form y separately published work icon Mail-Order Bride single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Mail-Order Bride
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'Kevin Saunders is a builder in a small NSW country town.

'He has chosen to remain single but recently has been writing to a number of Filipina pen-pals and has asked one of them to marry him.

'[...] 'Mail Order Bride' tells the story of the struggle Kevin (played by Ray Meagher) and his wife Ampy (Chariot Ortez) have to maintain their marriage.

'The people of the town are racist and sexist, and Ampy soon finds herself caught between two cultures, having sympathy for the Aboriginals but wanting to be accepted as white.

'She suffers severe culture shock and chronic isolation and when violence erupts in the town, her aboriginal [sic] friend Iris (Justine Saunders) tells Ampy that the time has come for her to decide which side she is on.

'But for Ampy, the choice has already been made.'

Source:

'Final move of series', The Canberra Times, 27 August 1984, p.1.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1984 .
      Extent: 75min.p.
      Series: form y separately published work icon Sunday Australian Movies Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1984 6956470 1984 series - publisher film/TV

      A series of six original Australian telemovies, produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's drama department. The telemovies aired on sequential Sunday nights between 29 July and 2 September 1984, and were introduced by actor Wendy Hughes.

      Number in series: 6

Works about this Work

Skewed View of Mail-Order Marriage Ian Warden , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 September 1984; (p. 2)

— Review of Mail-Order Bride Robyn Davidson , 1984 single work film/TV
Skewed View of Mail-Order Marriage Ian Warden , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 September 1984; (p. 2)

— Review of Mail-Order Bride Robyn Davidson , 1984 single work film/TV
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