Sword of Honour (miniseries)

For the sequence of novels by Evelyn Waugh, see Sword of Honour.

Sword of Honour is an Australian miniseries made in 1986 and aired on Channel Seven. Four 100-minute episodes were made. The series starred Andrew Clarke, Tracy Mann and Alan Fletcher.^[1]

Sword of Honour
Genre	mini-series
Directed by	Pino Amenta Catherine Millar
Starring	Andrew Clarke Tracy Mann Alan Fletcher
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Running time	4 x 2 hours
Production companies	Simpson Le Mesurier Films Veneficus Films
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	20 October 1986 (1986-10-20) – 1986 (1986)

The series was about two young men who are trying to get over the horrors of the Vietnam War. Andrew Clarke won best actor in a miniseries, and Tracy Mann won best actress in a miniseries in the Logies.

It had a budget of A$5 million. Principal photography was completed on 18 October 1985 with second unit shot after that in Port Macquarie and Thailand.^[2]

Cast

• Andrew Clarke as Tony Lawrence
• Tracy Mann as Esse Rogers
• Alan Fletcher as Franky Vittiro
• Mark Mitchell as Sergeant Olsen
• Judith McGrath as Dietician
• Nique Needles as Santa
• Wynn Roberts as Arthur Lawrence
• George Mallaby as Colonel Curtis
• Alan Hopgood as Stuart Rogers
• Reg Gorman as Jack
• Julia Blake as Jean Rogers
• Nikki Coghill as Vivienne

Home media

Sword of Honour was released on DVD and Online by Umbrella Entertainment in March 2012. The DVD is compatible with region 4.^[3]

Format	Title	Ep #	Discs	Region 4 (Australia)	Bonus Features
DVD	Sword of Honour	4	3	March 2012	N/A
Online	Sword of Honour	4		2 August 2017	None