Billy Liar

Billy Liar (1959) is a novel by Keith Waterhouse that was later adapted into a play, film, musical and TV series.

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1959 - Novel - Keith Waterhouse - Play - Film - Musical - TV series

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The semi-comical story is about Billy Fisher, a working-class 19-year-old living with his parents in the fictional town of Stradhoughton in Yorkshire. Bored by his job as a lowly clerk for an undertaker, Billy spends his time indulging in Walter Mitty-like fantasies and dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer. However, with three girlfriends on the go, his tendency to overimagination comes at a cost.

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Yorkshire - Undertaker - Walter Mitty

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