A Fortunate Life
7.8
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Apr 27, 1986
Starting Out (1897-1905) Episode 1
S1 · E2
Bush Schooling (1905-1908) Episode 2
soonS1 · E3 · Apr 29, 1986
Journey (1908-1914) Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Apr 30, 1986
Providence (1914-1916) Episode 4
4 episodes in Season 1
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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
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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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Turkey Shoot
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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Phoenix
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Pat Bishop
Alice McCall
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Number 96
Brides of Christ
Paul Sonkkila
Archie McCall
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Daybreakers
The Interview
Jeffrey Rhoe
Jock McKay
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Blue Murder
Puberty Blues
Maurie Ogden
Cop
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Drift
Harlequin
Leslie Wright
Jack Lander
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Paid to Kill
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Raelene Hughes
Young Alice McCall
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Henri Safran Director · Marcus Cole Director Ken Kelso Writer
Total runtime 6h 0m · Episode length 90 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
April 27, 1986
Final episode
April 30, 1986
Status
Ended
Network
Nine Network
Country
Australia
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
90 min
Total runtime
6h 0m
Original language
English
Production
PBL Productions
Production
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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