# The Queen's Bishop

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43rd episode of the 4th season of Wednesday Theatre

"The Queen's Bishop" Wednesday Theatre episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 43 Directed by John Croyston[1] Based on play by Joan Baldwin Original air date 27 November 1968 (1968-11-27)[2] Running time 60 mins Episode chronology ← Previous "The Gambler Part 2" Next → "Cobwebs in Concrete" List of episodes

"**The Queen's Bishop**" is an Australian TV play. It aired on the ABC as part of *[Wednesday Theatre](/source/Wednesday_Theatre)*.[3]

According to a TV Guide listing, the play is "about a family and their relationships to one another".[4]

## Premise

Lady Simpson was the pivot around which her family revolved. Then she died, and the family collapses into a battle for leadership which threaten to tear the family apart. Sir Leonard Simpson tries to replace his lost Queen (Lady Simpson) with his secretary. The rest of the family rallies under the leadership of its Queen, Pauline, the wife of Sir Leonard's eldest son, Bede, to keep out the secretary, who they feel is an outsider.[5]

## Cast

- Eve Wyn as Lady Simpson

- [John Warwick](/source/John_Warwick) as Sir Leonard Simpson

- Kay Taylor as his secretary

- [Betty Lucas](/source/Betty_Lucas) as Queen Pauline

- [Ron Graham](/source/Ron_Graham_(actor)) as Bede Simpson

- Martha Goddard

- Marion Johns

- [Sheila Kennelly](/source/Sheila_Kennelly)

- [Helen Morse](/source/Helen_Morse)

## Production

The show was shot in Sydney.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Replacements for a Queen - drama"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/122118182/?terms=%22queen%27s%20bishop%22&match=1). *The Age*. 21 November 1968. p. 29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["TV Guide"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/122125291/?terms=%22queen%27s%2Bbishop%22). *The Age*. 21 November 1968. p. 39.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Scorpios Who Shine"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/120558092/?terms=%22queen%27s%20bishop%22&match=1). *Sydney Morning Herald*. 17 November 1968. p. 58.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["TV Guide"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/120568828/?terms=%22queen%27s%20bishop%22&match=1). *Sydney Morning Herald*. 25 November 1968. p. 20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Replacement for a Queen - drama"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/122118182/?terms=%22queen%27s%2Bbishop%22). *The Age*. 21 November 1968. p. 29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Clips"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/120569613/?terms=%22queen%27s%2Bbishop%22). *Sydney Morning Herald*. 27 November 1968. p. 6.

v t e TV productions of John Croyston As director The Quiet Season (1965) Arabesque for Atoms (1965) The Brass Butterfly (1967) The Cell (1968) Volpone (1968) The Queen's Bishop (1968) Contrabandits (1968) Voyage Out (1969) Tilley Landed on Our Shores (1969) Lane End (1972) Over There (1972) Certain Women (1973) Spoiled (1974) Behind the Legend (1975) The Seven Ages of Man (1975) Moynihan (1976) Menotti (1980–81) A Step in the Right Direction (1981) Studio 86 (1986) As writer The Runaway (1966) The Man Who Saw It (1966) The Schoolmistress (1967) A Touch of Gold (1967) Construction (1967) A Voyage Out (1969) Chimes at Midnight (1970) I'm Here, Darlings! (1975)

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