| A Town Like Alice | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Novel by Nevil Shute |
| Written by | Tom Hegarty Rosemary Anne Sisson |
| Directed by | David Stevens |
| Starring | Helen Morse Bryan Brown Gordon Jackson |
| Theme music composer | Bruce Smeaton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 x 1 hour 45 minutes. |
| Production | |
| Producer | Henry Crawford |
| Running time | 301 mins |
| Production companies | Mariner Films Australian Film Commission Victorian Film |
| Budget | $1.25 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 4 October – 18 October 1981 |
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A Town Like Alice is a five-hour 1981 Australian television adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel of the same name. Produced by the Seven Network, and directed by David Stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book.[2]
In the United States it was shown on PBS under the Masterpiece Theatre banner, a rare non-British production to be so aired.