A Fortunate Life
First aired on Apr 27, 1986
40%
Genres: Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Marcus Cole | Director
Ken Kelso | Writer
Henri Safran | Director
A.B. Facey | Book
