A Fortunate Life
An extraordinary story of survival about a boy forced to make it on his own in the harsh Australian bush and the battlefields of Gallipoli during WWI.
Season 1
S01:E01 - Episode #1.1
At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer.
S01:E02 - Episode #1.2
At last, fortune seems to smile on young Bert. He goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family.
S01:E03 - Episode #1.3
Bert's relationship with his mother is both sweet and sour, but mostly sour. He has been toughened by years of hard work which has made him almost totally self-reliant.
S01:E04 - Episode #1.4
Bert joins Mickey Finn's Boxing Troupe as a prize fighter. Touring Australia as a heavyweight, he never loses a bout. When World War I breaks out, Bert rushes to enlist.
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TV-14
This program contains material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.