Based on the true story of fiery, tempestuous actress, Olive Bodill. Soon after Olive and her actor/writer husband, Tony, celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary Olive discovers that she has a malignant breast cancer. Once so strong and independent, Olive now becomes dependent on Tony who himself relies so much on her energy and decisiveness. But with his help Olive confronts her death, and in what has been a marriage of opposites, with all the attendant difficulties, the partners are fused finally in a bond of love.
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Kerry McGuire
Olive
Nick Tate
Tony
Paddy Costa
Gillian
Peter McLoughlin
Chris
Cathy Richardson
Wendy
Michael Turkich
Stewart
Owen Weingott
Vincent
Lyn James
Doreen
Elaine Lee
Elaine
Andreas Klein
Wendy's boyfriend
Hans Farkash
Dr Zibac
Moya O'Sullivan
Saleslady
Alison Chambers
Cashier
Mary Regan
Sister Kelly
Richard Meikle
Mr Crawford
