This four-part miniseries is based on A. B. Facey's best-selling autobiographical novel, which tells of the early trials and tribulations of Bert Facey. At eight years old, he was forced by economic circumstances to start the backbreaking, dawn to dusk life of a farm laborer. Unschooled, his father dead, abandoned by his mother, by the age of twenty he had survived the rigors of pioneering the harsh Australian bush and the slaughter of the bloody First World War campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula. Despite this early deprivation, he finds happiness in his marriage in 1915 to his wife of nearly sixty years, Evelyn. A Fortunate Life is an inspirational tale of one man's struggle against seemingly overwhelming barriers to achieve peace and contentment.
Show Info
Network: Nine Network
(1986 -
1986)
Schedule: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun
(90 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
Drama
Episodes ordered: 4 episodes
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
Providence
Episode 1x04; Mar 12, 1986
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x04: Providence | Mar 12, 1986 | |
1x03: Journey | Mar 11, 1986 | |
1x02: Bush Schooling | Mar 10, 1986 |