Nevil Shute's 1950 best-selling novel A Town Like Alice was based on characters living in Australia. It gave rise to a successful
Masterpiece Theatre miniseries starring actors
Bryan Brown and Helen Moore. The basic story revolved around a headstrong Englishwoman and an Australian rancher who managed to survive life in a Japanese concentration camp before starting their lives over. Interest in this miniseries was so great that this documentary was later made to provide viewers with additional information about the Australian locations featured in the program. It includes striking footage of Australia's outback and desert heartland areas. ~ Elizabeth Smith, All Movie Guide