[1] "Marleen" was written by Pat Flower and originally aired on ABC on July 18, 1966.
[4] One critic argued "it is time... Australian Playhouse had an independent audit.
Efforts which should never have gone to air have included a puerile analogy between a parking ticket and an early baby ... a prissy story about a dotty couple tricking each other over a dead man .
It would be unfair to blame David Goddard, the overall director, or any of his studio teams.
What is required is an independent judge to evaluate scripts, check again at rehearsals and stop dead every play that doesn't look like rising above workshop level.