Custody (1988 film)

Custody
Written by	Ian Munro
Directed by	Ian Munro
Starring	Judith Stratford
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Tristram Miall
Running time	92 mins
Production company	Film Australia
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	18 May 1988 (1988-05-18)

Custody is a 1988 Australian TV docudrama about a child custody battle. It was filmed over three weeks in a semi-improvisational style.[1][2] Custody was filmed with a mixture of actors and real staff from the family law system. The story was built from real cases. There is no script and actors workshop their characters beforehand and role play their parts.[3][4] None of the participants was aware of the result until the Judge gave his verdict.[5][6] Richard Coleman of The Sydney Morning Herald called it "exceptionally good television".[7]

Cast

• Judith Stratford
• Peter Browne
• Michael Cudlin
• Sheridan Murphy

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p32
2. Custody at A Place to Think
3. Chisolm, Richard (16 May 1988), "Custody", The Sydney Morning Herald
4. Innes, Prue (12 May 1988), "Real message for parents", The Age
5. Clark, Lucy (15 May 1988), "No script, but Custody is a gem", The Sydney Morning Herald
6. Innes, Prue (10 May 1988), "Stay away if you can, warns film about Family Court", The Age
7. Coleman, Richard (21 May 1988), "How one roo got the jump on a Top Buck in flagrante delicto", The Sydney Morning Herald

External links

• Custody at IMDb
• Complete copy of filmat A Place to Think Archived 9 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine