Pardon Miss Westcott
| Pardon Miss Westcott | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Peter Benjamin Alan Burke |
| Starring |
Wendy Blacklock Queenie Ashton |
Production company |
ATN 7 |
Release dates | 1959 |
Running time | 75 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £5,000[1] |
Pardon Miss Westcott is a 1959 Australian TV play as part of the ATN-7 show, Shell Presents. It was a musical set in colonial Australia and was broadcast live.
It was Australia's first television musical comedy.[2]
Plot
In 1809, shortly after the Rum Rebellion, Elizabeth Westcott is transported to Botany Bay for stealing a pig. On the boat over she meets Richard Soames, an army officer being transferred to the NSW Corps. She later is granted a ticket of leave and opens an inn, The Silver Bottle, while romancing Soames.
Cast
- Wendy Blacklock as Elizabeth Westcott
- Nigel Lovell as Col Prestcott
- Michael Cole as Richard Soames
Production
The film was commissioned by ATN-7 from the writers of the musical Lola Montez.[2][3][4]
Songs
- "He-ho, you'll never go back" - sung by convicts at beginning
- "Send for Me" - sung by Wendy Blacklock
- "I'm On My Way" - sung by Wendy Blacklock
- "Bells Suddenly Ringing" - love song sung by Michael Cole
- "The Grog Song" - sung by taverners at The Silver Bottle
- "How Could I See?" - sung by Blacklock and Cole
- "The Whole Shebang" - sung by three convicts (Chris Christensen, Nat Levinson, Michael Walsh)
- "You Walked By" - sung by Blacklock and Cole
Reception
The cast album was released.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ SMH 30 Oct 1960
- 1 2 Sydney Morning Herald 7 December 1959 p 7
- ↑ "TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 9 December 1959. p. 19. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Alan Burke obituary at Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/P/PARDONMI/PARDONMI.html
External links
- Pardon Miss Westcott at IMDB
- Pardon Miss Westcott at AustLit
- Pardon Miss Westcott at National Film and Sound Archive
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