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True Believers

Season 1 Episode 2

A communist uprising in the coal industry sets off a fiery debate between the Liberal and Labor parties, with the former calling for the Communist Party's abolition and the latter advocating for bank nationalization, but the High Court ultimately strikes down nationalization as unconstitutio...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Jun 28, 1988

A leadership crisis unfolds within the Australian Labor Party as Prime Minist...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Jul 5, 1988

A communist uprising in the coal industry sets off a fiery debate between the...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Jul 12, 1988

As Chifley takes office as Prime Minister, Evatt embarks on a global journey ...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Jul 19, 1988

A devastating conflict erupts in Australia as the Communist Party's influence...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Jul 26, 1988

In the next episode, a political storm brews as Prime Minister Menzies wages ...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Aug 2, 1988

A double-dissolution election is triggered in April 1951 after Menzies' Commu...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: Aug 9, 1988

Doc Evatt's ascension to Opposition Leader is marred by turmoil following Chi...

Episode 8

8.

Aired: Aug 16, 1988

The next episode of Australian politics sees Evatt's promises of pension incr...

Info about True Believers

Network: ABC TV

Production Country: Australia

Genres:Drama, History