50 YEARS ON NUMBER 96 CHANGED AUSSIE TV FOREVER!
Mar 13, 2022
3 minutes
By Craig Bennett
In the ’70s nothing set tongues wagging like Number 96, the racy, sex-and-sin soap that boldly tackled an array of shocking and previously taboo topics – while boasting a cast of colourful, memorable, often outrageous characters.
Set in a fictitious Sydney apartment building, Number 96 was an instant ratings smash when it launched 50 years ago. The first episode was sensationally hyped as “the night Australian television lost its virginity”.
But for two of the show’s
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