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    Drama TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Poor Man’s Orange

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    This sequel to The Harp In The South was shot simultaneously with the same cast, although it is set three years later in the early 1950s.

    The Irish Catholic Darcy family of Surry Hills continued their struggle to build a better life despite the odds being constantly stacked against them.

    Father Hughie (Martyn Sanderson); his wife, Mumma (Anne Phelan); and their younger daughter, Dolour (Kaarin Fairfax) are devastated after their oldest daughter Roie (Anna Hruby) – short for Rowena – dies giving birth to a baby boy.

    Roie’s husband, Charlie (Shane Connor) takes to the drink to forget his loss, neglecting his children.

    16-year-old Dolour fights for the strength to keep the family together through bad times and illness.

    Mumma Darcy
    Anne Phelan
    Hughie Darcy
    Martyn Sanderson
    Dolour Darcy
    Kaarin Fairfax
    Roie (Rowena) Rothe
    Anna Hruby
    Charlie Rothe
    Shane Connor
    Pat Diamond
    Syd Conabere
    Mrs Campion
    Lois Ramsey
    Bumper Reilly
    Ron Shand
    Matty Rothe
    Emily Nicol
    Lick Jimmy
    Cecil Parkee
    Delie Stock
    Carole Skinner
    Father Cooley
    Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell
    Miss Moon
    Kerry Walker
    Tommy Mendel
    Brandon Burke
    Francie
    Susan Leith
    Mrs Drummy
    Pat Thomson
    Harry Drummy
    Connor Fitzpatrick
    Mr Drummy
    Robert Baxter
    Gracie Drummy
    Felicity Soper
    Mr Kilroy
    Roger Ward
    Mrs Kilroy
    Denise Otto
    Seppa
    Rose Clemente
    The Kidger
    Garth Meade
    Birdie Wren
    Simon Gratton
    Sister Theophilus
    Kirrily Nolan
    Mrs Sicilino
    Franca Rubiu
    Wally
    Peter Carmody
    Lick Jimmy’s Wife
    Ella-Mei Wong
    Ted
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