Brides of Christ
Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 6
Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church...
Episodes(6)
1. Diane
Diane is due to be married but unsure of her feelings for her husband to be and her strong feelings of faith, she shocks her family by deciding to enter the Santo Spirito convent as a postulant.
Air Date : 1991-09-04
2. Frances
New to the school and coming from a broken home, Frances struggles to find friends, and a place in the stratified world of boarding school.
Air Date : 1991-09-11
3. Ambrose
Vatican II causes turmoil in the Order with its instructions for change and simplification within the Church. A lay teacher arrives at the convent.
Air Date : 1991-09-18
4. Rosemary
Rosemary, a student at the convent school, struggles with her own awakening independence and education about her sexuality, from which she has been sheltered.
Air Date : 1991-09-25
5. Paul
Sister Paul is a born teacher who joined the convent at 18 and is happy in her vocation. At 24 she goes home to attend a family wedding and meets up with radical priest, Jack Delahunty, who changes her life.
Air Date : 1991-10-02
6. Catherine
While Mother Ambrose is in Rome, Agnes is in charge. She asks Catherine to teach the official line against contraception and Catherine begins to find the compromises she is forced to make as a nun almost overwhelming.
Air Date : 1991-10-09
Cast
Brenda Fricker
(Sister Agnes)
Sandy Gore
(Mother Ambrose)
Josephine Byrnes
(Sister Catherine)
Lisa Hensley
(Sister Paul)
Beth Champion
(Sister Clare)
Joy Hruby
(Sister Polycarp)
Connie Hobbs
(Sister Pierre)
Michelle Pettigrove
(Sister Francine)
Ann Fay
(Sister Innocent)
Irene Rowland
(Sister Perpetua)
Naomi Watts
(Frances Heffernan)
Kym Wilson
(Rosemary Fitzgerald)
Melissa Thomas
(Brigid Maloney)
Kirsty McGregor
(Caroline)
Vanessa Collier
(Jacinta)
Rhys McConnochie
(Monsignor)
Penny Stehli
(Sister Patrick)
Caroline Gillmer
(Sister Philomena)
Leo Taylor
(Bill Fitzgerald)
Pippa Grandison
(Bernadette)
Harold Hopkins
(Ken Maloney)
John Frawley
(Bishop)
Genevieve Mooy
(Judith Fitzgerald)
Mary-Ann Henshaw
(Novice Denise)
Pat Bishop
(Mary Maloney)
Christine Degeuron
(Mrs. Upton)
Brian Rooney
(Brendan Maloney)
Gian Clancey
(Kerry Maloney)
Dimity Clancey
(Moya Maloney)
Louise Pajo
(Jean Markham)
Paul Williams
(Mark)
Frank Gallacher
(Irish Dean)
Bianca Sulkowicz
(Diane (aged 6))
Peter Braunstein
(Frank Markstein)
Hazel Phillips
(Mrs. Purley)
Deborah Hanley
(Mary Statue)
Antonia Murphy
(Novice Therese)
Barry Langrishe
(Tom Heffernan)
John Stone
(Roger Conlan)
Liberty Lee
(Frances (Age 8))
Tatham Lennox
(Anne Fitzgerald)
Ted Baker
(Marriage Celebrant)
Phillip Moffatt
(Bishop's Assistant)
Anne Tenney
(Liz Heffernan)
Philip Quast
(Ian McGregor)
Rob Steele
(Senator Kearney)
Syd Conabere
(Da)
James Klein
(Ian's Son)
Caroline Olds
(Ian's Daughter)
David Whitten
(Doctor)
Stephen Leeder
(Brother Thomas)
Damon Herriman
(Grant)
Adrian Lee
(Kevin Lee)
Scott Lowe
(Gerald Maloney)
Kristen Minichbauer
(Carmel Fitzgerald)
Josh Picker
(Bernadette's Boyfriend)
Christen Cornell
(Lucy Mulcady)
Russell Crowe
(Dominic Maloney)
Stuart Finch
(Father Riordan)
Russell Newman
(Brother Louis)
Keith Holloway
(Lawrie Tierney)
Haydon Samuels
(Andrew Tierney)
Michael Winchester
(Martin Tierney)
Craig Black
(James Tierney)
Nic Gazzana
(Frank)
Rose Frasca
(Sylvana)
Salvatore Coco
(Joe)
Barbara Corapi
(Gina)
Tracey Tainsh
(Helen)
Ned Manning
(Sean)
Peter Loncar
(Teseriero)
Timothy Dufore
(Baritone Singer)
David Hoey
(Ross)
Antonio Mirabito
(Rocco)
Andrew Farrugia
(Luccino)
Petrina Warlow
(Teacher)
Simon Burke
(Jack Delahunty)
Michael Craig
(Bishop)
Melissa Jaffer
(Sister Attracta)
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