The Lady and the Law

The Lady and the Law: A Long Dark Afternoon is a 1972 Australian television play. It was made as the pilot for a series but aired as a stand-alone television play.^[2]

The Lady and the Law
Genre	legal drama
Written by	Ted Roberts
Directed by	Ron Way
Starring	Jill Forster
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Editor	Ray Alchin
Running time	50 mins
Production companies	ABC Brittain Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	20 August 1972 (1972-08-20)[1]

Premise

Barrister Peta Mann defends Marion Hall, who has escaped from a lunatic asylum. She was committed by her uncle Mark Fulton.

Cast

• Jill Forster as Peta Mann
• Anne Haddy
• Brian James
• Nigel Lovell
• Peter Reynolds as Mark Fulton^[3]
• Judy Morris as Marion Hall
• Peter Sumner
• John Winston
• Max Meldrum

Reception

The Sun Herald thought Forster was "unbelievable" as a barrister and was "bogged down by writing, casting and storyline."^[4]