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Director:
Ken Cameron
Writers:
John Alsop (writer)
Sue Smith (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 June 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a... more
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Awards:
8 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Exceptional, high-class miniseries more (12 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast) (in credits order)
Brenda Fricker ... Sister Agnes
Sandy Gore ... Mother Ambrose
Josephine Byrnes ... Diane / Sister Catherine
Lisa Hensley ... Veronica / Sister Paul
Simon Burke ... Jack Delahunty
Melissa Jaffer ... Sister Attracta
Philip Quast ... Ian McGregor
Pat Bishop ... Mary Maloney

Naomi Watts ... Frances Heffernan
Kym Wilson ... Rosemary Fitzgerald
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Braunstein ... Frank Markham
Beth Champion ... Sister Clare
Dimity Clancey ... Moya Maloney
Gian Clancey ... Kerry Maloney
Vanessa Collier ... Jacinta
Syd Conabere ... Da
Christen Cornell ... Lucy Mulcady
Michael Craig ... Bishop

Russell Crowe ... Dominic Maloney
Christine Degeuron ... Mrs. Upton
Ann Fay ... Sister Innocent
Stuart Finch ... Father Riordan
John Frawley ... Bishop
Frank Gallacher ... Priest
Caroline Gillmer ... Sister Philomena
Pippa Grandison ... Bernadette
Deborah Hanley ... Mary Statue

Damon Herriman ... Grant
Connie Hobbs ... Sister Pierre
Keith Holloway ... Lawrie Tierney
Harold Hopkins ... Ken Maloney
Joy Hruby ... Sister Polycarp
John Langrishe ... Tom Heffernan
Adrian Lee ... Kevin

Stephen Leeder ... Brother Thomas
Liberty Lee ... Frances, aged 8
Tathom Lennox ... Anne Fitzgerald
Ned Manning ... Helen
Rhys McConnochie ... Monsignor
Kirsty McGregor ... Caroline
Kristen Minichbauer ... Carmel Fitzgerald
Genevieve Mooy ... Judith Fitzgerald
Antonia Murphy ... Novice Therese
Russell Newman ... Brother Louis
Louise Pajo ... Jean Markham
Michelle Pettigrove ... Sister Francine
Hazel Phillips ... Mrs. Purley
Brian Rooney ... Brendan Maloney
Irene Rowland ... Sister Perpetua
Rob Steele ... Senator Kearney
Penny Stehli ... Sister Patrick
John Stone ... Roger Conlan
Bianca Sulkowicz ... Diane, aged 6
Leo Taylor ... Bill Fitzgerald
Anne Tenney ... Liz Heffernan (Elizabeth Jane Heffernan-Colman)

Melissa Thomas ... Brigid Maloney
Paul Williams ... Mark
Michael Winchester ... Martin Tierney
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Directed by
Ken Cameron 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Alsop  writer
Sue Smith  writer

Produced by
Penny Chapman .... executive producer
Sue Masters .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mario Millo 
William Motzing 
 
Cinematography by
James Bartle 
 
Film Editing by
Tony Kavanagh 
 
Costume Design by
Annie Marshall 
 
Makeup Department
Chiara Tripodi .... makeup artist (1991)
 
Production Management
Tony Kavanagh .... post-production supervisor
 
Sound Department
Fabian Sanjurjo .... dialogue editor
 
Other crew
Sandy Stevens .... production coordinator
Kim Vecera .... business affairs manager (1991)
 

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Additional Details

Country:
Australia | UK | Ireland
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Santa Sabina College, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia more
Company:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Diane: For various reasons I did not keep a journal while I was in the convent, so I have to piece this one together from memory. The result is probably more balanced and forgiving than I knew how to be at the time, so I have decided to dedicate it to Saint Anselm... more

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Exceptional, high-class miniseries, 10 May 2002
9/10
Author: leask81 from adelaide, australia

Traces a period of radical change within the Catholic church, instigated by the Pope and the Vatican, during the 1960s and 70s, and the effects it had on one (fictional) convent of nuns in Australia. Exquisite, sharply perceptive miniseries is not by any means directed at Catholics, or Christians, only: in fact, it may be more suited to non-Christians, certainly as an educational piece for those who are wondering what goes on inside convents, traditionally very secluded, reclusive places of worship. Each of the six episodes focuses on one major character, and issues raised include Catholic views on divorce, abortion, safe sex and sex before marriage, versus the wider world-views on these subjects which were beginning to take shape during the social revolution of the times; other, less `worldly' (but no less important, for the participants) issues include the struggle between old-school nuns, for whom the lifestyle was all about studying and reliving archaic practices, and the new wave, who wanted the church to become more relevant to the changing society. High-class performances and a brilliant script make this an absolute treasure, and is fondly remembered fourteen years after its television debut. 9/10.

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