Against the Wind (1978)

Directed by

Simon Wincer, George T. Miller

Genre

drama television series, miniseries, romance television series

Country

Australia

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries follows Irish convicts transported to Australia in the 1800s. It shows their struggles under British rule and their lives in the new colony of New South Wales.

historicalearnestromanticdramaticbittersweetepisodicgrand-scale

What happens

Against the Wind is a 1978 Australian television miniseries. It is a historical drama portraying both the British rule of Ireland, and the development of New South Wales and Australia. Jon English won the Logie Award in 1979 for "Best New Talent" for his role in the miniseries as "Jonathan Garrett". It was the first major Australian TV production to be broadcast in the United States. A soundtrack was also released, topping the charts in Norway and reaching the top 10 in Australia and Sweden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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