Against the Wind

1978 NR 50m 8.2

Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to Australia, and years of anxiety as a convict....

Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to Australia, and years of anxiety as a convict. Mary, her friends and her family fight out their battle against a lively historical backdrop - Irelands 1798 Rebellion. Australia's Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 and the 1808 Rum Rebellion.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The Seeds of Fire

1. The Seeds of Fire

Aired: Sep 12, 1978

In 1796 Ireland, the Mulvanes are oppressed by British laws and taxes. Daught...

Episode 2 The Wild Geese

2. The Wild Geese

Aired: Sep 12, 1978

Mary now a convicted criminal, boards the convict ship 'Britania' for the ard...

Episode 3 A Question of Guilt

3. A Question of Guilt

Aired: Sep 19, 1978

Mary and Polly survive the sea voyage and are assigned on their arrival in Sy...

Episode 4 The Flogging Parson

4. The Flogging Parson

Aired: Sep 19, 1978

Mary and Polly begin to settle into their various situations in the new colon...

Episode 5 An Agreement Between Officers and Others

5. An Agreement Between Officers and Others

Aired: Sep 26, 1978

Time passes in the colony. Jonathon begins to have genuine feelings for Mary,...

Episode 6 A House on the Hill

6. A House on the Hill

Aired: Oct 3, 1978

Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decides to stay in the...

Episode 7 The Tree of Liberty

7. The Tree of Liberty

Aired: Oct 10, 1978

Work on the land is hard and there is talk of an uprising among the convicts ...

Episode 8 When Kings Go Forth to Battle

8. When Kings Go Forth to Battle

Aired: Oct 17, 1978

The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British...

Episode 9 The Farmer's Friend

9. The Farmer's Friend

Aired: Oct 17, 1978

Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house....

Episode 10 A Matter of Life and Death

10. A Matter of Life and Death

Aired: Oct 24, 1978

Dinny finds an Aboriginal wife and, as he is a wanted man, has to live rough ...

Episode 11 The Spirit of Enterprise

11. The Spirit of Enterprise

Aired: Oct 24, 1978

Crops are bad at Jonathan's farm and the military want to take advantage of t...

Episode 12 The Whip Hand

12. The Whip Hand

Aired: Oct 30, 1978

Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But w...

Episode 13 The Windfall Summer

13. The Windfall Summer

Aired: Oct 10, 1978

Jonathan is sentenced to six months jail for writing a letter to the Governor...

Against the Wind Videos

Jon English: Six Ribbons - Against The Wind: Australian Mini-Series

Info about Against the Wind

Current Status: Ended

Network: Seven Network

Production Country: Australia

Genres: Drama, History, Western