Tomorrow's Child (1957)

Directed by

Raymond Menmuir

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This live television play is set in the future and follows characters dealing with everyday situations. It is an early Australian attempt at science fiction and comedy.

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What happens

Tomorrow's Child is an Australian television film, or rather a live one-off television play, which aired in 1957 on ABC. Directed by Raymond Menmuir, it is notable as an early example of Australian television comedy and was Australia's first live hour long drama. It was set in the future, making it technically Australia's first science fiction drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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