Genre | seral drama |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Hosted by | George Edwards |
Created by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
Original release | December 1943 – January 10, 1944[1] |
The Man in the Dark is a 1943 Australian radio serial created by Sumner Locke Elliott for the George Edwards Company. It starred George Edwards and Nell Stirling.
It was the first serial to run in hour-long episodes on Australian commercial stations.[2] Its success led to a number of serials that ran for an hour.[3]
The serial was highly acclaimed and was produced again in 1946[4] and 1949.
The Brisbane Sunday Mail called the production one of Edwards' best.[5]
A copy of some early episodes still survive at the Callaway Centre Archive, The University of Western Australia.[6]
"Thc story of one of the most remarkable personalities of, London's sinister East End, and based on the finding of a sensational British criminal trial at the beginning of thc century."[7] (The George Chapman case.)