A Town Like Alice (1981)

Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.

A Town Like Alice

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Helen Morse
Helen Morse
as Jean Paget
Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
as Joe Harman
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
as Noel Strachan
John Lee
John Lee
as Lester 'Les' Robinson
Dorothy Alison
Dorothy Alison
as Mrs. Frith
Yuki Shimoda
Yuki Shimoda
as Sergeant Mifune
Anna Volska
Anna Volska
as Sally Wilson-Hayes
Melissa Crawford
Melissa Crawford
as Robyn Holland
Rebecca Marshall
Rebecca Marshall
as Rita Collard
Crispian Ashby
Crispian Ashby
as Jonnie Horsefall
Mandy Boocock
Mandy Boocock
as Marlene Collard
Maurie Fields
Maurie Fields
as Al Burns
Arkie Whiteley
Arkie Whiteley
as Annie
Maggie Dence
Maggie Dence
as Mrs. O'Connor
Lorna Lesley
Lorna Lesley
as Rose Sawyer
Joan Lord
Joan Lord
as Miss Carter
Richard Narita
Richard Narita
as Captain Sugamo
Tom E. Lewis
Tom E. Lewis
as Bourneville
Donald MacDonald
Donald MacDonald
as Derek Wilson-Hayes
John Allen
John Allen
as Bill Holland
Liz Marshall
Liz Marshall
as Trek Woman
Samantha Rebillet
Samantha Rebillet
as Trek Child
Jennifer West
Jennifer West
as Mrs. Horsefall
Pat Evison
Pat Evison
as Mrs. Collard
Peter Collingwood
Peter Collingwood
as Dr. Kennedy
Tim McKenzie
Tim McKenzie
as Pete Fletcher
Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley
as Tim Whelan
Lucy Bell
Lucy Bell
as Jane Holland
Sean Hinton
Sean Hinton
as Freddie Holland
Ed Turley
Ed Turley
as Police Sergeant
Debbie Baile
Debbie Baile
as Audrey Forbes
Anne Haddy
Anne Haddy
as Aggie Topp
Cecily Polson
Cecily Polson
as Eileen Holland
Peter Paulson
Peter Paulson
as Flying Doctor
Derek Wyness
Derek Wyness
as Don Curtis
John Howard
John Howard
as Donald Paget
Fred Peter
Fred Peter
as Mr. Watkins
Hatsuo Uda
Hatsuo Uda
as Captain Koniata
Lois Ramsey
Lois Ramsey
as Mrs. Driver
Kenneth Brown
Kenneth Brown
as Ben Leggatt
Isabel Kirk
Isabel Kirk
as Mrs. Duveen
Patrick Dickson
Patrick Dickson
as Tommy Smythe
Syd Heylen
Syd Heylen
as Art Foster
Peter Kowitz
Peter Kowitz
as TAA Pilot
Ross Thompson
Ross Thompson
as Beetchcraft Pilot
Betty Benfield
Betty Benfield
as Trek Woman
Robert Noble
Robert Noble
as Dragon Pilot
Gareth Wilding-Forbes
Gareth Wilding-Forbes
as Pub Customer
Simon Hinton
Simon Hinton
as Trek Child
George Raymond
George Raymond
as Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)
Tony Groser
Tony Groser
as James McFadden
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    Episode 1

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    Episode 2

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