Episode 1
The Roberts family leave dreary postwar Manchester for a new life down under. But they find that it isn't quite what they've been sold.
In dreary postwar Manchester, Annie Roberts is at her wits' end when husband Terry spends all his wages down the pub. Desperate for a better life for her children, Annie responds to an emigration advert that promises Brits a prosperous new life in Australia for a tenner. Expecting whitewashed houses and sun-soaked adventures, the Roberts family arrive in Sydney to find life down under isn鈥檛 quite what they鈥檝e been sold.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Annie Roberts | Faye Marsay |
Terry Roberts | Warren Brown |
Kate Thorne | Michelle Keegan |
Ron Mohoney | Rob Collins |
Dean Spender | David Field |
JJ Walker | Stephen Curry |
Bill Anderson | Leon Ford |
Sheila Anderson | Emma Hamilton |
Writer | Danny Brocklehurst |
Director | Jamie Stone |
Broadcast
- Sun 14 May 2023 21:00
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