Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral is a 1962 Australian television play adapted from T. S. Eliot's 1935 play Murder in the Cathedral, about Thomas Becket. It was one of a number of verse plays produced by the ABC. William Sterling said he wanted to adapt it for TV for a long time. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Cast Wynn Roberts Madeleine Howell Kevin McBeath Alan Tobin Edward Brayshaw Marcia Hart Carole Potter Reception The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald though the production "went closer to justifying its two hours traffic... than anyone had a right to expect."