Series · Drama
Brides of Christ (1991)
A story of devotion in a time of controversy
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.
- Creator
- Penny Chapman
- Writers
- Sue Smith, John Alsop
- Network
- ABC TV
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- First aired
- September 4, 1991
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Brenda FrickerSister Agnes
Sandy GoreMother Ambrose
Josephine ByrnesSister Catherine
Lisa HensleySister Paul
Beth ChampionSister Clare- Joy HrubySister Polycarp
- Connie HobbsSister Pierre
Michelle PettigroveSister Francine
Ann FaySister Innocent- Irene RowlandSister Perpetua
Naomi WattsFrances Heffernan
Kym WilsonRosemary Fitzgerald
Melissa ThomasBrigid Maloney
Kirsty McGregorCaroline- Vanessa CollierJacinta
Rhys McConnochieMonsignor- Penny StehliSister Patrick
Caroline GillmerSister Philomena- Leo TaylorBill Fitzgerald
Pippa GrandisonBernadette
Episodes
0/6 watched- Episode 1: Diane55 min · Sep 4, 1991
- Episode 2: Frances55 min · Sep 11, 1991
- Episode 3: Ambrose55 min · Sep 18, 1991
- Episode 4: Rosemary55 min · Sep 25, 1991
- Episode 5: Paul55 min · Oct 2, 1991
- Episode 6: Catherine55 min · Oct 9, 1991
