Land of Hope (miniseries)

Land of Hope is a 1986 Australian mini series that tells the story of the Australian Labor Party through the eyes of the fictional Quinn family over four generations.^[1] It was produced by the Seven Network.

Land of Hope
Written by	Tony Morphett John Patterson Anne Brooksbank
Directed by	Chris Adshead Gary Conway
Starring	Maureen Green Patricia Kennedy
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	10 x 1 hour
Production
Producer	Suzanne Baker
Budget	$4.6 million[1]
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	18 May (1986-05-18) – 28 July 1986 (1986-07-28)

Cast

• Maureen Green as Young Maureen Quinn
• Patricia Kennedy as Old Maureen Quinn
• Patrick Dickson as Paddy Quinn
• Benjamin Franklin as Kevin Quinn
• Penelope Stewart as Young Nesta Quinn
• Melissa Jaffer as Old Nesta Quinn
• Drew Forsythe as Old Frank Quinn
• Melita Jurisic as Kathleen Quinn
• Peter Kowitz as Leo Quinn
• Richard Moir as Dominic Quinn
• Mark Owen-Taylor as Andrew Quinn
• Helen Buday as Sarah Quinn
• Heather Mitchell as Helen Davies
• Christopher Dibb as Tom Mann
• Victoria Longley

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p202

External links

• Land of Hope at IMDb