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12/09/1978 Drama 1h 0m
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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

  1. Jon English

    Jonathan Garrett

  2. Mary Larkin

    Mary Mulvane

  3. Kerry McGuire

    Polly McNamara

  4. Warwick Sims

    Ensign Greville

  5. Hu Pryce

    Jonas Pike

  6. Gerard Kennedy

    Dinny O'Byrne

  7. Frederick Parslow

    Captain Wiltshire

  8. Bryan Brown

    Michael Connor

  9. Julia Blake

    Cook

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 1978 | 13 Episodes

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Against the Wind

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