Banished (2015)
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 7 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the 1780s Britain sets up a penal colony in Australia. The show follows convicts and their guards as they struggle to survive harsh conditions and brutal power dynamics.
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What happens
Banished is a British drama television serial created by Jimmy McGovern. The seven-part serial first aired on 5 March 2015 on BBC Two and was inspired by events in the eighteenth century when Britain established a penal colony in Australia. Banished was not renewed for a second series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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