Gail (film)

Gail
Gail
Directed by	John Gauci
Written by	Keith Thompson
Starring	Sally Cooper
Running time	50 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Gail is a 1979 Australian television film written by Keith Thompson and directed by John Gauci. Thompson's script won an AWGIE from the Australian Writers Guild. It was part of ABC's Season of Australian Plays.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Sally Cooper as Gail Edwards
Terry Gill as Dad
Nanette Wallace as Mum
John Arnold as Glenn
Jacki Kerin as Robyn
Alma Joseph as Gran
Eileen Price as Miss Dunn

Reception

Writing in the Age Mark Lawrence said it was "another indication of television's too-rare willingness to tackle subjects of social significance without kowtowing to the tyranny of ratings."^[1] The Sydney Morning Herald's Garry Shelley stated that "Keith Thompson's script is a delight. He has captured the lower middle-class Australian to a T - accentuating his inadequacies, aspirations, his conversations laced with adjectives, and the attitude of turning a blind eye to the serious while making do with an amusing quip."^[3]

Accolades

1980 Sammy Awards^[4]

Best writer TV play - Keith Thompson -won

References

^ ^a ^b Lawrence, Mark (25 October 1979), "Honest portrait of adolescence", The Age
^ Courtis, Brian (27 October 1979), "Kids minus gloss", The Age
^ Shelly, Garry (22 October 1979), "A domestic Dimboola", The Sydney Morning Herald
^ "Gold Sammy award winners". The Canberra Times. 18 October 1980.

External links

Gail at IMDb

[Lawrence-1] Lawrence, Mark (25 October 1979), "Honest portrait of adolescence", The Age

[2] Courtis, Brian (27 October 1979), "Kids minus gloss", The Age

[3] Shelly, Garry (22 October 1979), "A domestic Dimboola", The Sydney Morning Herald

[4] "Gold Sammy award winners". The Canberra Times. 18 October 1980.

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