The Potato Factory (2000)

wSerie
TV Shows
The Potato Factory

The Potato Factory tells the story of three strong-willed people battling against a background of hardship and poverty to escape a past that tries to catch up with them. Based on the best-selling novel by iconic Australian author Bryce Courtenay.

2000

0.00%

Tweet! Telegram Facebook Pinterest

The Potato Factory: Season 1 - 2 Episode s

1x1 - Part 1
July 17, 2000
1x2 - Part 2
July 18, 2000

The Potato Factory: 1 Season

S1: Mini-Series
2 Episode s

Actors in The Potato Factory

Lisa McCune
Mary Abacus
Ben Cross
Ikey Solomon
Sonia Todd
Hannah Solomon
John Boxer
Hobart Trooper
Robert Grubb
Mr. Emmett
Di Smith
Margaret Keating
Tom O'Dell
Sparrefart

Tags for The Potato Factory

based on novel or book miniseries historical drama

Other names for The Potato Factory

Bryce Courtenay's The Potato Factory (AU)

Shows like The Potato Factory

Band of Brothers
10 Episode s . Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
Band of Brothers
10 Episode s . Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
The Pillars of the Earth
8 Episode s . A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th Century England.
The Pillars of the Earth
8 Episode s . A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th Century England.
Roots
4 Episode s . An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Roots
4 Episode s . An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Wolf Hall
12 Episode s . England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
Wolf Hall
12 Episode s . England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
Birdsong
2 Episode s . As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
Birdsong
2 Episode s . As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
Marco Polo
8 Episode s . The life of the 13th-century Venetian explorer who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.
Marco Polo
8 Episode s . The life of the 13th-century Venetian explorer who sought to connect the civilizations of China and Europe through trade.
Holocaust
4 Episode s . Berlin, Germany, 1935. The day Karl Weiss, a Jewish painter, and Inga Helms, a Christian woman, marry, is the one in which both of them and the entire Weiss family are caught up in the maelstrom of the Nazi regime, the storms of World War II and the horrors of the criminal Final Solution, the Holocaust, the Shoah; while Erik Dorf, an ambitious lawyer, undertakes his fall into hell at the hands of the sinister Reinhard Heydrich.
Holocaust
4 Episode s . Berlin, Germany, 1935. The day Karl Weiss, a Jewish painter, and Inga Helms, a Christian woman, marry, is the one in which both of them and the entire Weiss family are caught up in the maelstrom of the Nazi regime, the storms of World War II and the horrors of the criminal Final Solution, the Holocaust, the Shoah; while Erik Dorf, an ambitious lawyer, undertakes his fall into hell at the hands of the sinister Reinhard Heydrich.
The Dovekeepers
2 Episode s . Set in ancient Israel, The Dovekeepers is based on the true events at Masada in 70 C.E. After being forced out of their home in Jerusalem by the Romans, 900 Jews were ensconced in a fortress at Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. Besieged at Masada, the Jews held out for months against the vast Roman armies. The events are recounted from the perspective of a few extraordinary women who arrive at Masada with unique backstories, but a common bond for survival. Additionally, these women, who work together daily as dovekeepers, are all concealing substantial secrets. This four-hour limited event series is based on Alice Hoffman's bestselling, critically acclaimed historical novel.
The Dovekeepers
2 Episode s . Set in ancient Israel, The Dovekeepers is based on the true events at Masada in 70 C.E. After being forced out of their home in Jerusalem by the Romans, 900 Jews were ensconced in a fortress at Masada, a mountain in the Judean desert. Besieged at Masada, the Jews held out for months against the vast Roman armies. The events are recounted from the perspective of a few extraordinary women who arrive at Masada with unique backstories, but a common bond for survival. Additionally, these women, who work together daily as dovekeepers, are all concealing substantial secrets. This four-hour limited event series is based on Alice Hoffman's bestselling, critically acclaimed historical novel.
The Jewel in the Crown
14 Episode s . A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest echo throughout the series with questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.
The Jewel in the Crown
14 Episode s . A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest echo throughout the series with questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.
Longitude
2 Episode s . The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship—and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.
Longitude
2 Episode s . The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship—and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.

1x1 - Part 1

1x2 - Part 2

S1: Mini-Series

Lisa McCune

Ben Cross

Sonia Todd

John Boxer

Robert Grubb

Di Smith

Tom O'Dell

Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

Roots

Roots

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

Birdsong

Birdsong

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Holocaust

Holocaust

The Dovekeepers

The Dovekeepers

The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown

Longitude

Longitude