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  • A Fortunate Life Starting Out (1897-1905) (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

A Fortunate Life

Starting Out (1897-1905) (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer.
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Director
Writers
Ken Kelso (screenplay) | A.B. Facey (based on the autobiography by)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Casting Directors
Maura Fay | Connie Mercurio | Joy Sargent (as Joy Sargant)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 9, 1986

Release date
Mar 9, 1986 (Australia)

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Cast

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Bill Kerr
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Scott Bartle
Bert (5 years) Bert (5 years)   See fewer
Anthony Richards
Bert (9 years) (as Antony Richards) Bert (9 years) (as Antony Richards)   See fewer
Dorothy Alison
Grandma Carr Grandma Carr   See fewer
Pat Bishop
Alice McCall Alice McCall   See fewer
Paul Sonkkila
Archie McCall Archie McCall   See fewer
Ray Meagher
Bad Bob Bad Bob   See fewer
Willie Fennell
Old Man Old Man   See fewer
Luke Campbell
Young Bill Young Bill   See fewer
Gayle Rankine
Margaret Margaret   See fewer
Maurie Ogden
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Richard Walley
Jimmy (as Richard Wailey) Jimmy (as Richard Wailey)   See fewer
Donovan Curyer
Young Roy Facey Young Roy Facey   See fewer
Shelley Howard
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Raelene Hughes
Young Alice McCall Young Alice McCall   See fewer
Sandra Eldridge
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Leanne Kemp
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Jodi Haslinger
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Jemma Skipper
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Tanya Heffernan
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Don Tester
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Alvin Blueton
Wild Kid Wild Kid   See fewer
Gavin Clinch
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