Power Without Glory

A Classic Australian Drama, 'Power Without Glory' is a serialised adaptation of the controversial novel by Frank Hardy. A journey spanning five decades, this masterful series documents John West's life from his impoverished youth during the depression of the 1890s to his death as a self-made millionaire. For the battlers of the Melbourne slums there were only two ways to challenge the bosses - through organised labour and the growing trade union movement, or to challenge the establishment through the acquisition of wealth and power; bought at any cost. John West chose the latter.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 252532
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired June 21, 1976
  • Recent December 13, 1976
  • Network ABC (AU)
  • Average Runtime 50 minutes
  • Genres Drama Mini-Series
  • Original Country Australia
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created October 6, 2011 by
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  • Modified May 11, 2025 by
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Season 1 June 1976 December 1976 26
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Martin Vaughan
as John West
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Rosalind Speirs
as Nellie Moran
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Heather Canning
as Mrs. Moran
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Irene Inescort
as Mrs. West
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Michael Aitkens
as Piggy Lewis
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George Mallaby
as Barney Robinson
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Sean Scully
as Eddie Corrigan
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John Bowman
as Mick O'Connell
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Tim Connor
as Paddy Cummins
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Alan Hardy
as Jim Tracey
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Peter Cummins
as Det. Sgt. O'Flaherty
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David Ravenswood
as Sgt. Devlin
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Burt Cooper
as Const. Brogan
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Terry Gill
as Const. Grieve
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Les James
as Alec
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John Wood
as Sugar Renfrey
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Wendy Hughes
as Mary West
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Tim Robertson
as Arthur West
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Michael Pate
as Archbishop Malone
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Tony Bonner
as Brendan West
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Graeme Blundell
as Snoopy Tanner
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Rowena Wallace
as Harriet Marshall
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Norman Kaye
as Ned Horan
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Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
as Kenneth Burkett
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Gil Tucker
as Lou Darby
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Terry Norris
as Ron Lassiter
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Gerard Kennedy
as Dick Bradley
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Gus Mercurio
as Bill Tinns
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