''The Weekly's War'' is a 1983 TV movie about
Dorothy Drain
Dorothy Drain (16 August 1909 – 31 May 1996) was an Australian journalist, columnist, war correspondent, editor and poet. She worked as a journalist with ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' for 38 years, with the final five years being as its ...
, a writer on ''
The Australian Women's Weekly
''The Australian Women's Weekly'', sometimes known simply as ''The Weekly'', is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Are Media in Sydney and founded in 1933. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before bein ...
''. She works under
Les Haylen
Leslie Clement "Les" Haylen (23 September 1898 – 12 September 1977), also known by the pen-name Sutton Woodfield, was an Australian politician, playwright, novelist and journalist.
Early life
Haylen was born on 23 September 1898 at Gundaro ...
,
Esme Fenston and
Frank Packer
Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer (3 December 19061 May 1974), was an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network. He was a patriarch of the Packer family.
Early life
Frank Packer was born in ...
.
[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p. 249]
Cast
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Noni Hazlehurst
Leonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst is an Australian actress, director, writer, presenter, and broadcaster who has appeared on television and radio, in dramas, mini-series, and made for television films, as well also on stage and in feature films ...
as
Dorothy Drain
Dorothy Drain (16 August 1909 – 31 May 1996) was an Australian journalist, columnist, war correspondent, editor and poet. She worked as a journalist with ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' for 38 years, with the final five years being as its ...
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Pat Thomson as
Esmé Fenston
Esmé "Ezzie" Fenston (29 July 1908 – 16 April 1972) was an Australian journalist. She was editor of ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' for 22 years.
Early life and education
Fenston was born Esmé Woolacott on 29 July 1908 in Annandale, ...
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Jane Harders
Jane Harders is an Australian actor. She has appeared in films, on television and in plays and musicals. She played Janet in the original Australian production of ''The Rocky Horror Show
''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical ...
as Tilly Shelton-Smith
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Michael Caton
Michael Caton (born 21 July 1943) is an Australian actor, comedian and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series '' The Sullivans'', Darryl Kerrigan in 1997's low-budget hit film '' The Castle'', an ...
as
Les Haylen
Leslie Clement "Les" Haylen (23 September 1898 – 12 September 1977), also known by the pen-name Sutton Woodfield, was an Australian politician, playwright, novelist and journalist.
Early life
Haylen was born on 23 September 1898 at Gundaro ...
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Ray Meagher
Raymond Francis Meagher (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Ste ...
as
Frank Packer
Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer (3 December 19061 May 1974), was an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network. He was a patriarch of the Packer family.
Early life
Frank Packer was born in ...
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Carole Skinner
Carole Skinner (born 8 May 1944) is an Australian retired actress, particularly known for her performances in theatre and television, although she has had small parts in films. She is perhaps best known internationally for her soap opera role's ...
as Nurse
References
External links
''The Weekly's War''at Peter Malone's website
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1980s Australian television miniseries
1983 Australian television series debuts
1983 Australian television series endings
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