For the Term of His Natural Life (1983)

05/23/1983 (AU) • 2h

Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime

Justice will not be held prisoner.

Overview

In 1830s England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Diemen's Land where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the Warden's daughter. Meanwhile, back in England, an imposter lays claim to the young man's inheritance.

Top Billed Cast

Colin Friels

Richard Devine / Rufus Dawes

3 Episodes

Anthony Perkins

Rev. James North

3 Episodes

Patrick Macnee

Major Vickers

3 Episodes

Samantha Eggar

Mrs. Vickers

3 Episodes

Diane Cilento

Lady Elinor Devine

3 Episodes

Rod Mullinar

Lt. Maurice Frere

3 Episodes

Robert Coleby

John Rex

3 Episodes

Susan Lyons

Sarah

3 Episodes

Penelope Stewart

Sylvia Vickers

3 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

1983 | 3 Episodes

Season 1 of For the Term of His Natural Life premiered on May 23, 1983.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

mutiny

forced labour

australia

wrongful imprisonment

convict

penal colony

literary adaptation

tasmania

disinheritance

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