A Fortunate Life

A Fortunate Life

A Fortunate Life

4.0 IMDb 7.8 (134) Apr 1986 1 Season 4 Episodes

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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.

PBL Productions

🇦🇺 Australia · English

Cast

Dorothy Allison

Grandma Carr

Dale Randall

Roy Facey

John Ley

Eric Facey

Anthony Richards

Bert (9 Years)

Benedict Sweeney

Bert (14 Years)

Dominic Sweeney

Bert

Pat Bishop

Alice McCall

Paul Sonkkila

Paul Sonkkila

Archie McCall

Jeffrey Rhoe

Jock McKay

Maurie Ogden

Cop

Leslie Wright

Jack Lander

Raelene Hughes

Young Alice McCall

Key Crew

Marcus Cole

Marcus Cole

Director

Henri Safran

Director

A.B. Facey

Book

Ken Kelso

Writer

Starting Out (1897-1905)

Bert Facey's tormented early years through his father's death and harsh economic depression

Apr 27, 1986 90m

Bush Schooling (1905-1908)

Bert goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family.

Journey (1908-1914)

Reunited with his mother after 12 years, Bert soon moves north to seek work.

Apr 29, 1986 90m

Providence (1914-1916)

A champion prize fighter, Bert enlists when WWI breaks out, surviving the nightmare of Gallipoli.

Apr 30, 1986 90m

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