A Town Like Alice

M
2h 0m
1981
7.6 /10 (8)

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.

Country : AU
Languages : en
Last Air Date:1981-07-26
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Miniseries
1981-07-12

Episodes

Episode: 1Episode 1
S01
E01
1981-07-12
Episode: 2Episode 2
S01
E02
1981-07-19
Episode: 3Episode 3
S01
E03
1981-07-26

Series Cast

Helen Morse

Jean Paget

Bryan Brown

Joe Harman

Gordon Jackson

Noel Strachan

John Lee

Lester 'Les' Robinson

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