A Fortunate Life
A Fortunate Life

Series·1986·1 Season

A Fortunate Life

Directed By

Marcus Cole

Country

AU

Language

English

Episodes

4

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The Story

At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer. Unschooled, his father dead, abandoned by his mother, by the age of twenty he had survived the rigours of pioneering the harsh Australian bush and the slaughter of the bloody WWI campaign at Gallipoli.

Written By

Ken Kelso

Themes

world war ibiographyaustraliaminiseriescolonialism18th centuryhistorical dramagallipoli campaign

Production House

PBL Productions

Audience Score

50%

3 votes

Skip18%
Timepass41%
Go for it30%
Perfection11%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Dorothy Allison

Grandma Carr

Dale Randall

Roy Facey

John Ley

Eric Facey

Anthony Richards

Bert (9 Years)

Benedict Sweeney

Bert (14 Years)

Dominic Sweeney

Bert

Pat Bishop

Alice McCall

Paul Sonkkila

Paul Sonkkila

Archie McCall

Jeffrey Rhoe

Jock McKay

Maurie Ogden

Cop

Leslie Wright

Jack Lander

Raelene Hughes

Young Alice McCall

Val Lehman

Val Lehman

Bert's Mother

Ray Meagher

Ray Meagher

Bad Bob

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Charlie Bibby

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Narrator (voice)

// crew

Crew

Marcus Cole

Marcus Cole

Director

Ken Kelso

Writer

Henri Safran

Director

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