A Fortunate Life

1986
A Fortunate Life

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

EP1 Starting Out (1897-1905) Apr 27, 1986

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

EP2 Bush Schooling (1905-1908) Jan 01, 0001

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

EP3 Journey (1908-1914) Apr 29, 1986

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

EP4 Providence (1914-1916) Apr 30, 1986

A champion prize fighter, Bert enlists when WWI breaks out, surviving the nightmare of Gallipoli.
7.8| en| Drama
Synopsis

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.

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PBL Productions

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  • Top Credited Cast
Paul Sonkkila as Archie McCall
Val Lehman as Bert's Mother
Ray Meagher as Bad Bob
Bill Hunter as Charlie Bibby
Bill Kerr as Narrator (voice)