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On
his way to the Board Meeting, Sir Henry Usher, Chairman of Channel
12, becomes involved in the filming of a car chase for the channel's
"Manhunt". This reinforces his long standing view that Tony Wilde,
star of the programme, is a dangerous idiot, to be got rid of at all
costs. It also makes him particularly vulnerable for an attack on
Channel 12 by one of the Usher Industry's Board Members, the devious
Mr Price. Sir Henry is needled into agreeing for Channel 12 to be
examined by Management Consultants. He also agrees that unless the
Channel's profit improves, he will sell it to the highest bidder.
Announcement of the impending investigation spreads panic at Channel
12 and an elaborate campaign is launched by the General Manager, Max
Knight, to produce the best possible impression on the Chief Investigator,
the dreaded Dr. S.M. Winter. The campaign crumbles at the moment Max
finds that Dr. Winter is a woman. While Max gives Dr. Winter and her
outrageously camp assistant, Bruce Madigan, an accident-riddled tour
of the Channel, Programme Manager, Paul Donovan launches his plans
to lift the Channel into profit. He re-allocates all his production
budget to produce a feature-length episode of "Manhunt" with overseas
sales potential. The Director will be Lee Whiteman, the Channel's
flamboyant producer. The impending special is a piece of good news
for the bumbling Tony Wilde who is, as usual, having a rough spot
in his love life, this time with Channel 12's dancer, Ingrid O'Toole.
She is a designing little bitch, and surprisingly attracts the attention
of Dr. Winter's assistant, Bruce. They make an assignation for the
night in Madigan's Room at the Chateau Commodore. Dr. Winter is forming
a dismal picture of Channel 12 until she runs foul of Sir Henry Usher.
At first they are mutually antagonistic but soon arrive at a surprising
rapport and plan an informal discussion over dinner that night at
Chateau Commodore. Paul Donovan's life has been complicated by a return
to Australia of a former love, the beautiful Kay Brooks, whose husband
us soon to join her. Kay seems determined that their romance will
remain a thing of the past. Paul is left to cope with the burdening
problems of the Channel. Paul's do-or-die strategy of blowing his
production budget on the "Manhunt" special seems to have hit disaster
point. The special has become a chronicle of Tony Wilde's gaffs. Almost
suicidal, Paul sends the film overseas with little hope of sale. Even
Kay cannot console him. They spend the night together, but she leaves
the next day. She won't return to her husband but she won't share
Paul with the Channel. He must choose between them; he chooses the
Channel. Dr. Winters regard for Henry cannot alter her report to the
Usher board. He must stop interfering and there is no visible hope
of lifting the profit. Price has won. Channel 12 will be sold - to
buyers he has already lined up. Then, a beautiful bombshell. An overseas
buyer has snapped up the "Manhunt" special - as a masterpiece of knock
about comedy. The price is astronomical. The Channel is boosted into
profit and Tony Wilde is the hero of the day. |
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KNIGHT … Barrie Barkla
SIR HENRY USHER … Fred Betts
KAY WEBSTER … Belinda Giblin
TONY WILD … Ken James
LEE WHITEMAN … Paul Karo
PAUL DONOVAN … George Mallaby
VIKKI STAFFORD … Judy Nunn
MRS HOPKINS … Lois Ramsay
With: … Robin Ramsey … Cornelia Francis
Special Guest: GRAEME KENNEDY as himself |
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107 minutes
Writer: Tom Hegarty
Producer: Ian Jones
Director: Paul Eddey
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