Season 1
(1978)
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
Episodes
The Seeds of Fire 8.0
September 12, 1978
Mary and her boyfriend Michael are harrassed by British soldiers while out walking. In repsonse to the troops taking ov…
The Wild Geese 8.0
September 12, 1978
Mary is onboard a convict transport ship on route to Australia and Polly, a streetwise convict in charge, makes Mary li…
A Question of Guilt 8.0
September 19, 1978
A concerned Doctor ensures that Mary is given a good chance in the colony by being assigned to Captain Wiltshire. He se…
The Flogging Parson 8.0
September 19, 1978
The men are forced to work very hard at their labour. Jonathan befriends a wiley fellow convict Dinny O'Byrne.
An Agreement Between Officers and Others 8.0
September 26, 1978
Mary meets up again with Polly, a fellow captive on the long sea voyage to the colony, who now works at the local inn. …
A House on the Hill 8.0
October 3, 1978
Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decideds to stay in the Colony and marry Jonathan after seeing h…
The Tree of Liberty 8.0
October 10, 1978
Work on the land is hard and there is talk of an uprising among the convicts and Jonathan, against Mary's will, wants t…
When Kings Go Forth to Battle 8.0
October 17, 1978
The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British troops are too powerful and the uprising …
The Farmer's Friend 8.0
October 17, 1978
Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house. Meanwhile, their old adversary, Ensign Gr…
A Matter of Life and Death 8.0
October 24, 1978
Dinny finds an Aboriginal wife and, as he is a wanted man, has to live rough in the bush with her. Mary gives birth to …
The Spirit of Enterprise 8.0
October 24, 1978
Crops are bad at Jonathan's farm and the military want to take advantage of this and buy the crops off his farm from hi…
The Whip Hand 8.0
October 31, 1978
Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But when this is discovered , Will is fiercely …
The Windfall Summer 8.0
October 10, 1978
Ensign Greville uses Mrs Wiltshire's affection for him to gain power in the Colony. Jonathan is sentenced to 6 months j…