The Exiles (TV serial) explained
| Genre: | historical drama |
| Creator: | Lynn Foster |
| Director: | Gerard Glaister |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Company: | BBC |
| Network: | BBC |
The Exiles is a four part British television drama made in 1959 written by Australian writer Lynn Foster. It is a historical drama set in Australia and focuses on one family from 1873 to 1958.[1]
The series was inspired by the success of another four-part cycle of plays by an Australian writer, Iain MacCormick called The Promised Years.[2] [3]
Foster later turned the scripts into a novel.[4]
Episodes
- The Bird Laughed - 25 Jan 1959
- The Long Summer - 1 Feb 1959
- The Lost Years - 8 Feb 1959
- Full Circle - 15 Feb 1959
Cast
- Brian Peck as Jack Selway
External links
Notes and References
- The Exiles. Radio Times. Lynn. Foster. 23 January 1959. 7.
- News: The Croydon Advertiser and Surrey County Reporter. 23 January 1959. 5. One of the greatest television plumbs.
- News: The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1964. 4. Authoress returns to Australia.
- News: A Novel Of The Depression Is Not Depressing . . 35 . 9,763 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 19 November 1960 . 25 July 2023 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
