title: Uneasy Paradise
text: # Uneasy Paradise
  
  Uneasy Paradise is a 1963 Australian television film directed by William Sterling. It is a 60-minute drama set in Melbourne about a gambler married to Sally. He loses much money at a club run by Paolo.
  
  Australian drama was relatively rare at the time.
  
  ## Premise
  
  Neville is a gambler married to Sally. He loses much money at a club run by Paolo.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Peter Aanensen as Neville
  * Terri Aldred as Sally
  * Syd Conabere as Billy
  * Edward Howell as Paolo
  * Jules Caffari as Gambler
  * James Lynch
  * Douglas Kelly
  * Ian Boyce
  * Roly Barlee
  * Ron Pinnell
  * Stewart Weller
  * Lewis Tegart
  * Ray Angel
  
  ## Production
  
  The show was written by Melbourne writer Laurence Collinson. It was based on a true story and was written as part of a challenge by Sterling at a UNESCO conference in Adelaide. William Sterling decided to treat the subject matter "neo-realistically".
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the plot "carried a spell of authenticity which was broken only by a contrived and comfortable ending" in which Sterling's production "exploited camera angles and action scenes vividly enough to make the-television medium, seem eminently suitable for an effective if somewhat sordid play that took all the tricks except the final, one of a satisfactory, ending."
  
  The Age criticised the writing saying, "every development could be telegraphed."
  
  