Anzacs

Overview

Anzacs was a 1985 5-part Australian miniseries set in World War I. The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914, fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915, and then on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.

Episodes

The Great Adventure

S01E01 The Great Adventure

October 27, 1985 6.0 97 min
The story concerns a fictitious company of men under arms in the 8th Battalion formed and trained in Victoria. The first episode is a primer of how they got together including the friendship between Martin...
The Big Push

S01E02 The Big Push

November 3, 1985 6.0 97 min
The survivors are shipped to France where they are rewarded with a chance to basically do it all again. They do manage a little time off in London, before returning to France to get shot...
The Devil's Arithmetic

S01E03 The Devil's Arithmetic

November 10, 1985 6.0 97 min
It is incredible how much of World War I was fought with a 'let's see who has the last man standing' mentality. It makes for infuriating viewing as so-called military strategists come up with one...
Fields of Fire

S01E04 Fields of Fire

November 17, 1985 6.0 94 min
The village was completely destroyed in World War I during what became the Battle of Pozières, which was part of the Battle of the Somme. The village was subsequently rebuilt, and is now the site...
Now, There Was a Day

S01E05 Now, There Was a Day

November 24, 1985 6.0 96 min
Led by General John Monash, they became a crack fighting corps of the British Army. While making up only five per cent of the Allied forces, the Anzacs played a crucial role in winning the...
The Making of ANZACS

S01E06 The Making of ANZACS

November 24, 1985 4.0 45 min
A nice inclusion after hours of living in the pockets of these characters, is History in the Making - The Making of Anzacs. At 45 minutes it manages to squeeze a lot of quality stuff...

Cast

Andrew Clarke
Andrew Clarke
Martin Barrington
Jon Blake
Jon Blake
Robert Flanagan
Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan
Pat Cleary
Christopher Cummins
Roly Collins
Jonathan Sweet
Jonathan Sweet
Bill Harris
Megan Williams
Megan Williams
Kate Baker
Shane Briant
Shane Briant
"Kaiser" Schmidt
Alec Wilson
"Pudden" Parsons
Peter Finlay
"Bluey"
Tony Bonner
Tony Bonner
Harold Armstrong
David Lynch
Max Earnshaw
Patrick Ward
Patrick Ward
Sgt. Tom McArthur

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