Poor Man's Orange

Poor Man's Orange is a novel by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1949, the book is the sequel to The Harp in the South (1948) and continues the story of the Darcy family, living in the Surry Hills area of Sydney.

Poor Man's Orange

First edition (publ. Angus and Robertson)
Author	Ruth Park
Language	English
Genre	Fiction
Publisher	Angus & Robertson, Australia
Publication date	1949
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print
Pages	276 pp
ISBN	0-312-00054-5
Preceded by	The Harp in the South
Followed by	Witch's Thorn

Television

Poor Man's Orange
Australian DVD release
Directed by	George Whaley
Starring	Anne Phelan Martyn Sanderson
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	3 x 2 hours
Production
Producer	Anthony Buckley
Running time	269 mins
Budget	$4.2 million[1]
Original release
Release	11 May 1987 (1987-05-11) – 1987 (1987)

Like its predecessor The Harp In The South, Poor Man's Orange was also adapted for Australian television by the Ten Network in 1987.^[1]

Cast

• Anne Phelan as Mumma Darcy (Margaret)
• Martyn Sanderson as Hughie Darcy
• Anna Hruby as Roie (Rowena) Rothe
• Kaarin Fairfax as Dolour Darcy
• Gwen Plumb as Granny Kilker
• Shane Connor as Charlie Rothe
• Syd Conabere as Pat Diamond
• Ron Shand as Bumper Reilly
• Emily Nicol as Motty (Moira) Rothe
• Brandon Burke as Tommy Mendel
• Lois Ramsay as Mrs. Campion
• Cecil Parkee as Lick Jimmy
• Carole Skinner as Delie Stock
• Charles Tingwell as Father Cooley
• Brendan Han Tjahjadi as Roger Bubba
• Kerry Walker as Miss Moon

The Harp in the South and Poor Man's Orange have been released by Roadshow Entertainment as a 3-DVD package.