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Initial release 1983 First episode date 23 May 1983 Budget 6.5 million USD | 7.9/10 IMDb Directed by Rob Stewart Country of origin Australia Director Rob Stewart Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Patricia PayneWilton Schiller Starring Colin FrielsSusan LyonsRobert Coleby Similar The Hot Touch, Transported, First - You Cry, Inevitable Grace, All the Kind Strangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the term of his natural life trailer
For the Term of His Natural Life is a 1983 Australian mini-series based on the classic novel.
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Plot
Richard Devine is convicted for robbery and sentenced to prison in Australia under the name Rufus Dawes.
Cast
Production
The mini-series was based on the original serialised version of the novel For the Term of His Natural Life, which meant it featured scenes of Rufus Dawes in the Australian Gold Rush and a happy ending where Dawes is reunited with Sylvia.
The mini series was a passion project for Patricia Payne, who had wanted to adapt the novel since she read it in high school. She spent eight years raising the $6.5 million budget, which consisted of private investment. Payne's co producer was Wilton Schiller, an American with extensive TV experience. Shooting began before the series had been sold to an Australian network.
It was shot partly in Adelaide, Victor Harbour, Macquarie Harbor and Port Arthur.
An interactive app based on the mini series was released in 2012.
Release
It aired in the United Kingdom in 1985, where the Guardian headlined its review "fair stinkum".