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8.0/10   22 votes
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Ruth Park (novel)
George Whaley (writer)
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14 September 1987 (Australia) more
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Extension of HARP IN THE SOUTH more (1 total)

Cast

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Anne Phelan ... Mumma Darcy
Martyn Sanderson ... Hughie Darcy
Kaarin Fairfax ... Dolour Darcy

Anna Hruby ... Roie Rothe

Shane Connor ... Charlie Rothe
Syd Conabere ... Pat Diamond
Lois Ramsey ... Mrs. Campion
Ron Shand ... Bumper Reilly
Emily Nicol ... Matty Rothe
Cecil Parkee ... Lick Jimmy
Carole Skinner ... Delie Stock
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell ... Father Cooley
Kerry Walker ... Miss Moon
Brandon Burke ... Tommy Mendel
Susan Leith ... Francie
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Australia:120 min (2 parts)
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Follows "The Harp in the South" (1987) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Extension of HARP IN THE SOUTH, 9 April 2002
7/10
Author: Ksael Agnulraon (ksaelagnulraon@hotmail.com) from Adelaide, Australia

I was actually fortunate enough to see both miniseries back-to-back - I'd hired them from the local library at the same time. They were shot simultaneously (same actors, same sets, etc...) and released in the same year (1987) - which is one way to keep costs down, and the main barrier to making miniseries seems to be the cost factor. POOR MAN'S ORANGE, adapted from Ruth Park's sequel to THE HARP IN THE SOUTH, is an extension of the trials and tribulations of the Darcy family, to whom we were introduced in the first miniseries. Like THE HARP IN THE SOUTH, it's nothing overly special, but the characters are loveable, in their own unique ways, and this certainly won't disappoint the masses. 7/10.

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