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"The Cheerful Cuckold" is a 1969 Australian TV play. It was written by and stars Alan Hopgood.

Plot

It was about a young university lecturer (Hopgood) who is cuckolded by his wife Sybil (Sue Donovan). He devises a method to deal with it.

Cast

• Alan Hopgood as Gareth
• Sue Donovan as Sybil
• Joseph James as Max
• Robin Ramsay as Tony Champion
• Lyndel Rowe as Shirley
• Michael Duffield as Professor Garraway
• Tony Bonner

Production

The show was recorded in late 1968. The Age previewed it, calling it "a delight" in an article dated 27 December 1968.

Hopgood's script was awarded an Awgie in March 1969. The show was not broadcast until December 1969.

Reception

One critic called it "the most painful Australian production I have seen since television started."

The script won the Awgie Award.

References

1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 1969. p. 17.
2. "TV Guide". The Age. 3 December 1969. p. 21.
3. Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2022). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Cheerful Cuckold". Filmink.
4. "Chance of a Winner". The Age. 27 December 1968. p. 2.
5. "Awgie award for Aust Play". The Age. 17 March 1969. p. 30.
6. "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 484. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 December 1969. p. 29. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Untitled". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 464. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• "The Cheerful Cuckold" at AustLit
• "The Cheerful Cuckold" at AusStage
• "The Cheerful Cuckold" at IMDb
• Full script of "The Cheerful Cuckold" at National Archives of Australia

• 1960s Australian television plays
• 1969 Australian television episodes
• 1969 television plays
• Australian Plays season 1 episodes
• Works by Alan Hopgood