Thwum

Thwum

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 22, 1975

Runtime

0h 30m

Genres

Science Fiction

Original Title

Thwum

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Pedr James

Description

Presumed lost after its initial broadcast in 1975, Thwum features a young Pete Postlethwaite in his earliest television appearance. This sci-fi themed play sees UFO fanatic Bernard (Paul Moriarty) trying to convince skeptical reporter Duffy (Pete Postlethwaite) to report on the imminent landing of an alien craft. An almost complete copy – two minutes are missing – was recovered from a domestic video recording kept by director Pedr James. [adapted from wearecult.rocks] Part of the anthology series Second City Firsts.