1986 Australian TV series or program
A Halo for Athuan Based on radio play by Julie Ann FordWritten by Alan Burke Directed by Alan Burke Starring Gwen Plumb Ron Haddrick Fiona StewartCountry of origin Australia Original language English Producer Alan Burke Running time 75 mins Production company ABC Network ABC Release 1986 (1986 )
A Halo for Athuan is a 1986 Australian TV film about two nuns in a rural monastery . It was one of the series of nine Australian telemovies that screened on Friday nights in 1986.[ 1]
Plot
Mother Paul climbs over the walls of the Athuan monastery and quickly takes over the administration of the monastery's foundering cherry liquor business. She has her sights set on being the next Abbot .
Reception
The Age called it "a real charmer".[ 2]
References
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995 , Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p75
^ "Fun with a Nun". The Age . 16 October 1986. p. 38.
External links
Dramas Operas Ballet Musicals