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A Fortunate Life (1986)

4.0/10 Ended 90 min Apr 27, 1986 1 Season
Drama

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.

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Show Details

Original Title A Fortunate Life
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 4
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 1.9

Networks

Nine Network
AU

Cast

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Dorothy Allison
Grandma Carr
4 episodes
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Dale Randall
Roy Facey
4 episodes
No Photo" alt="John Ley" class="cast-photo">
John Ley
Eric Facey
4 episodes
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Anthony Richards
Bert (9 Years)
4 episodes
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Benedict Sweeney
Bert (14 Years)
4 episodes
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Dominic Sweeney
Bert
4 episodes
No Photo" alt="Pat Bishop" class="cast-photo">
Pat Bishop
Alice McCall
4 episodes
Paul Sonkkila
Paul Sonkkila
Archie McCall
4 episodes
No Photo" alt="Jeffrey Rhoe" class="cast-photo">
Jeffrey Rhoe
Jock McKay
4 episodes
No Photo" alt="Maurie Ogden" class="cast-photo">
Maurie Ogden
Cop
4 episodes
No Photo" alt="Leslie Wright" class="cast-photo">
Leslie Wright
Jack Lander
4 episodes
No Photo" alt="Raelene Hughes" class="cast-photo">
Raelene Hughes
Young Alice McCall
4 episodes

Key Crew

Director Marcus Cole, Henri Safran
Writer Ken Kelso

Seasons

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Miniseries
4 episodes 1986

Networks

Nine Network
AU

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Keywords

world war i biography australia miniseries colonialism 18th century historical drama gallipoli campaign

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Rating
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Details
First Air Date April 27, 1986
Last Air Date April 30, 1986
Country AU
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 1.9
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