The Weekly's War
| The Weekly's War | |
|---|---|
| Genre | mini-series |
| Written by | Stephen Ramsey John Edwards |
| Directed by | Stephen Ramsey |
| Starring | Noni Hazlehurst Pat Thomson Jane Harders Michael Caton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Suzanne Baker |
| Running time | 2 x 90 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 1983 |
The Weekly's War is a 1983 TV movie about Dorothy Drain, a writer on The Australian Women's Weekly. She works under Les Haylen, Esme Fenston and Frank Packer.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Noni Hazlehurst as Dorothy Drain
- Pat Thomson as Esmé Fenston
- Jane Harders as Tilly Shelton-Smith
- Michael Caton as Les Haylen
- Ray Meagher as Frank Packer
- Carole Skinner as Nurse
References
[edit]- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p. 249
- ^ O'Brien, Denis (27 September 1983). "Just how The Weekly went to war". The Australian Women's Weekly. 103 (5384): 40. ISSN 0007-4039.
External links
[edit]- The Weekly's War at Peter Malone's website
- The Weekly's War at IMDb
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