"The Cheerful Cuckold" | |
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Australian Plays episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
Teleplay by | Alan Hopgood |
Original air date | 3 December 1969 |
Running time | 55 mins |
"The Cheerful Cuckold" is a 1969[1][2] Australian TV play. It was written by and stars Alan Hopgood.[3]
It was about a young university lecturer (Hopgood) who is cuckolded by his wife Sybil (Sue Donovan). He devises a method to deal with it.
The show was recorded in late 1968. The Age previewed it, calling it "a delight" in an article dated 27 December 1968.[4]
Hopgood's script was awarded an Awgie in March 1969.[5] The show was not broadcast until December 1969.
One critic called it "the most painful Australian production I have seen since television started."[6]
The script won the Awgie Award.[7]