| "Antarctic Four" | |||
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| Australian Playhouse episode | |||
 The Age ad 13 June 1966 | |||
| Episodeno. | Season 1 Episode 9 | ||
| Directed by | James Davern | ||
| Teleplay by | Oriel Gray | ||
| Original air date | 13 June 1966 (1966-06-13) | ||
| Running time | 30 mins | ||
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"Antarctic Four" is the ninthtelevision play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television seriesAustralian Playhouse.[1][2]
"Antarctic Four" was written byOriel Gray and directed byJames Davern[3] and originally aired onABC on 13 June 1966.[4]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time but there were several productions set inAntarctica in the 1960s, the others includingManhaul andShe.[5] "Antarctic Four" was also performed as a stage play.[6]
A group of six men from theAustralian National Antarctic Research Expedition are stranded in an Antarctic outpost. Temporarily out of communication with their base, the men get into a nightmare situation brought on by a mysterious disease.
Gordon Boyd was best known as a singer.[7]
The critic fromThe Australian Women's Weekly said the production "was not flawless, but it sustained suspense to the end. It was better entertainment in every way than there has been from "Australian Playhouse" for weeks. I would like to see this series succeed, but recently I have been wondering whether it would. "Antarctic Four" revived my hopes.[8]
The critic fromThe Sydney Morning Herald said that "If this fantasy fails to grip or impress, it is not the fault of the production or the players...the most outstanding performance came from George Whaley who had the schizophrenic role of a sane madman."[9]
The Age called it "one of the best of thePlayhouse series".[10]
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