An Enemy of the People (1958 film)


An Enemy of the People is a 1958 Australian television play starring James Condon. It was based on the 1882 play by Henrik Ibsen and was updated to a contemporary Australian setting. It was broadcast live.
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.

Plot

Dr Stockman develops mineral health waters. He discovers the tannery is poisoning the water. This would be expensive to fix so the townspeople are opposed to him. His daughter Jan resigns from her teaching post.

Cast

was an English writer who had moved to Australia. He was asked to adapt the play to Australia and decided to set it in Queensland. Morley had done a number of Ibsen adaptations in England on TV.
It was broadcast in a series of "live" dramas on Sunday night on ABV-2 Melbourne. In order, they were The Governess, The Last Call, The Rose without a Thorn, The Lark, Citizen of Westminster, and Enemy of the People.