A Town Like Alice (1981 film)

A Town Like Alice is a fivehour 1981 Australian television adaptation of Nevil Shutes novel of the same name. Produced by the Seven Network, and directed by David Stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book.

It stars Helen Morse in the lead role of Jean Paget, with Bryan Brown as Joe Harman and Scottish actor Gordon Jackson as the aging lawyer and trustee Noel Strachan.The series won an International Emmy Award for drama in 1981 and went on to win a Logie Award in the Best Single Drama or Mini Series category at the 1982 awards with Morse, Brown and Jackson winning Logies for their performances.citation needed ........

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