Brides of Christ (1991)

A story of devotion in a time of controversy

Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.

Brides of Christ

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as Sister Agnes

as Mother Ambrose

Josephine Byrnes

Josephine Byrnes

as Sister Catherine

as Sister Clare

as Sister Polycarp

as Sister Pierre

Michelle Pettigrove

Michelle Pettigrove

as Sister Francine

as Sister Innocent

as Sister Perpetua

as Frances Heffernan

as Rosemary Fitzgerald

as Brigid Maloney

Kirsty McGregor

Kirsty McGregor

Vanessa Collier

Vanessa Collier

Rhys McConnochie

Rhys McConnochie

as Sister Patrick

Caroline Gillmer

Caroline Gillmer

as Sister Philomena

as Bill Fitzgerald

Pippa Grandison

Pippa Grandison

as Judith Fitzgerald

Mary-Ann Henshaw

Mary-Ann Henshaw

as Novice Denise

as Mary Maloney

Christine Degeuron

Christine Degeuron

as Brendan Maloney

as Kerry Maloney

as Moya Maloney

as Jean Markham

Frank Gallacher

Frank Gallacher

Bianca Sulkowicz

Bianca Sulkowicz

as Diane (aged 6)

Peter Braunstein

Peter Braunstein

as Frank Markstein

as Novice Therese

Barry Langrishe

Barry Langrishe

as Tom Heffernan

as Roger Conlan

as Frances (Age 8)

as Anne Fitzgerald

as Marriage Celebrant

Phillip Moffatt

Phillip Moffatt

as Bishop's Assistant

as Liz Heffernan

as Ian McGregor

as Senator Kearney

as Ian's Daughter

as Brother Thomas

as Gerald Maloney

Kristen Minichbauer

Kristen Minichbauer

as Carmel Fitzgerald

as Bernadette's Boyfriend

Christen Cornell

Christen Cornell

as Lucy Mulcady

as Dominic Maloney

as Father Riordan

as Brother Louis

as Lawrie Tierney

as Andrew Tierney

Michael Winchester

Michael Winchester

as Martin Tierney

as James Tierney

as Baritone Singer

Antonio Mirabito

Antonio Mirabito

Andrew Farrugia

Andrew Farrugia

as Jack Delahunty

as Sister Attracta

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

1x1

Diane
1x2

Frances
1x3

Ambrose
1x4

Rosemary
1x5

Paul
1x6

Catherine

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