First viewed : 8 August 1989
A third mini-series in a row. This was from Australia and was a five parter. It starred a young Hugo Weaving as Richard Eastwick a low born Londoner who makes his fortune in Australia but, surprise, surprise, finds that money doesn't always bring happiness. I didn't see it all the way through just part of an early episode and then the final one. From the former, I recall a surprisingly graphic scene where some escapee P.O.W's , including Richard's son-in-law, have their heads lopped off by the Japs. To compound her misery, his widow is then diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
In the final episode, the elderly Richard ( still Weaving heavily made-up ) is looking to pass his fortune on but a series of family calamities leaves him short of heirs. He finally tracks down a previously unknown granddaughter only to find that she's .... a nun ! It was hard not to laugh.
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