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The Man in the Dark is a 1943 Australian radio serial created by Sumner Locke Elliott for the George Edwards Company. It starred George Edwards and Nell Stirling.

Background

It was the first serial to run in hour-long episodes on Australian commercial stations. Its success led to a number of serials that ran for an hour.

The serial was highly acclaimed and was produced again in 1946 and 1949.

The Brisbane Sunday Mail called the production one of Edwards' best.

A copy of some early episodes still survive at the Callaway Centre Archive, The University of Western Australia.

Premise

"Thc story of one of the most remarkable personalities of, London's sinister East End, and based on the finding of a sensational British criminal trial at the beginning of thc century." (The George Chapman case.)

References

1. "Radio Specials". The Sun. No. 10, 611. New South Wales, Australia. 10 January 1944. p. 5 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Advertising". The Mercury. Vol. CLVIII, no. 22, 792. Tasmania, Australia. 18 December 1943. p. 14. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Fine New Catholic Hour Feature". Advocate. Vol. LXXX, no. 4771. Victoria, Australia. 8 January 1947. p. 26. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
4. ""Two Destinies"". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 23, 098. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Radiopinion". Sunday Mail. No. 980. Queensland, Australia. 30 January 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
6. George Edwards at AustLit
7. "Advertising". The Mercury. Vol. CLVIII, no. 22, 792. Tasmania, Australia. 18 December 1943. p. 14. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

• 1940s Australian radio dramas
• 1940s Australian radio serials
• Radio plays by Sumner Locke Elliott