The Alien Years
The Alien Years is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 19 April 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John [Hargreaves |John Hargreaves], Christoph Waltz. Yeldham later adapted his screenplay into a novel of the same name.
Plot
Elizabeth Parsons is the daughter of an important figure in the Australian government. She falls for and ultimately marries Stefan, a German national. They move to South Australia to run a vineyard but their peace is disturbed by the outbreak of the First World War. The government orders that all German nationals living in Australia must be imprisoned.Cast
- Victoria Longley as Elizabeth Parsons
- Christoph Waltz as Stefan Mueller
- John Hargreaves as William
- Jane Harders as Edith
- Kim Krejus as Martha
- Tom Jennings as Harry
- Nick Tate as North
- Jonathan Sweet as McVeigh
Production