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and Alan Fletcher.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p238 The series was about two young men who are trying to get over the horrors of the

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. Andrew Clarke won best actor in a miniseries, and Tracy Mann won best actress in a miniseries in the

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. It had a budget of A$5 million. Principal photography was completed on 18 October 1985 with second unit shot after that in

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and Thailand."Production round-up", ''Cinema Papers'', November 1985 p48

Home media

''Sword of Honour'' was released on DVD and Online by Umbrella Entertainment in March 2012. The DVD is compatible with region 4.

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External links

* 1980s Australian television miniseries 1986 Australian television series debuts 1986 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub