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A Fortunate Life
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Marcus Cole, Henri Safran
Writer: Ken Kelso
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1986)
No overview available.
4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Starting Out (1897-1905)
1986-04-27Bert Facey's tormented early years through his father's death and harsh economic depression
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 2: Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
Bert goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 3: Journey (1908-1914)
1986-04-29Reunited with his mother after 12 years, Bert soon moves north to seek work.
Runtime: 90 minEpisode 4: Providence (1914-1916)
1986-04-30A champion prize fighter, Bert enlists when WWI breaks out, surviving the nightmare of Gallipoli.
Runtime: 90 min
