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The Mavis Bramston Show – Series 2 Episode 1 (1965)

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A woman (June Salter) who lost her husband in the Second World War worries that she will lose her son in Vietnam, after the introduction of conscription.

Curator’s notes

by Kate Matthews

The word ‘sketch’ is seldom separated from the word ‘comedy’ on contemporary television. This serious sketch feels unusual to watch now, particularly in the context of a comedy-variety show and introduced as it is by one of the show’s standard title layouts, featuring the ridiculous Mavis Bramston. Nonetheless, like much of the show’s satirical comedy, it makes a point about a current issue through a performance in character. Conscription for the Vietnam War was introduced in Australian in 1964.

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