Plot
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.
Cast
as Jonathan Garrett
as Mary Mulvane
as Polly McNamara
as Ensign Greville
as Jonas Pike
as Dinny O'Byrne
as Captain Wiltshire
as Michael Connor
as Cook
as Will Price
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 12, 1978
Last Aired Date
October 31, 1978
Production Companies
Pegasus Productions
Seven Network
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
13
Links
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