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A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

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Overview

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

Created by Rosemary Anne Sisson
Written by Rosemary Anne Sisson, Tom Hegarty, Nevil Shute
Produced by Henry Crawford
NetworksSeven Network

Top Cast

Helen Morse

Helen Morse

Jean Paget

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Joe Harman

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Noel Strachan

J

John Lee

Lester 'Les' Robinson

Themes & Keywords

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About A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1981 exploring themes of world war ii, prisoner of war, australia, jungle, miniseries, stockman. Created by Rosemary Anne Sisson, it stars Helen Morse, Bryan Brown, Gordon Jackson. Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.

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