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Award winning mini-series about the men and events that shaped Australia's post war history from 1945 1955. The series focuses on three men: Ben Chifley, Robert Menzies and H. V. "Doc" Evatt, and shows how the fabric of Australian democracy was almost wrecked by the idealism of good but troubled men.
First Aired
Jun 28, 1988
Last Aired
Aug 16, 1988
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Network
ABC TV
Keywords
world war ii
cold war
prime minister
freedom of speech
constitution
parliament
political party
election campaign
trade union
idealism
anti-communism
class differences
disillusionment
political campaign
political leader
secret service
political intrigue
post world war ii
catholicism
communism
red scare
1940s
political figure
1950s
political repression
political scandal
australian history
political turmoil
leftist radicalism
political history
australian politics
australian prime minister
canberra
Cast
Full credits →E
Ed Devereaux
Ben Chifley
J
John Bonney
Robert Menzies
S
Simon Chilvers
H.V. Evatt
J
John Derum
B.A. Santamaria
G
Graham Rouse
Arthur Fadden
N
Nick Tate
Les Hayden
G
Gary Files
Fred Daly
S
Stuart McCreery
Allan Dalziel
M
Mary-Lou Stewart
Joanna Malcolm
P
Paul Hunt
John Burton
H
Harold Hopkins
Edgar Ross
P
Paul Sonkkila
Ron Tate
B
Bill Young
Jim Cooper
V
Valerie Bader
Mary Alice Evatt
R
Ray Meagher
Tom Burke
R
Ron Blanchard
Arthur Calwell
J
John Ewart
Fred Daley
B
Bryan Marshall
Richard Casey
M
Malcolm Robertson
Idris Williams
J
Joan Bruce
Pattie Menzies
