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Season 1

A Fortunate Life

Season released 9th Mar, 1986.

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Season 1 Episodes

S01 Episode 1

Starting Out (1897-1905)

Impoverished eight-year-old Bert Facey is forced to live the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer after his father dies.

1 h 32 mins  ·  Sun, 9 Mar 1986

S01 Episode 2

Bush Schooling (1905-1908)

With a deceased father and a mother who abandoned him, Bert decides to go to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him like family.

1 h 30 mins  ·  Mon, 10 Mar 1986

S01 Episode 3

Journey (1908-1914)

Now twenty, Bert is reunited with his mother twelve years after she abandoned him; he moves north to seek more work.

1 h 34 mins  ·  Tue, 11 Mar 1986

S01 Episode 4

Providence (1914-1916)

After becoming a champion prize fighter, World War I breaks out and Bert decides to enlist; he later survives the nightmare of Gallipoli.

1 h 31 mins  ·  Wed, 12 Mar 1986

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