The film aired on 27 May 1964 in Sydney[2][3] 12 August 1964 in Melbourne[4] and on 2 September 1964 in Brisbane.
[5] Set in Sydney, the title character of the drama was a stray cat, who brings together three people, a teenager (Michael Thomas), a recluse (Ronald Morse) and an ex-suffragette (Eve Wynne).
His neighbour, N Jenkins, owned a cat, Tim, who was cast in the lead role.
"You'd have thought he'd been around TV studios all his life," said Mrs Jenkins.
"[5] The Sydney Morning Herald called it over long "and tedious" and felt adapting the story to Australia was a mistake.