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The True Believers

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The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the Australian Labor Party split of 1955. It was co-written by Bob Ellis who focused on three characters "Chifley, the unlettered man of great dignity; Menzies, who used to stand for something but eventually stood only for Menzies; and Evatt, the grand idealist... It's almost like Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. It's a chunk of national history during Australia's great era of change after the war."

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Rating

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Release Date

08 December 2025

Country

Australia

Cast

Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

Ben Chifley

John Bonney

John Bonney

Robert Menzies

Simon Chilvers

Simon Chilvers

H.V. Evatt

John Derum

John Derum

B.A. Santamaria

Graham Rouse

Graham Rouse

Arthur Fadden

Nick Tate

Nick Tate

Les Hayden

Gary Files

Gary Files

Fred Daly

Stuart McCreery

Stuart McCreery

Allan Dalziel

Mary-Lou Stewart

Mary-Lou Stewart

Joanna Malcolm

Dorothy St. Heaps

Dorothy St. Heaps

Elizabeth Chifley

Leonie-Martin Smith

Leonie-Martin Smith

Ethel Casey

Hec Macmillan

Hec Macmillan

Sir William McKell

Peter Corbett

Peter Corbett

John Dedman

Michelle Marzo

Michelle Marzo

Rosalind Evatt

Paul Hunt

Paul Hunt

John Burton

Harold Hopkins

Harold Hopkins

Edgar Ross

Paul Sonkkila

Paul Sonkkila

Ron Tate

Bill Young

Bill Young

Jim Cooper

Valerie Bader

Valerie Bader

Mary Alice Evatt

Ray Meagher

Ray Meagher

Tom Burke

Ron Blanchard

Ron Blanchard

Arthur Calwell

John Ewart

John Ewart

Fred Daley

Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall

Richard Casey

Malcolm Robertson

Malcolm Robertson

Idris Williams

Joan Bruce

Joan Bruce

Pattie Menzies

Kevin Golsby

Kevin Golsby

Narrator

Tim Elliott

Tim Elliott

Radio Announcer

Kenneth Radley

Kenneth Radley

Bill Parkinson

Danny Adcock

Danny Adcock

Lloyd Ross

Diane Craig

Diane Craig

Elsie

Jeff Ashby

Jeff Ashby

Garfield Barwick

Robin Bowering

Robin Bowering

Mr. Purcell

Neil Fitzpatrick

Neil Fitzpatrick

H.C. Coombs

Tracy Mann

Tracy Mann

Tess Ross

Alan McQueen

Alan McQueen

Jim Healy

Norman Kaye

Norman Kaye

Archbishop Mannix

Rob Steele

Rob Steele

Clyde Cameron

Bob Baines

Bob Baines

Stan Keon

Scott McGregor

Scott McGregor

Jim Comerford

Gerry Duggan

Gerry Duggan

Wally

Ron Hackett

Ron Hackett

Les McConnan

Colin Borgonon

Colin Borgonon

Laurie Butler

Laurie Butler

Speaker of the House

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