''Sword of Honour'' is an Australian miniseries made in 1986 and aired on Channel Seven. Four 100-minute episodes were made. The series starred

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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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won best actor in a miniseries, and

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

Cast

as Tony Lawrence *

as Esse Rogers * Alan Fletcher as Franky Vittiro * Mark Mitchell as Sergeant Olsen *

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as Dietician *

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as Santa * Wynn Roberts as Arthur Lawrence * George Mallaby as Colonel Curtis *

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as Stuart Rogers *

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as Jack *

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as Jean Rogers

Home media

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

References

External links

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