
A Fortunate Life
Drama·1986·1 Seasons
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.
Starring: Dorothy Allison,Dale Randall,John Ley,Anthony Richards
Episodes
MiniseriesS01 | E01
Starting Out (1897-1905)
1986-04-27
S01 | E02
Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
S01 | E03
Journey (1908-1914)
1986-04-29
S01 | E04
Providence (1914-1916)
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








