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Against the Wind was a 1978 Australian television mini-series. It is a historical drama portraying both the British rule of Ireland, and the development of New South Wales and Australia.
The producers were Bronwyn Binns, Ian Jones and Henry Crawford.
The directors were George T. Miller and Simon Wincer.
The scriptwriters were Bronwyn Binns, Ian Jones, Peter Kinlock, Tony Morphett, Paul Davies and Cliff Green.
Jon English won the Logie Award in 1979 for "Best new talent" for his role in the miniseries as "Jonathan Garrett".
The complete series is now available on DVD in Australia, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands in PAL format. It is also available in North American format.
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- 01
The Wild GeeseMary is onboard a convict transport ship on route to Australia and Polly, a streetwise convict in charge, makes Mary life harder. Ensign Grenville gives Mary a chance to escape the prison below, but he is furious when she turns down his offer. This leads him to what revenge which backfires when Mary cuts a soldier in self-defence. Worse is to come though when there is talk of a mutiny. - 02
A Question of GuiltA concerned Doctor ensures that Mary is given a good chance in the colony by being assigned to Captain Wiltshire. He sends Jonathan to escourt her back, himself a convict serving his sentence. Polly decides that she isn't going to let just any man choose her, so she does the work and snags Will Price, an Innkeeper. - 03
The Flogging ParsonThe men are forced to work very hard at their labour. Jonathan befriends a wiley fellow convict Dinny O'Byrne.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Seeds of FireSeptember 12, 1978Mary and her boyfriend Michael are harrassed by British soldiers while out walking. In repsonse to the troops taking over a nearby farm, Mic - S01E02
Season's bestThe Wild GeeseSeptember 12, 1978Mary is onboard a convict transport ship on route to Australia and Polly, a streetwise convict in charge, makes Mary life harder. Ensign Gre - S01E03
A Question of GuiltSeptember 19, 1978A concerned Doctor ensures that Mary is given a good chance in the colony by being assigned to Captain Wiltshire. He sends Jonathan to escou - S01E04
The Flogging ParsonSeptember 19, 1978The men are forced to work very hard at their labour. Jonathan befriends a wiley fellow convict Dinny O'Byrne. - S01E05
An Agreement Between Officers and OthersSeptember 26, 1978Mary meets up again with Polly, a fellow captive on the long sea voyage to the colony, who now works at the local inn. Jonathan learns to re - S01E06
A House on the HillOctober 3, 1978Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decideds to stay in the Colony and marry Jonathan after seeing his house and land. - S01E07
The Tree of LibertyOctober 10, 1978Work on the land is hard and there is talk of an uprising among the convicts and Jonathan, against Mary's will, wants to help them. - S01E08
When Kings Go Forth to BattleOctober 17, 1978The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British troops are too powerful and the uprising has failed. - S01E09
The Farmer's FriendOctober 17, 1978Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house. Meanwhile, their old adversary, Ensign Greville has taken over - S01E10
A Matter of Life and DeathOctober 24, 1978Dinny finds an Aboriginal wife and, as he is a wanted man, has to live rough in the bush with her. Mary gives birth to a son. Dinny is spott - S01E11
The Spirit of EnterpriseOctober 24, 1978Crops are bad at Jonathan's farm and the military want to take advantage of this and buy the crops off his farm from him. Jonathan finally h - S01E12
The Whip HandOctober 31, 1978Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But when this is discovered , Will is fiercely punished. - S01E13
The Windfall SummerOctober 10, 1978Ensign Greville uses Mrs Wiltshire's affection for him to gain power in the Colony. Jonathan is sentenced to 6 months jail for writing a let
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