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EP1 The Seeds of Fire Sep 12, 1978

Mary and her boyfriend Michael are harrassed by British soldiers while out walking. In repsonse to the troops taking over a nearby farm, Michael and his mates burn down the house which is now being used to store supplies. When the Mulvane family can't pay rent and church tax, the British troops take their cow away as payment. Mary and Michael attempt to retrieve the cow back but are discovered and Michael is shot dead - leaving Mary to stand trial.

EP2 The Wild Geese Sep 12, 1978

Mary 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.

EP3 A Question of Guilt Sep 19, 1978

A 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.

EP4 The Flogging Parson Sep 19, 1978

The men are forced to work very hard at their labour. Jonathan befriends a wiley fellow convict Dinny O'Byrne.

EP5 An Agreement Between Officers and Others Sep 26, 1978

Mary 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 read and write prior to becoming a free man.

EP6 A House on the Hill Oct 03, 1978

Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decideds to stay in the Colony and marry Jonathan after seeing his house and land.

EP7 The Tree of Liberty Oct 10, 1978

Work 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.

EP8 When Kings Go Forth to Battle Oct 17, 1978

The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British troops are too powerful and the uprising has failed.

EP9 The Farmer's Friend Oct 17, 1978

Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house. Meanwhile, their old adversary, Ensign Greville has taken over the neighbouring farm.

EP10 A Matter of Life and Death Oct 24, 1978

Dinny 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 spotted by the military and shot dead.

EP11 The Spirit of Enterprise Oct 24, 1978

Crops 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 has no choice but to sell. Later he finds out the payment is only given out in rum!

EP12 The Whip Hand Oct 31, 1978

Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But when this is discovered , Will is fiercely punished.

EP13 The Windfall Summer Oct 10, 1978

Ensign Greville uses Mrs Wiltshire's affection for him to gain power in the Colony. Jonathan is sentenced to 6 months jail for writing a letter to the Governor exposing the corruption of the overseers after he refuses to do as the new 'government' order. Will is still imprisioned after being turned in for his whiskey making.

8.2| 0h30m| NR| en| More Info

Released: 12 September 1978 Ended

Producted By: Pegasus Productions

Country: Australia

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

Official Website: http://www.australiantelevision.net/against-the-wind/

Synopsis

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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Cast

Jon English , Mary Larkin , Kerry McGuire

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Pegasus Productions

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Crew

Jon English as Jonathan Garrett

Mary Larkin as Mary Mulvane

Kerry McGuire as Polly McNamara

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Reviews

poeplace I remember anticipating the next night when this mini ran back in the day, rare for me. I thought it was realistic like an Aussie "Centinial". I'd love to see it digitally remastered and released on DVD, and I don't buy the arguments about the length being prohibitive. Please, a lot of crap less worthy and lengthier is already for sale. Like many others, I've looked for it to get re-ran to no avail. Was it as good as I remember? The only complaint I've seen was it was too long. Hello, it was a mini. If a mini is good, who cares if it is long and spread over multiple nights, anticipation is part of the experience. Has anyone heard about this becoming a reality?

cmeghen All choked up. Just took delivery of the new DVD 4-set I vaguely remember parts of this series as a kid at the age of 8-10, I think. The opening sequence has stayed with me in one way or an other for the past 25+ years.. Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, streams like the thunderstorm against the wind... with the classic windswept western Irish landscrape as a backdrop to the Byron quote, fantastic stuff. Stuff you just don't see these days. The production was broadcast in Ireland a couple of years after it was made in Aus, but it feels like it was made for the Irish.I've just watched the 13 episodes and its just a delight to see a 70's TV drama today, one that never achieved any 'cult' status. While watching LOST at the same time the simplicity of the ATW narrative is disarming. It's so refereshing to see material that hasn't been over-produced and yet imparts such a realistic sense of time and place. No steadycams here.I just love the actors in ATW, esp. Jon English - pure rock and roll, but parts played by Cpt Greville, Cpt. Wiltshire and Will Price all put in great performances. No offence to Mary, Polly and Dinnie .. its just that the stage Ourish accents are a problem for us Irish.But where did all this great talent end up- esp. Frederick Parslow, he's quite Hollywood, as is Warwick Sims.. both seem to have moved out of TV/film acting since the late 80's - pity.Great to have seen the full series again and not to have been (bitterly) disappointed..Highly recommended.C.

Silver_Sun-1 In the late 1800's,a young Irish lass is found guilt of theft and transported to Australia for seven years. In the new colony of Paramatta, she encounters the brutality of convict labor, the corruption of the military force and the true spirit which still inspires the Australian culture today.This mini series showcases the most beautiful bushland and some of the most notable faces in the Australian showbiz industry today. The filmography of the transportation is beautifully done as is the scenes of the early colony. A simply beautiful series which is now available on DVD. A must see...

dlewis-5 Can anyone explain this to me? The Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) has a very offhanded response to any email queries about this historical-series... I hope (at least) that the original tapes have been digitized by SOMEBODY, and will eventually be re-released to the public. Any program with a "9.1" score on IMDb has a latent market (on re-release) that "they" are overlooking--aside from the importance of preserving and promoting historical awareness of "history in general"."Against the Wind" would make a stunning companion to *another* overlooked ABC broadcasting mini-series, produced in 1987, "Captain James Cook"--starring Keith Michell-- that was also highly-rated, had extremely high production-values, and has (also) been totally overlooked for the DVD re-issue marketplace.ABC Broadcasting seems to have it's collective corporate "head" stuck in the sand!I hope somebody there "wakes up" and does the legal shuffling to allow BOTH of these fine series to be re-issued worldwide, on DVD.

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