Tomorrow's Child is an Australian television film, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. Directed by Raymond Menmuir, it is notable as an early example of Australian television comedy and was Australia's first live hour long drama. It was set in the future, making it technically Australia's first science fiction drama.
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Synopsis
Promoted as A satirical comedy of the future, it was set in a fictional police state.
Cast
James Condon as John Worthing
Janette Craig
Queenie Ashton
Mayne Lynton
Tom Farley
Bernard Barber
Lola Brooks
Craig and Ashton later were regulars on Autumn Affair (1958–1959), the first Australian-produced television soap opera.
Production
It was based on a 1947 play by John Coates, and written by Alan Seymour.
Broadcast
It aired on Sydney station ABN-2 on 9 April 1957. A kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown in Melbourne on ABV-2 on 26 April 1957, it is not known if the kinescope recording still exists.