The Lady and the Law

*The Lady and the Law*
The Lady and the Law
Genre	legal drama
Written by	Ted Roberts
Directed by	Ron Way
Starring	Jill Forster
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Editor	Ray Alchin
Running time	50 mins
Production companies	ABC; Brittain Productions;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	20 August 1972

The Lady and the Law: A Long Dark Afternoon is a 1972 Australian television play. It was made as the pilot for a series but aired as a stand-alone television play.^[2]

Premise

Barrister Peta Mann defends Marion Hall, who has escaped from a lunatic asylum. She was committed by her uncle Mark Fulton.

Cast

Jill Forster as Peta Mann
Anne Haddy
Brian James
Nigel Lovell
Peter Reynolds as Mark Fulton
Judy Morris as Marion Hall
Peter Sumner
John Winston
Max Meldrum

Reception

The Sun Herald thought Forster was "unbelievable" as a barrister and was "bogged down by writing, casting and storyline."^[3]

References

^ "TV Guide". The Age. 12 January 1973. p. 10.
^ "Television beauty as able barrister". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 14 August 1972. p. 1.
^ "More Family at War? Not Yet". Sun Herald. 27 August 1972. p. 115.

External links

The Law and the Lady at IMDb

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[1] "TV Guide". The Age. 12 January 1973. p. 10.

[2] "Television beauty as able barrister". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 14 August 1972. p. 1.

[3] "More Family at War? Not Yet". Sun Herald. 27 August 1972. p. 115.

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