A Fortunate Life
Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 4
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.
Episodes(4)
1. Starting Out (1897-1905)
Bert Facey's tormented early years through his father's death and harsh economic depression
Air Date : 1986-04-27
2. Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
Bert goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family.
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3. Journey (1908-1914)
Reunited with his mother after 12 years, Bert soon moves north to seek work.
Air Date : 1986-04-29
4. Providence (1914-1916)
A champion prize fighter, Bert enlists when WWI breaks out, surviving the nightmare of Gallipoli.
Air Date : 1986-04-30
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
(Archie McCall)
Jeffrey Rhoe
(Jock McKay)
Maurie Ogden
(Cop)
Leslie Wright
(Jack Lander)
Raelene Hughes
(Young Alice McCall)
Val Lehman
(Bert's Mother)
Ray Meagher
(Bad Bob)
Bill Hunter
(Charlie Bibby)
Bill Kerr
(Narrator (voice))
Andrew Kovacevich
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