A Fourth for Bridge

A Fourth for Bridge is a 1957 Australian TV play starring Richard Meikle. It aired on the ABC.

Plot

Several POWs travel in Italian aircraft in World War Two. They play a card game.

Cast

Hans Eisler
Al Garcia
Nigel Lovell as the Air Force Type
Richard Meikle
Don Pascoe as the Hussar
Melpo Zarokosta

Production

It was directed by Alan Burke, who was borrowed from the Elizabethan Theatre Trust. It was the first directing he did for the ABC. "In those days there were no people there to provide support and guidance," recalled Burke. "All one could do was talk to other producers afterwards. What I was not confident about was 'calling the shots'. But as we had only 2 cameras in those days it was not a big problem."