Ernie Pettifer, a carpenter, arrives at a boarding house run by Mrs Jessup and her husband Arthur.
This meant that for two nights the ABC news in Brisbane was read from the boarding house dining room that featured in the play.
"[7] TV Week called it "a worthy effort and a triumph for all concerned" saying McTaggart "walked off with the acting honors but his supporting cast was a fine one...
"[8] Other shows shot in Brisbane would include Dark Brown, The Monkey Cage, The Quiet Season and Ring Out Wild Bells.
There was also The Absence of Mr Sugden in 1965 starring Edward Howell, Stanley Smith, John Nash, Reg Cameron, Vic Hughes and Don McTaggert, and Arabesque for Atoms (1965) which starred Phillip Colledge, Margret Milne and Alistair Smart.