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Anzacs

19856.71 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Anzacs was a 1985 5-part Australian miniseries set in World War I. The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914, fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915, and then on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.

Created by John Clarke
Written by John Clarke, John Dixon
Produced by Geoff Burrowes, Dennis Wright
NetworksNine Network

Top Cast

Andrew Clarke

Andrew Clarke

Martin Barrington

Jon Blake

Jon Blake

Robert Flanagan

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Pat Cleary

C

Christopher Cummins

Roly Collins

Jonathan Sweet

Jonathan Sweet

Bill Harris

Megan Williams

Megan Williams

Kate Baker

Shane Briant

Shane Briant

"Kaiser" Schmidt

A

Alec Wilson

"Pudden" Parsons

P

Peter Finlay

"Bluey"

Tony Bonner

Tony Bonner

Harold Armstrong

Themes & Keywords

world war iminiseries1910sgallipoli campaign

About Anzacs

Anzacs is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 1985 exploring themes of world war i, miniseries, 1910s, gallipoli campaign. Created by John Clarke, it stars Andrew Clarke, Jon Blake, Paul Hogan. Anzacs was a 1985 5-part Australian miniseries set in World War I. The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914, fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915, and then on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.

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