• StatusEnded
  • Rating7
  • Created by:Penny Chapman
  • Production
    CompaniesAustralian Broadcasting Corporation, RTÉ, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Channel 4 Television
  • GenreDrama
  • Episode
    Runtime55mins
  • First Air
    Date1991-09-04
  • NetworksABC TV

Overview

Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.

Casts

Brenda Fricker

Sandy Gore

Josephine Byrnes

Lisa Hensley