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A Fortunate Life

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.
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Cast

Dorothy Allison profile
Dorothy Allison

Grandma Carr

Total episodes: 4

Dale Randall profile
Dale Randall

Roy Facey

Total episodes: 4

John Ley profile
John Ley

Eric Facey

Total episodes: 4

Anthony Richards profile
Anthony Richards

Bert (9 Years)

Total episodes: 4

Benedict Sweeney profile
Benedict Sweeney

Bert (14 Years)

Total episodes: 4

Dominic Sweeney profile
Dominic Sweeney

Bert

Total episodes: 4

Pat Bishop profile
Pat Bishop

Alice McCall

Total episodes: 4

Paul Sonkkila profile
Paul Sonkkila

Archie McCall

Total episodes: 4

Jeffrey Rhoe profile
Jeffrey Rhoe

Jock McKay

Total episodes: 4

Maurie Ogden profile
Maurie Ogden

Cop

Total episodes: 4

Leslie Wright profile
Leslie Wright

Jack Lander

Total episodes: 4

Raelene Hughes profile
Raelene Hughes

Young Alice McCall

Total episodes: 4

Dorothy Allison profile
Dorothy Allison

Grandma Carr

Total episodes: 4

Dale Randall profile
Dale Randall

Roy Facey

Total episodes: 4

John Ley profile
John Ley

Eric Facey

Total episodes: 4

Anthony Richards profile
Anthony Richards

Bert (9 Years)

Total episodes: 4

Benedict Sweeney profile
Benedict Sweeney

Bert (14 Years)

Total episodes: 4

Dominic Sweeney profile
Dominic Sweeney

Bert

Total episodes: 4

Pat Bishop profile
Pat Bishop

Alice McCall

Total episodes: 4

Paul Sonkkila profile
Paul Sonkkila

Archie McCall

Total episodes: 4

Jeffrey Rhoe profile
Jeffrey Rhoe

Jock McKay

Total episodes: 4

Maurie Ogden profile
Maurie Ogden

Cop

Total episodes: 4

Leslie Wright profile
Leslie Wright

Jack Lander

Total episodes: 4

Raelene Hughes profile
Raelene Hughes

Young Alice McCall

Total episodes: 4

Extra

Release Date

April 27, 1986

Last air Date

April 30, 1986

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

Nine Network logo

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Miniseries

Aired on: 1986 | 4 Episodes

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