One explosion, two worlds, and a marriage built on loathing. Parallel universe therapy session, anyone?
Following an explosion in a laboratory accident, physicist Colin Trafford is sent to a parallel universe where he enters the body of his counterpart, a popular writer married to an attractive woman who hates him.
Acting
Barron's desperate bewilderment vs. Reed's magnificent contempt.
Writing
Brutal marital dialogue that cuts deeper than sci-fi premise.
Director
Christopher Barry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of BBC's 'Wednesday Play' anthology series, this exemplifies 1960s British television's appetite for speculative fiction on domestic budgets.
Arnold Ridley, playing the befuddled Munnings, is far better known as Private Godfrey in 'Dad's Army'—watch for the same gentle bewilderment.
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