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5.2/10   59 votes
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Director:
Robert Marchand
Writers:
Bryce Courtenay (novel)
Alan Seymour (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 July 2000 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Love, betrayal, passion.
Plot:
Based on Bryce Courtenay's novel of the same name, this four-hour miniseries tells the story of Ikey Solomon (Ben Cross)... more
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
One for Bryce Courtenay fans... more

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Cross ... Ikey Solomon / Reuban Reuban
Lisa McCune ... Mary Abacus
Sonia Todd ... Hannah Solomon
Robert Grubb ... Mr. Emmett
David Ngoombujarra ... Billy Gonequeer
Daniel Maynard ... Flash Bob
Diane Smith ... Margaret Keating
Linal Haft ... George Madden
Douglas Hedge ... Reverend Smedley

Sandy Gutman ... Abraham Van Esselyn (as Austen Tayshus)

David Weatherley ... Sir Jasper Waterlow
Meaghan Yates ... Australian Becky
Amanda Wenban ... Mrs. Newman
Annie Byron ... Duchess
Doug Scroope ... Titty Smart
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Additional Details

Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
One for Bryce Courtenay fans..., 18 July 2000
4/10
Author: Philby-2

The Potato Factory is definitely true in style if not completely in content to the novel.

It gives the typical Courtenay piecemeal character development, in stuttered episodic fashion, telling the same old story, with slight variations on locations, period characters etc. As I said, if you're a fan of Courtenay's work, you'll will no doubt love it.

For me, I wish I watched the Graham Kennedy special which aired on the same night. 4 out of 10.

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