Brides of Christ
A story of devotion in a time of controversy
Premiered: Sep 04, 1991 | 1 seasons | 6 episodes
Popularity: 1
| Creator: | Penny Chapman |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Fricker | Sister Agnes | 6 |
| Lisa Hensley | Sister Paul | 6 |
| Beth Champion | Sister Clare | 6 |
| Sandy Gore | Mother Ambrose | 6 |
| Naomi Watts | Frances Heffernan | 5 |
| Kirsty McGregor | Caroline | 5 |
| Kym Wilson | Rosemary Fitzgerald | 5 |
| Rhys McConnochie | Monsignor | 4 |
| Harold Hopkins | Ken Maloney | 3 |
| Pippa Grandison | Bernadette | 3 |
| Leo Taylor | Bill Fitzgerald | 3 |
| Brian Rooney | Brendan Maloney | 2 |
| Russell Crowe | Dominic Maloney | 1 |
| Damon Herriman | Grant | 1 |
| Russell Newman | Brother Louis | 1 |
| Anne Tenney | Liz Heffernan | 1 |
| Simon Burke | Jack Delahunty | 1 |
| Philip Quast | Ian McGregor | 1 |
| Melissa Jaffer | Sister Attracta | 1 |
| Frank Gallacher | Irish Dean | 1 |
| Josh Picker | Bernadette's Boyfriend | 1 |
| Louise Pajo | Jean Markham | 1 |
| Salvatore Coco | Joe | 1 |
| Ned Manning | Sean | 1 |
| Stephen Leeder | Brother Thomas | 1 |