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A Fortunate Life( 1986)

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Overview

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.

    Series Cast

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      Dorothy Allison

      Grandma Carr

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      Dale Randall

      Roy Facey

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      John Ley

      Eric Facey

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      Anthony Richards

      Bert (9 Years)

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      Benedict Sweeney

      Bert (14 Years)

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      Dominic Sweeney

      Bert

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      Pat Bishop

      Alice McCall

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      Paul Sonkkila

      Archie McCall

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      Jeffrey Rhoe

      Jock McKay

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      Maurie Ogden

      Cop

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      Leslie Wright

      Jack Lander

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      Raelene Hughes

      Young Alice McCall

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      Val Lehman

      Bert's Mother

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      Ray Meagher

      Bad Bob

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      Bill Hunter

      Charlie Bibby

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      Bill Kerr

      Narrator (voice)

    Current Season

    Miniseries

    1986 | 4 Episodes

    Miniseries of A Fortunate Life premiered on Apr 27 1986

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Miniseries

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

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