The Harp in the South (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1987-05-11
Ended: 1987-05-13
Network: Network 10
Country: AU
Airs on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Runtime: 140 minutes
This top rating television mini series is the dramatization of Ruth Park's novel following the life and times of a poor Irish Australian family in the aftermath of World War II. This is the poignant saga of the poverty-stricken Darcys of number 12 1/2 Plymouth Street in Surrey Hills - a Sydney slum with its complement of gangs, brothels and sly grog shops.