Darlings of the Gods

Darlings of the Gods
Based on	Darlings of the Gods by Garry O'Connor
Written by	Roger Simpson Graeme Farmer
Directed by	Catherine Millar
Starring	Anthony Higgins Mel Martin Jerome Ehlers
Country of origin	Australia United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	2 x 2 hours
Production
Producer	Roger Le Mesurier
Running time	120 min (2 episodes)
Production companies	Australian Broadcasting Corporation Film Victoria Simpson Le Mesurier Films Thames Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	27 September 1989 (1989-09-27)

Darlings of the Gods is a 1989 Australian mini series about the 1948 trip to Australia by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and the Old Vic Company, where Olivier and Leigh met Peter Finch.[1]

Cast

• Anthony Higgins as Laurence Olivier
• Mel Martin as Vivien Leigh
• Jerome Ehlers as Peter Finch
• Rhys McConnochie as Ralph Richardson
• Anthony Hawkins as Cecil Tennant
• Barry Quin as Dan Cunningham
• Jackie Kelleher as Elsie Beyer
• Lindy Davies as Antonia Vaughan
• Nicki Paull as June Kelly
• Shane Briant as Cecil Beaton
• Jon Finlayson as Tyrone Guthrie
• Jacek Koman as Company Member

Home Media

Not Currently Available on DVD

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p187

External links

• Darlings of the Gods at IMDb
• Darlings of the Gods at AustLit