Write Me a Murder (Wednesday Theatre)

"Write Me a Murder" is a television play that aired in 1965 as part of ABC's Wednesday Theatre. It was directed by Henri Safran. Murder mysteries were a popular subject matter on Australian television at the time.

Cast

Rhod Walker as Clive Rodingham
Alan Edwards as David Rodingham
John Gray as Charles Sturrock
Judith Fisher as Julie Sturrock
Gwen Plumb as Elizabeth Wooley
Bob Haddow as Constable Hackett

Production

The show was made in Sydney. Francesca Crespi did the design. Henri Safran, who directed, said the drama came from not wondering "whodunnit" but from "will the murderer get caught".

Reception

The Bulletin said "Safran tried to force life into the mummified corpse of another of those traditional British murder mysteries, set in a decaying mansion and suffering from mouldy plot."