"A Town Like Alice" (1981) TV mini-series

Director:

David Stevens

Writers:

Tom Hegarty (writer)
Nevil Shute (novel)

Release Date:

4 October 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Plot:

Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity...

Plot Keywords:

Australia | Jungle | Malaysia | Forced March | TV Mini-Series

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins

Cast

Helen Morse	...	Jean Paget
Bryan Brown	...	Joe Harman
Gordon Jackson	...	Noel Strachan
Dorothy Alison	...	Mrs. Frith
Yuki Shimoda	...	Sergeant Mifune
Anna Volska	...	Sally Wilson-Hayes
Donald MacDonald	...	Derek Wilson-Hayes
Pat Evison	...	Mrs. Collard
Richard Narita	...	Captain Sugamo
Arkie Whiteley	...	Annie
Lorna Lesley	...	Rose
Lucy Bell	...	Jane
Sean Hinton	...	Freddie
Debbie Baile	...	Audrey
Cecily Polson	...	Eileen

Also Known As:

Nevil Shute's A Town Like Alice (Australia) (complete title)

Runtime:

301 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Farmcote Station, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

7 Network

Trivia:

This was the first non-British production to air in the U.S. on "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Although set in 1948, Jean Paget boards a Routemaster London bus. Routemasters weren't introduced until the mid-1950s.

Movie Connections:

Version of A Town Like Alice (1956)

a brilliant adaptation of a masterpiece

I have seen this film at least 100 times and I am still excited by it, the acting is perfect and the romance between Joe and Jean keeps me on the edge of my seat, plus I still think Bryan Brown is the tops. Brilliant Film.