British sci-fi in which two scientific friends invent a device which can replicate any object perfectly. They also happen to be in love with the same bird, who chooses to marry the one who is the squire's son rather than the one who is the farmer's son. However, rather than pine away over his lost love, the resourceful young scientist decides to rectify the situation by utilizing their new invention to create a clone of the disputed bird. Astonishingly, when he explains his intention to her, she agrees to go along with it.
This is really pretty original material considering that the idea of cloning was still decades away. In addition, give it further marks for originality in that the heroine actually goes along with the plan willingly, rather than having to be forcibly abducted, as would have been the case in a Hollywood version. Unfortunately, the story gets bogged down a bit due to the fact that it's treated more as soap opera then science fiction.
This is really pretty original material considering that the idea of cloning was still decades away. In addition, give it further marks for originality in that the heroine actually goes along with the plan willingly, rather than having to be forcibly abducted, as would have been the case in a Hollywood version. Unfortunately, the story gets bogged down a bit due to the fact that it's treated more as soap opera then science fiction.