| Title |
The harp in the south ; Poor man's orange. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, [2019]. |
| ©2009 |
| Description |
3 DVD-videos (472 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3976. |
| The Harp in the South and Poor Man's Orange were both adapted into TV miniseries, the former in 1986, the latter in 1987. |
| Based on the novels by Ruth Park. |
| Contents |
Discs 1 & 2 : The Harp in the south. Disc 3 : Poor man's orange. |
| Credits |
Directed by George Whaley ; produced by Anthony Buckley. |
| Performers |
Anne Phelan, Martyn Sanderson, Anna Hruby, Kaarin Fairfax, Gwen Plumb. |
| Summary |
Welcome to 12 1/2 Plymouth Street, in Sydney's Surry Hills. This is the home of the Aussie Irish Catholic family, the Darcys as lovingly told by Award-winning author Ruth Park. In the Harp in the South and Poor Man's Orange, Park tells of the trials and tribulations of growing up in a Sydney slum in the years immediately following the Second World War. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; PAL ; Region All ; full frame 4:3 standard. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles English HOH. |
| Subjects |
Park, Ruth -- Television adaptations |
| Irish Australians -- Drama |
| Working class families -- New South Wales -- Surry Hills -- Drama |
| Poor -- New South Wales -- Surry Hills -- Drama |
| Poverty -- New South Wales -- Surry Hills -- Drama |
| Television mini-series -- Australia |
| Television programs, Australia. |
| Australia -- History -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Surry Hills (N.S.W.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical television programs |
| Television melodramas |
| Television adaptations |
| Television mini-series |
| Fiction television programs |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Whaley, George, 1934- director. |
| Buckley, Anthony, 1937- producer. |
| Phelan, Anne actor. |
| Sanderson, Martyn actor. |
| Hruby, Anna actor. |
| Fairfax, Kaarin actor. |
| Plumb, Gwen actor. |
| Park, Ruth. Harp in the south Television adaptation of (work) |
| Park, Ruth. Poor man's orange Television adaptation of (work) |
| Added Corporate Names |
Anthony Buckley Productions production company. |
| Quantum Films (in association with) production company. |
| Series |
Classic Australian stories |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Anthony Buckley Productions .
- Buckley, Anthony, 1937- .
- Fairfax, Kaarin .
- Hruby, Anna .
- Park, Ruth. Harp in the south .
- Park, Ruth. Poor man's orange .
- Phelan, Anne .
- Plumb, Gwen .
- Quantum Films (in association with) .
- Sanderson, Martyn .
- Whaley, George, 1934- .
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