Sword of Honour is an Australian miniseries made in 1986 and aired on Channel Seven. Four 100-minute episodes were made. The series starred Andrew Clarke, Tracy Mann and Alan Fletcher.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p238
The series was about two young men who are trying to get over the horrors of the Vietnam War. Andrew Clarke won best actor in a miniseries, and Tracy Mann won best actress in a miniseries in the Logies.
It had a budget of A$5 million. Principal photography was completed on 18 October 1985 with second unit shot after that in Port Macquarie and Thailand."Production round-up", Cinema Papers, November 1985 p48
Cast Andrew Clarke as Tony Lawrence Tracy Mann as Esse Rogers Alan Fletcher as Frank Vittorio Nikki Coghill as Vivienne Andrew Sharp as Joe Hale Pauline Chan as Tam Linda Newton as Marg Wynn Roberts as Arthur Lawrence Julia Blake as Jean Rogers Alan Hopgood as Stuart Rogers Vince Martin as Phillip Gus Mercurio as Onassis Tony Rickards as China
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Recipient/nominee Result Ref. 1987 AFI Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series Tracy Mann Logie Awards Most Popular Single Drama or Mini-series Sword of Honour Most Popular Actor in a Single Drama or Mini-series Andrew Clarke Most Popular Actress in a Single Drama or Mini-series Tracy Mann Most Popular Australian Actor Andrew Clarke Most Popular Australian Actress Tracy Mann
Home media Sword of Honour was released on DVD and Online by Umbrella Entertainment in March 2012. The DVD is compatible with region 4.
Format Title Ep # Discs Region 4 (Australia) Bonus Features DVD Sword of Honour 4 3 March 2012 N/A Online Sword of Honour 4 2 August 2017 None
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