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Banished

TV·2015–2015·1 season, 7 episodes·BBC Two·Drama, Crime·1h·8.0·Created by Jimmy McGovern

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At its heart, Banished is a story of survival. Though it is set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Banished S01E07Episode 7S01E07 · 5.0James Freeman faces the most difficult decision of his life. With the prisoners far outnumbering the soldiers, what will the outcome be?

Castfull cast & details

Russell ToveyRussell ToveyJames FreemanJulian Rhind-TuttJulian Rhind-TuttTommy BarrettMyAnna BuringMyAnna BuringElizabeth QuinnJoseph MillsonJoseph MillsonMajor Robert RossEwen BremnerEwen BremnerReverend JohnsonGenevieve O'ReillyGenevieve O'ReillyMrs. Mary JohnsonOrla BradyOrla BradyAnne MeredithRory McCannRory McCannMarston

Episodes by season

Season017Episodes2015Aired 5.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Banished S01E01Episode 1March 5, 2015—It is 1788 in New South Wales, and dawn is breaking over the ramshackle camp where British convicts and their masters are waking up to anoth
  2. S01E02Banished S01E02Episode 2March 12, 2015—Freeman must tackle bully Marston, who is persisting in stealing his food. Drastic action is required.
  3. S01E03Banished S01E03Episode 3March 19, 2015—Reverend Johnson leads the community in prayer on a hot beach as they bury another poor soul who has succumbed to the hardships of life. Aft
  4. S01E04Banished S01E04Episode 4March 26, 2015—Mary Johnson shares her past sorrow with the insightful convict Anne Meredith as the camp waits for news of Freeman.
  5. S01E05Banished S01E05Episode 5April 2, 2015—To everyone's amazement Freeman is alive, and Major Ross is deeply affected by a personal loss.
  6. S01E06Banished S01E06Episode 6April 9, 2015—Rebellion is in the air and Tommy's headstrong behaviour risks Elizabeth's future plans.
  7. S01E07Banished S01E07Episode 7April 16, 2015 5.0James Freeman faces the most difficult decision of his life. With the prisoners far outnumbering the soldiers, what will the outcome be?

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