Against the Wind (1978)

09/12/1978 (AU) • 1h

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jon English

Jonathan Garrett

13 Episodes

Mary Larkin

Mary Mulvane

13 Episodes

Kerry McGuire

Polly McNamara

13 Episodes

Warwick Sims

Ensign Greville

13 Episodes

Hu Pryce

Jonas Pike

13 Episodes

Gerard Kennedy

Dinny O'Byrne

13 Episodes

Frederick Parslow

Captain Wiltshire

13 Episodes

Bryan Brown

Michael Connor

13 Episodes

Julia Blake

Cook

13 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1978 | 13 Episodes

Season 1 of Against the Wind premiered on September 12, 1978.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

australia

miniseries

rum rebellion

first settlers

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