The Exiles (TV serial)

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 Exiles
Genrehistorical drama
Created byLynn Foster
Written byLynn Foster
Directed byGerard Glaister
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC
ReleaseJanuary 25 (1959-01-25) –
February 15, 1959 (1959-02-15)

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

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  1. The Bird Laughed - 25 Jan 1959
  2. The Long Summer - 1 Feb 1959
  3. The Lost Years - 8 Feb 1959
  4. Full Circle - 15 Feb 1959

Cast

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  • Brian Peck as Jack Selway

References

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  1. ^ Foster, Lynn (23 January 1959). "The Exiles". Radio Times. p. 7.
  2. ^ "One of the greatest television plumbs". The Croydon Advertiser and Surrey County Reporter. 23 January 1959. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Authoress returns to Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1964. p. 4.
  4. ^ "A Novel Of The Depression Is Not Depressing". The Canberra Times. Vol. 35, no. 9, 763. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 November 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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