brenda Grey
- Gordon Chater
- Walter Sullivan as Tony Beaumont
- Thelma Scott
Production
In 1959, the Seven Network (ATN7) announced they would produce three new television series, two 30-minute dramas and a 15-minute "woman's program". The 15 minute show was The Story of Peter Grey produced in the same style as there previous endeavor Autumn Affair which ended on 20 October 1959. Peter Grey was to be shown three times a week and run for 12 months[6]
(The first of the 30-minute dramas was to be called The World of Marius Crump, the story of the devil in the disguise of a charming, whimsical character who wins or loses a soul in each episode, similar to Damn Yankees. Each episode was to be a self-contained story, but Mr Crump will be the central character every week. The series would be written by Richard Lane. It never became am on-going series. Nor did the other 30-minute drama.)[6]
Peter Grey was shot on videotape at ATN-7's studios in Epping, New South Wales. By 4 July 1960 the first four episodes had been taped.[7] By August 1961 it was reportedly halfway through filming.[8]
Broadcast
The show screened in mid-afternoon.[9]
Rerun
In 1964, The Seven Network's Melbourne station HSV-7 repeated the series, accompanied by repeats of Autumn Affair.[10]
In 1967, SAS10 in Adelaide aired the series in 30-minute episodes on Saturday evenings at 8.30pm.
Every episode of this series is held by the National Film and Sound Archive.
See also
- List of television plays broadcast on ATN-7
External links
Notes
- ^ "New Australian Serial Released". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 1962. p. 9.
- ^ "NFSA - Title Details". Colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "TV Ventures Bear Fruit". The Age. 1 December 1960.
- ^ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 p 436
- ^ The bulletin, John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880, retrieved 23 March 2019
- ^ a b "More local series to be made". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1959. p. 15.
- ^ "Channel Spots". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 1960. p. 11.
- ^ "Australia's new serial near release". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1961. p. 18.
- ^ "ATN to provide shows in mid-morning". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1961. p. 10.
- ^ ""Soap opera" comeback for wife with TV". The Age. 14 May 1964. p. 14.