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    Drama TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    ANZACS

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    This 1985 miniseries from the Australian Nine Network followed the lives of a dozen volunteer Aussie soldiers who served in the 8th battalion of the 1st Australian Imperial Force, part of the Australia & New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served during World War I.

    The series moved from the 1915 battle of Gallipoli to the brutal trenches of France during the 1916 Somme battles, the 1917 Arias and Vimy Ridge battles to the 1918 German offensives and the final victory drive.

    At close to nine hours, it was a lengthy buddy movie told across five episodes with a large ensemble cast, among them a pre-Crocodile Dundee Paul Hogan (pictured), displaying credible dramatic acting skills, away from the comedy he was well known for in Australia.

    Between the battle sequences, there was an emphasis on the interpersonal relationships of the men making up the battalion, with themes of kinship and larrikinism – from the Australian term “larrikin” for a young hoodlum or hooligan – pushed to the fore.

    The historical accuracy and period detail were to be lauded, and the hefty budget ($6.5m) spent by the Nine Network was very much in evidence on-screen.

    Punctuating the character drama, there was momentum and energy to the battle sequences that could be held up against the best Hollywood had to offer.

    Anzacs remains one of the most popular and fondly remembered miniseries ever broadcast in Australia.

    Capt. Martin Barrington
    Andrew Clarke
    Cpl. Pat Cleary
    Paul Hogan
    Capt. Flanagan
    Jon Blake
    Sister Kate Baker
    Megan Williams
    Pte. Roly Collins
    Christopher Cummins
    Pte. Bill Harris
    Jonathan Sweet
    Lady Thea Barrington
    Ilona Rodgers
    Keith Murdoch
    David Bradshaw
    Rev. George Lonsdale
    Robert Coleby
    Lt. Harold Armstrong
    Tony Bonner
    Sgt. ‘Kaiser’ Schmidt
    Shane Briant
    Pte. ‘Pudden’ Parsons
    Alec Wilson
    Bluey
    Peter Finlay
    Madame
    Elaine Lee
    Marie
    Leah Steventon
    Mrs Baker
    Sheila Kennelly
    Sgt. Tom McArthur
    Patrick Ward
    Pte. ‘Dingo’ Gordon
    Jim Holt
    David Lloyd George
    Rhys McConnochie
    Max Earnshaw
    David Lynch
    Field Marshall Haig
    Noel Trevarthen
    Sir Rupert Barrington
    Vincent Ball
    Gen. Kiggell
    Michael Adams
    Hon. Cyril Earnshaw
    Howard Bell
    Mrs Collins
    Diana Greentree
    Gen. Monash
    Bill Kerr
    Dick Baker
    Mark Hembrow
    Pte. ‘Huddo’ Hudson
    Nick Waters
    Capt. Young
    Edmund Pegge
    Sir Maurice Hankey
    Peter Stratford
    ‘Pompey’ Elliott
    Francis Bell
    Nurse Purvis
    Meradith Rodgers

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