Smugglers Beware

Smugglers Beware is a 1950 Australian stage play by Eleanor Witcombe. It was widely performed and was published in book form. Witcome later adapted it into a 1963 Australian television series.

Smugglers Beware
Written by	Eleanor Witcombe
Date premiered	July 15, 1950 (1950-07-15)[1]
Place premiered	Anzac Hall, Mosman, Sydney
Original language	English
Genre	Children's
Setting	Sydney Harbour, 1818

The play debuted in Sydney in 1950.^[2] Like Witcombe's earlier Pirates at the Barn and The Bushranger it proved hugely popular.^[3][4]

The play was presented in London in 1954.^[5][6]

Premise

William gets involved with a group of smugglers.^[7]

1963 television series

The book was adapted for Australian television in 1963. It played over four episodes at thirty minutes each starting 11 January 1963.^[8]

Cast

• Paddy Conroy
• Jack Allen as Croaker
• Brendon Lunney
• Ruth Cracknell
• Noel Brophy as Huggie
• Nigel Lovell
• Marcia Hathaway
• Anne Beecher
• Toby Conroy
• John Stocker

External links

• Smugglers Beware at IMDB
• Smugglers Beware at Ausstage