A Town Like Alice (1981–1981)

TV ShowEndedSeven NetworkDrama, War & Politics1 season, 3 episodes
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Plot

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.

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Episodes by season

Season013Episodes1981Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1July 12, 1981—Jean Paget is to inherit her uncle McFadden's estate, and while explaining about life in Malaya during WWII, she tells solicitor Noel Strach
  2. S01E02Episode 2July 19, 1981—
  3. S01E03Episode 3July 26, 1981—

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Cast

Helen MorseHelen MorseJean PagetBryan BrownBryan BrownJoe HarmanGordon JacksonGordon JacksonNoel Strachan
John Lee
John LeeLester 'Les' Robinson

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