Starring
Bill KerrDorothy AlisonDale RandallJohn LeyDominique SweeneyAnthony Richards
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
A Fortunate Life Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
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About
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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Miniseries1986
8.0946h 11m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Starting Out (1897-1905) | 8.0 | 9 | 93 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Bush Schooling (1905-1908) | — | — | 91 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Journey (1908-1914) | — | — | 95 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Providence (1914-1916) | — | — | 92 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Bill Kerr Narrator
Dorothy Alison Grandma Carr
Dale Randall Roy Facey
John Ley Eric Facey
Dominique Sweeney Bert, Bert (18 years)
Anthony Richards Bert (9 years)
Benedict Sweeney Bert (14 years)
Pat Bishop Alice McCall
Paul Sonkkila Archie McCall
Jeffrey Rhoe Jock McKay
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