They Don't Clap Losers is a 1975 Australian television documentary-drama film directed by John Power. It aired on March 1, 1975,[3] the first night Australian television turned to colour.[4] Power had made a number of drama documentaries for the ABC, including Billy and Percy, Like a Summer Storm and Escape from Singapore.[5]
It later aired in 1977 as an episode of Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse.
Premise
Two single parents, Martin and Kay, meet through Children's Court, when their sons are called in on vandalism charges.[2]
Cast
- Martin Vaughan as Martin O'Brien
- Pat Evison
- Michele Fawdon as Kay Lodge
- Jack Charles
- Don Crosby
- Jude Kuring
- Sean Scully
- Drew Forsythe as Priest
Reception
Powers' script won an AWGIE Award.[6]
References
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 1 March 1975. p. 20.
- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p152
- ^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 February 1975. p. 16.
- ^ "A bit of midnight magic". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 24 February 1975. p. 1.
- ^ "Loneliness in court". The Age TV Guide. 27 February 1975. p. 4.
- ^ "Top prize for prison playwright McNeil". The Age. 18 July 1975. p. 4.
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