The True Believers(1988)
War & PoliticsDrama
First Air Date: 1988-06-28
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the Australian Labor Party split of 1955. It was co-written by Bob Ellis who focused on three characters "Chifley, the unlettered man of great dignity; Menzies, who used to stand for something but eventually stood only for Menzies; and Evatt, the grand idealist... It's almost like Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. It's a chunk of national history during Australia's great era of change after the war."
Keywords
world war iicold warprime ministerfreedom of speechconstitutionparliamentpolitical partyelection campaigntrade unionidealismanti-communismclass differencesdisillusionmentpolitical campaignpolitical leadersecret servicepolitical intrigue post world war iicatholicismcommunismred scare1940spolitical figure1950spolitical repressionpolitical scandalaustralian historypolitical turmoilleftist radicalismpolitical historyaustralian politicsaustralian prime minister
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 8E01
Episode 1
Air Date: 1988-06-28
Just before the end of WWII, John Curtin lays on his deathbed. Who will fill the position? Brilliant legal mind, "Doc...
E02
Episode 2
Air Date: 1988-07-05
With a supposed Communist uprising in the coal industry moves are afoot to abolish the party from the Liberal side, b...
E03
Episode 3
Air Date: 1988-07-12
After Chifley wins the election, Evatt spends much time overseas and is elected third President of the United Nations...
E04
Episode 4
Air Date: 1988-07-19
Communist demands become so great even the ALP feels the need to oppose them leading to the coal miners' strike of 19...
E05
Episode 5
Air Date: 1988-07-26
Menzies is now Prime Minister and starts naming alleged Communists in parliament, subjecting them to gaol and sacking...
E06
Episode 6
Air Date: 1988-08-02
Menzies calls a double-dissolution over his Communist Party prohibition bill in April 1951, which he wins, but loses ...
E07
Episode 7
Air Date: 1988-08-09
Doc Evatt is elected Opposition Leader after Chifley's tragic death, but the odds are stacked against him. Menzies us...
E08
Episode 8
Air Date: 1988-08-16
Following the Petov Affair, Evatt promises pension rises, the abolition of means tests and tax cuts. Noone believes h...
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