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Thirty-One Backyards (1965)

Thirty-One Backyards poster
Directed by
Raymond Menmuir
Country
United Kingdom

How it feels

A man finds himself trapped in a strange situation involving thirty one backyards. The story follows his efforts to deal with the unsettling environment around him.

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What happens

Thirty One Backyards is a 1963 British television play directed and produced by Raymond Menmuir and starring Ray Barrett. It was written by Alan Seymour and was an episode of ITV Television Playhouse. The play was by an Australian writer and done with Australian cast and director but was made in London. It was one of four plays by Australian writers bought for Australian television. It was made by Rediffusion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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