had tried to kill her was kept intact. Cast Mini-series (1983) Rebecca Gilling as Stephanie Harper, a multi-millionairess who remerges as the superstar model "Tara Welles" James Reyne as Greg Marsden, Stephanie's younger husband Wendy Hughes as Jilly Stewart, Stephanie's best friend James Smillie as Dr. Dan Marshall, plastic surgeon Olivia Hamnett as Joanna Randall, head of modelling agency Patricia Kennedy as Katy Basklain, Stephanie's housekeeper and maternal figure Bill Kerr as Dave Welles, bushman who saves Stephanie Chris Haywood as Jason Peebles Peter Gwynne as Bill McMaster, General Manager of Harper Mining John Lee as Philip Stewart, Jilly's husband Nicole Pyner as Sarah Harper, Stephanie's daughter Jayson Duncan as Dennis Harper, Stephanie's son Jennifer Nairn-Smith as Lisa Jackie Byrne as Suzi Weekly series (1986) Main characters Rebecca Gilling as Stephanie Harper James Smillie as Dr. Dan Marshall Peta Toppano as Jilly Stewart Daniel Abineri as Jake Sanders, Stephanie's business rival and Greg's brother Peter Cousens as Dennis Harper, Stephanie's son Megan Williams as Cassie Jones, employee at Harper Mining Warren Blondell as Tom McMaster, Bill's son Nicki Paull as Sarah Harper, Stephanie's daughter Angelo D'Angelo as Angelo Vitale, boxer and Dennis's friend Peter Gwynne as Bill McMaster Recurring characters Ann Brisk as Hilary, receptionist at Harper Mining Olivia Hamnett as Joanna Randall, now head of Tara's Fashion House John Lee as Philip Stewart John Ley as Tony Taylor, Angelo's manager Suzanne Roylance as Olive Down, Jilly's friend from prison Rod Anderson as Anton Pascal, Jake's lawyer Barry Davies as Roberts, Stephanie's butler Wendy Playfair as Rena McMaster, Bill's wife and Tom's mother Robin Ramsay as Sheik Ahmal, Stephanie's old friend and business partner Saskia Post as Jessica Stewart, Philip's niece Keith Aberdein as Johnno Ryan Bill Kerr as Dave Welles Tamasin Ramsay as Princess Talitha, Ahmal's sister Home media Both the original mini-series and the follow-up weekly series have been made available on DVD in Australia. Kaleidoscope Film has released the original 1983 mini-series as two "Region 0" discs. Unfortunately, even though the packaging states "Digitally Enhanced", the picture quality of the discs actually leaves a lot to be desired and is reproduced from many generations of copies down from the master. Bonus extras on the discs include interviews with Rebecca Gilling and James Reyne in 2001. The 1985 series was released as a six-disc set in Australia by MRA Entertainment. Although the picture quality is generally better than