A Fortunate Life
Trailer: A Fortunate Life
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Dorothy Allison, Dale Randall, John Ley, Anthony Richards, Benedict Sweeney, Dominic Sweeney
Studio: Nine Network
Country:
Runtime: 90:14 Min
Quality: HD
First Air Date: Apr 27, 1986
Last Air Date: Apr 30, 1986
Episode: 4 Episode
Season: 1 Season
Keyword : world war i, biography, australia, miniseries, colonialism, 18th century, historical drama, gallipoli campaign
Episode
Eps1
Starting Out (1897-1905)
Starting Out (1897-1905)
HD
IMDb: 0
1986
Bert Facey's tormented early years through his father's death and harsh economic depression
Release : 1986.04.27
Title : Starting Out (1897-1905)
Season : 1
Eps2
Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
HD
IMDb: 0
1970
Bert goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family.
Release : 1970.01.01
Title : Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
Season : 1
Eps3
Journey (1908-1914)
Journey (1908-1914)
HD
IMDb: 0
1986
Reunited with his mother after 12 years, Bert soon moves north to seek work.
Release : 1986.04.29
Title : Journey (1908-1914)
Season : 1
Eps4
Providence (1914-1916)
Providence (1914-1916)
HD
IMDb: 0
1986
A champion prize fighter, Bert enlists when WWI breaks out, surviving the nightmare of Gallipoli.
Release : 1986.04.30
Title : Providence (1914-1916)
Season : 1
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