Poor Mans Orange

Like its predecessor The Harp In The South Poor Mans Orange was also adapted for Australian television by the Ten Network in 1987 It continues the story of the Darcy family living in the Surry Hills area of Sydney Originally a novel by New Zealandborn Australian author Ruth Park the book was published in 1949 The Darcys a poor working class family of tough Irish stock Mumma Anne Phelan dad Hughie Martyn Sanderson Roie Anna Hruby and the younger daughter Dolour Kaarin Fairfax through whose eyes we hear their story