Summary
The Hungry Ones was an Australian television mini-series. It was a period drama about a pair of husband and wife convicts trying to go straight, consisting of 10 30-minute black-and-white episodes, which aired on ABC. Unlike previous serials it was videotaped rather than performed live to camera.[1]
| The Hungry Ones | |
|---|---|
 Advertisement from The Age, 20 July 1963 | |
| Genre | Mini-series |
| Written by | Rex Rienits |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Colin Dean |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Release | 7 July – 8 September 1963 |
Notably, the cast included Leonard Teale and Fay Kelton. Also appearing were Edward Hepple, Nigel Lovell, John Ewart, and Brigid Lenihan.[2][3]
The archival status of the series is not known. It was among a series of four historical mini-series broadcast by ABC in the early 1960s, which had proved successful enough to encourage commercial broadcaster Seven Network to produce their own such series, Jonah, in 1962.[4]
Cast edit
- Leonard Teale as Will Bryant
- Fay Kelton as Mary Bryant
- Edward Hepple as Governor Phillip
- Nigel Lovell
- John Ewart
- Brigid Lenihan
- James Elliott
- Neil Fitzpatrick
- John Gray
- Ronald Morse
- Stan Polonsky
- John Unicomb
- Carmen Duncan
Production edit
Rex Rienits, who had written Stormy Petrel and The Outcasts but not Patriots, wrote episodes in London where he was living and sent them on.[2]
Filming started June 1963 at Gore Hill.
It was an early TV role for Leonard Teale.[5]
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Original air date | Melbourne air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | 7 July 1963 | 21 July 1963 | |
| Meet the Bryants in Cornwall in 1784 | ||||
| 2 | "Bound for Botany Bay" | 14 July 1963 | 28 July 1963 | |
| 3 | Unknown | 21 July 1963 | 4 August 1963 | |
| 4 | Unknown | 28 July 1963 | 11 August 1963 | |
| 5 | "Days of Famine" | 4 August 1963 | 18 August 1963 | |
| 6 | Unknown | 11 August 1963 | 25 August 1963 | |
| 7 | Unknown | 18 August 1963 | 1 September 1963 | |
| 8 | "The Escape" | 25 August 1963 | 8 September 1963 | |
| 9 | Unknown | 1 September 1963 | 15 September 1963 | |
| 10 | Unknown | 8 September 1963 | 22 September 1963 | |
Reception edit
An article in the 18 March 1964 edition of Australian Women's Weekly stated that the historical serials were "very good entertainment" with the exception of The Hungry Ones[6]
References edit
- ^ "Rienits, Dean Again for the Hungry Ones". TV & Radio. The Age. 18 July 1963. p. 2. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Weekend TV and Radio". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 581. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 July 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 16 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""The Hungry Ones"". The Australian Women's Weekly. 10 July 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 6 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "JONAH". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 124–127.
- ^ "Life of musical genius, by Disney". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 31, no. 42. 18 March 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 20 June 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- The Hungry Ones at IMDb
