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Haywire (1966)

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How it feels

A television play about a family dealing with a crisis that exposes their personal tensions. The characters struggle with each other as hidden emotions rise to the surface.

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What happens

"Haywire" is the 18th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "Haywire" was written by Creswick Jenkinson and directed by Pat Alexander and originally aired on ABC on 15 August 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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