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Against the Wind

7.6/10(15)
1978
60 min
1 Season
13 Episodes
Drama

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.

Production

Pegasus Productions · Seven Network

Networks

Seven NetworkSeven Network

Seasons

Season 1 Poster

Season 1

13 ep · 1978

Cast & Characters

Jon English as Jonathan Garrett

Jon English

Jonathan Garrett

Mary Larkin as Mary Mulvane

Mary Larkin

Mary Mulvane

Kerry McGuire as Polly McNamara

Kerry McGuire

Polly McNamara

Warwick Sims as Ensign Greville

Warwick Sims

Ensign Greville

Hu Pryce as Jonas Pike

Hu Pryce

Jonas Pike

Gerard Kennedy as Dinny O'Byrne

Gerard Kennedy

Dinny O'Byrne

Frederick Parslow as Captain Wiltshire

Frederick Parslow

Captain Wiltshire

Bryan Brown as Michael Connor

Bryan Brown

Michael Connor

Julia Blake as Cook

Julia Blake

Cook

Frank Gallacher as Will Price

Frank Gallacher

Will Price

Directors & Crew

G

George T. Miller

Director

S

Simon Wincer

Director

T

Tom Hegarty

Writer

H

Henry Crawford

Producer

P

Paul Davies

Writer

C

Cliff Green

Writer

Screenshots & Stills

Against the Wind Screenshot 1
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