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Anzacs is a 1985 Australian five-part television miniseries set in World War I. The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion (Australia) 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.
Original Release
10/27/1985
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Andrew Clarke | Capt. Martin Barrington / Cpl. Martin Barrington / Lt. Martin Barrington / Self |
| Paul Hogan | L / Cpl. Pat Cleary / Pte. Pat Cleary / Self |
| Jon Blake | Capt. Flanagan / L / Cpl. Flanagan / Lt. Flanagan / Pte. Flanagan / Self / Sgt. Flanagan |
| Megan Williams | Sister Kate Baker / Self |
| Christopher Cummins | Pte. Roly Collins |
| Jonathan Sweet | Pte. Bill Harris / C.S.M. Bill Harris |
| Ilona Rodgers | Lady Thea Barrington |
| David Bradshaw | Keith Murdoch |
| Robert Coleby | Rev. George Lonsdale |
| Tony Bonner | Lt. Harold Armstrong / Capt. Harold Armstrong / Harold Armstrong |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Adventure | Sunday, 27 October 1985 |
| 2 | The Big Push | Monday, 28 October 1985 |
| 3 | The Devil's Arithmetic | Tuesday, 29 October 1985 |
| 4 | Fields of Fire | Wednesday, 30 October 1985 |
| 5 | Now, There Was a Day... | Thursday, 31 October 1985 |
| 6 | The Making of ANZACS | Sunday, 01 December 1985 |
Directors
Pino Amenta, George Miller, John Dixon, Ray Daley
Writers
John Dixon, James Mitchell, John Clarke
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Andrew Clarke | Capt. Martin Barrington / Cpl. Martin Barrington / Lt. Martin Barrington / Self |
| Paul Hogan | L / Cpl. Pat Cleary / Pte. Pat Cleary / Self |
| Jon Blake | Capt. Flanagan / L / Cpl. Flanagan / Lt. Flanagan / Pte. Flanagan / Self / Sgt. Flanagan |
| Megan Williams | Sister Kate Baker / Self |
| Christopher Cummins | Pte. Roly Collins |
| Jonathan Sweet | Pte. Bill Harris / C.S.M. Bill Harris |
| Ilona Rodgers | Lady Thea Barrington |
| David Bradshaw | Keith Murdoch |
| Robert Coleby | Rev. George Lonsdale |
| Tony Bonner | Lt. Harold Armstrong / Capt. Harold Armstrong / Harold Armstrong |
| Shane Briant | Sgt. 'Kaiser' Schmidt / Cpl. 'Kaiser' Schmidt / Pte. 'Kaiser' Schmidt |
| Alec Wilson | Pte. 'Pudden' Parsons |
| Peter Finlay | L / Cpl. 'Bluey' / Pte. 'Bluey' |
| Elaine Lee | Madame |
| Leah Steventon | Marie |
| Sheila Kennelly | Mrs. Baker |
| David Allardice | Pianist |
| Patrick Ward | Sgt. Tom McArthur |
| Jim Holt | Pte. 'Dingo' Gordon |
| Rhys McConnochie | David Lloyd George |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Geoff Burrowes | Producer |
| Dennis Wright | Producer |
