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A feature film version of Bellbird entitled Country Town was produced in 1971 not by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation but by two of the show's stars, Gary Gray and Terry McDermott.

Number 96 and The Box also had feature film versions, both of which had the same title as the series, released in 1974 and 1975 respectively.

As Australian television was in black and white until 1975 these theatrical releases all had the novelty of being in colour.

The film versions of Number 96 and The Box also allowed more explicit nudity than could be shown on television at that time.