The Private World of Miss Prim
| The Private World of Miss Prim | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Dawn Lake |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (plus 2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bill Harmon |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | NLT Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 3 June – 12 August 1966 |
The Private World of Miss Prim is an Australian television sitcom which first screened on the Nine Network in 1966. The series followed the adventures of secretary, Miss Prim, working in the world of the children's court, who was often given to flights of fancy. It was produced by NLT Productions.[1]
Production
[edit]The Private World of Miss Prim was supposed to run for 13 episodes but ended after 11 episodes.
The series is on the National Film and Sound Archive's 'most wanted' list, as only the pilot episode is known to have survived.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Dawn Lake as Miss Prim
- Owen Weingott as Tony Kendall
- Benita Collings as The Typist
- Tony Bazell as Mr. Hardy
- Marion Johns as Mrs. Hardy
- Moray Powell as Managing Director Pringle
Production
[edit]"It just didn't work out," said Bruce Gyngell, managing director of TCN-9. "On paper it seemed to be an exciting concept... We tried to be too believable in the dream sequences... There was no pathos in it."[3]
Episode List
[edit]| No. | Title | Original air date | Melbourne air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | 3 June 1966 | 7 June 1966 |
| 2 | "The Tyrant" | 10 June 1966 | Unknown |
| 3 | "The Great Escape" | 17 June 1966 | Unknown |
| 4 | "The Slave Girl" | Unknown | Unknown |
| 5 | "The Spendthrift" | 1 July 1966 | Unknown |
| 6 | "The Great Composer" | 8 July 1966 | 12 July 1966 |
| 7 | "The First Queen Liz" | 15 July 1966 | Unknown |
| 8 | "The White Haired Lady" | 22 July 1966 | Unknown |
| 9 | "The Spy" | 29 July 1966 | Unknown |
| 10 | "The Little Horror" | 5 August 1966 | Unknown |
| 11 | "The Movie Star" | 12 August 1966 | Unknown |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Godfathers". Classic Australian Television. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "NFSA's most wanted". National Film and Sound Archive. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Clark, Russel (1966). "Channel chief tells why Miss Prim was axed". TV Times.
