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Against the Wind

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.

1978 |1 Season  | 60m |  Drama

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Cast

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Jon English

Jonathan Garrett

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Mary Larkin

Mary Mulvane

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Kerry McGuire

Polly McNamara

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Warwick Sims

Ensign Greville

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Hu Pryce

Jonas Pike

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Gerard Kennedy

Dinny O'Byrne

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Frederick Parslow

Captain Wiltshire

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Bryan Brown

Michael Connor

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Julia Blake

Cook

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Frank Gallacher

Will Price

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Creator

Bronwyn Binns

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

Seven Network