''1915'' is an Australian

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television miniseries written by Peter Yeldham, based on

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's 1979 novel '' 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli'', that premiered on ABC TV on 27 June 1982, and concluded on 8 August 1982. The miniseries stars Scott McGregor, Scott Burgess, Sigrid Thornton, Jackie Woodburne,

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, Serge Lazareff, Damon Sanders, and Andrew McFarlane. It deals the friendship between two young mates during the outbreak of World War I.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p218

Cast

* Scott Burgess – Billy Mackenzie * Scott McGregor – Walter Gilchrist * Lorraine Bayly – Helen Gilchrist * Gary Holmes – Douggie Gilchrist * Bill Hunter – Alan Gilchrist * Jackie Woodburne – Dianna Bendetto * Arna-Maria Winchester – Brigid Scott * Sigrid Thornton – Frances Reilly *

Anne Haddy Anne Haddy (5 October 1930 – 6 June 1999), credited also as Anne Hardy, was an Australian actress, television presenter and voice artist, who worked in various facets of the industry including radio, stage and television. She was married ...

– Mrs. Gillen * Andrew McFarlane – Robert Gillen * Gerard Kennedy – Dent * Serge Lazareff – Blackly Reid *

– Reverend Fox *

Maurie Fields Maurice Fields (born Maurice Sheil, 4 August 1926 – 18 December 1995) was an Australian vaudeville performer, actor and stand-up comedian. Career Fields became a well-known face on television first thanks to his comic sketches on live progra ...

– Mayor *

– Mrs. Reilly *

Martin Vaughan Martin Kevin Vaughan (5 June 1931 – October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor and musician. He is best known for appearing in the film Phar Lap as trainer Harry Telford and the lead role in the award-winning 26-part 1976 ...

– Hugh Mackenzie * Vince Martin – Frank Barton * Adrian Wright – Oliver Melrose * Ric Herbert – Pig Nolan * Mervyn Drake – Lt. Fagan

Awards and nominations

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