Point of Return (television play)
Point of Return is a British television play by M.B. Kingsland. Written for television, it originally aired on British television in 1957 and was produced on Australian television in 1958. It was Kingsland's first script.[1]
Premise[edit]
In an RAF control tower, a ghost plane drones overhead from 1917. A 30-year-old message is dropped on the runaway, giving a bearing for a party of survivors from a plane crash. This is heard by a Flight lieutenant who decides to initiate a search for survivors. He fights a court-martial, but in the end, he is vindicated when the mist clears, and they can see a dinghy with survivors.
1957 BBC Production[edit]
The play was performed on British TV on 12 September 1957.[2]
The Daily Telegraph said "suspense was kept going nicely".[3] The Liverpool Echo said "the play was neatly written and the three-man cast was convincing. But the plot! No thank you."[4]
The play was also performed on radio in 1958.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Eric Lander as Flt.-Lt. Upwood
- Glyn Houston as Sgt. Shaw
- Bryan Coleman as C.O.
1958 Australian Production[edit]
The play was filmed for ABC television in its Sydney studios and aired on 15 January 1958.[6] It was directed by Royston Morley.[7] Sets were by Jack Montgomery.[8]
Cast[edit]
- James Condon
- Frank Taylor
- Geoffrey King
References[edit]
- ^ "Television". Birmingham Weekly Post and Midland Pictorial. 6 September 1957. p. 7.
- ^ Point of No Return listing at BBC Genome
- ^ "Ghost Plane in TV play". The Daily Telegraph. 13 September 1957. p. 10.
- ^ "Telecrit". Liverpool Echo. 13 September 1957. p. 12.
- ^ Radio listing at BBC Genome
- ^ "All the TV Programmes", ABC Weekly, 20 (3), 15 January 1958, nla.obj-1414174530, retrieved 31 December 2023
- ^ "PRODUCER'S POINT OF VIEW STUDIO PORTRAIT Royston MORLEY", ABC Weekly, 20 (3), Sydney: ABC, 15 January 1958, nla.obj-1414172677 – via Trove
- ^ "Advertisement". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1958. p. 15.