Vietnam: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Vietnam is a stunningly powerful re-enactment of the bitterly controversial issue of Australia's involvement in what was perceived as an American War.Twelve thousand young Australians were conscripted to Vietnam. Five hundred never returned. On television, terrible images of war were impossible to ignore - in the beginning, few voices protested, but as the war worsened and casualties increased things began to change.The arrival of conscription into the lives of ordinary Australians changed families forever, Vietnam tells the story of one such family, the Goddards, a family at war and about to be torn apart.

Series details

• Title: Vietnam
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, War
• Premiere date: 1987-02-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Network 10
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8270
• IMDb ID: tt0140770
• TVDB ID: 78030

Cast and credited roles

• Barry Otto — Douglas Goddard
• Nicholas Eadie — Phil Goddard
• Nicole Kidman — Megan Goddard
• Brett Climo — Ritchie
• John Polson — Serge
• Kevin Manser — William McMahon
• Pauline Chan — Lien
• Mark Lee — Laurie Fellows
• Veronica Lang — Evelyn Goddard

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-02-23; final listed air date 1987-04-27; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Vietnam on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.