Country Life

Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-law Alexander as a (supposedly brilliant) literary critic in London. Action begins when Alexander returns with his beautiful young wife Deborah, revealing himself as an arrogant failure and wanting to sell the farm out from under Jack. Blakemore introduces themes about Australia's separation from England, as well as expanding the pacifist and ecological philosophies espoused by the local Doctor Max Askey.

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  Greta Scacchi

  Deborah Voysey
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  Kerry Fox

  Sally Voysey
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  Sam Neill

  Dr. Max Askey
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  John Hargreaves

  Jack Dickens
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  Michael Blakemore

  Alexander Voysey
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  Googie Withers

  Hannah
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  Maurie Fields

  Fred Livingstone
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  Bryan Marshall

  Mr. Pettinger