Basically Black

Basically Black

27 mins | Comedy | July 7, 1973

Adapted from the stage production of the same name, 'Basically Black' is a sketch comedy TV pilot that aired in 1973, and due to the provocative racial content, ABC never produced another episode. It stands as a historical milestone, the first television program and stage play completely created and written by Aboriginal Australians.

Basically Black

27 mins | Comedy | July 7, 1973

Basically Black
Adapted from the stage production of the same name, 'Basically Black' is a sketch comedy TV pilot that aired in 1973, and due to the provocative racial content, ABC never produced another episode. It stands as a historical milestone, the first television program and stage play completely created and written by Aboriginal Australians.
Producers
Original title Basically Black
Directors Nicholas R. Parsons
Writers Jim Crawford, Ken Horler, Gary Foley