She's loved, dumped, kissed and kicked around... but mostly loved.
Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her husband walks out on her.
Australia Australia
Helen Morse Takis Emmanuel Jack Thompson Jacki Weaver Melissa Jaffer Ron Blanchard Drew Forsythe Simon Hinton June Salter John Ewart Sean Hinton Jane Harders Deborah Kounnas John Gaden Marianne Howard Mary Mackay Lucky Grills Robyn Nevin Kirrily Nolan Pat Evison Joy Hruby Johnny Garfield Jan Adele Shirley Cameron Frank Lloyd Syd Heylen Pat Rooney Roy Corbett Norman Erskine
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