Darlings of the Gods

Australian TV series or program
Darlings of the Gods
Based onbook by Garry O'Connor
Written byRoger Simpson
Graeme Farmer
Directed byCatherine Millar
StarringAnthony Higgins
Mel Martin
Jerome Ehlers
Country of originAustralia
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2 x 2 hours
Production
ProducerRoger Le Mesurier
Running time120 min (2 episodes)
Production companyAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Film Victoria

Simpson Le Mesurier Films

Thames Television
Original release
NetworkABC (Australia)
Release27 September 1989 (1989-09-27)

Darlings of the Gods is a 1989 Australian mini series about the 1948 trip to Australia by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and the Old Vic Company, where Olivier and Leigh met Peter Finch.[1]

Cast

  • Anthony Higgins - Laurence Olivier
  • Mel Martin - Vivien Leigh
  • Jerome Ehlers - Peter Finch
  • Rhys McConnochie - Ralph Richardson
  • Anthony Hawkins - Cecil Tennant
  • Barry Quin - Dan Cunningham
  • Jackie Kelleher - Elsie Beyer
  • Lindy Davies - Antonia Vaughan
  • Nicki Paull - June Kelly
  • Shane Briant - Cecil Beaton

Home Media

Not Currently Available on DVD

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p187

External links

  • Darlings of the Gods at IMDb
  • Darlings of the Gods at AustLit


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