Plain Jane (Wednesday Theatre)

"Plain Jane" is a 1966 Australian TV movie. It stars Elspeth Ballantyne and was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the ABC. "Plain Jane" aired on 5 January 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 25 May 1966 in Brisbane.

It was based on a TV play which had been performed by the BBC in 1963.

Plot
A man, Martin (Martin Magee), gets cold feet on the evening of his wedding to Kathleen. His friends give him advice, including a married couple, Adrian and Myrtle, but he is forced to make his own decision.

Cast

 * Elspeth Ballantyne as Kathleen
 * Martin Magee as Martin
 * Stanley Walsh as Adrian
 * Syd Conabere
 * Marcus Cooney
 * Marion Edward
 * Rosemary Gerrette
 * Brian Hannan
 * Joan Harris
 * Paul Karo
 * Gerard Kennedy
 * John Llewellyn
 * Joy Mitchell as Myrtle
 * David Telford

Production
It was written by a Belfast school teacher. The play was performed on the BBC two years earlier by Eric Taylor who since joined the ABC. The play was filmed in Melbourne.