The Seagull is a 1959 Australian television play based on the 1896 play by Anton Chekhov. Filmed in Sydney it stars Thelma Scott and was produced and adapted by Royston Morley.
In 1895 a vain and selfish actress, Irina, clashes with her son Konstantin who wants to be a writer. Her lover is Trigorin. Irinia lives at the estate of her brother Sorin.
The show was recorded live in Sydney. Roderick Walker was an English actor. It was the first TV appearance for him, William Job and Thelma Scott; Job and Scott recently returned home after time overseas. Job went on to appear in Hamlet for Royston Morley.