| Genre | Mini-series |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Producer | Colin Dean |
| Writer | Rex Rienits |
| Num seasons | 1 |
| Num episodes | 10 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Network | ABC Television |
| First aired | 7 July 1963 |
| Last aired | 8 September 1963 |
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]
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]
Production
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]
Reception
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
- ^ "Rienits, Dean Again for the Hungry Ones". The Age. 1963-07-18. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Weekend TV and Radio". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10,581. 6 July 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 16 July 2020. – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""The Hungry Ones".". The Australian Women's Weekly. 1963-07-10. p. 17. Retrieved 2015-06-06. – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "JONAH". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ 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. 1964-03-18. p. 15. Retrieved 2013-06-20. – via National Library of Australia.