The Absence of Mr Sugden

The Absence of Mr Sugden is a 1965 Australian TV play. It was the fifth drama to be made at the ABC's Toowong studios and the second one in 1965. It was shot on 9 December 1965 using an all-male cast of six.^[1]

The Absence of Mr Sugden
Genre	comedy
Written by	Ron Harrison
Directed by	Bob Cubbage
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 mins
Production company	ABC
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	1965 (1965)

A copy of the production is at the National Archives of Australia.^[2]

Premise

Three burglars plan a robbery.

Cast

• Edward Howell
• Stanley Smith
• John Nash
• Don McTaggart
• Reg Cameron
• Vic Hughes

Production

It was written by Sydney writer Ron Harrison and was directed by Bob Cubbage, the ABC's supervisor of drama and features in Queensland. Sydney actor Edward Howell had been in another Brisbane shot play Ring Out Wild Bells.^[1]

See also

• Vacancy in Vaughan Street (1963)
• Dark Brown (1963)
• The Quiet Season (1965)
• Ring Out Wild Bells (1965)
• Arabesque for Atoms (1965)
• A Sleep of Prisoners (1961)
• The Monkey Cage (1966)