The miniseries is notable for its meticulous recreations of Garland's films and concerts, and verisimilitudinous impressions of her by Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis.

The second part begins with her marriage to Sid Luft, and proceeds to chronicle her successful return to movies with A Star Is Born, concert performances, her personal issues and her death at the age of 47.

Christmas 1924: Two-year-old Frances Gumm performs in public for the first time, singing "Jingle Bells" in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

1935: Frank takes Frances, now using her stage name of "Judy Garland," to the studios of Metro Goldwyn Mayer to audition.

Thirteen-year-old Judy (played by Tammy Blanchard) signs an MGM contract but, because of her age, they do not know what to do with her and keep giving her radio appearances.

Now sixteen, she finds herself in competition with MGM's new glamorous star, Lana Turner, who is everything she is not: tall, thin, and blond.

MGM purchases the rights to L. Frank Baum's classic children's book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Rumors spread that Shirley Temple might be playing Dorothy, but when 20th Century Fox refuses to lend her out to them, Judy is cast.

Judy continues to see him and is shocked when he elopes with Lana Turner, leaving her heartbroken and reluctant to return to the studio since she feels she has to compete with all the goddesses.

While filming the "I Got Rhythm" sequence for Girl Crazy, she is continually being reprimanded by the director, the no-nonsense Busby Berkeley, over not putting enough energy into her performance.

Late 1950s: Judy is now struggling with debts, her weight has ballooned, and at this stage, her marriage to Sid is starting to crumble.

Early 1960s: After overcoming a life-threatening illness and slimming down, Judy tours America, the high point being a concert at Carnegie Hall.

[1] Her tour of Australia starts off well, but her concert in Melbourne is a flop; she has trouble remembering the words to her songs, stumbles, and is heckled by the audience before being booed off stage.

This marriage lasts a mere five months as he turns out to be gay and is discovered in bed with a male pool cleaner, and she throws him out.

It was released in Australia by Starz Home Entertainment as a full-length film in a "Limited Edition 3 Disc Gift Set" of region 4 DVDs together with Beyond the Sea and The Buddy Holly Story.