Against the Wind
Drama
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.
1978-09-12
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Cast
Director
George T. Miller
Director
Simon Wincer
Jon English as Jonathan Garrett
Mary Larkin as Mary Mulvane
Kerry McGuire as Polly McNamara
Warwick Sims as Ensign Greville
Hu Pryce as Jonas Pike
Gerard Kennedy as Dinny O'Byrne
Frederick Parslow as Captain Wiltshire
Bryan Brown as Michael Connor
Julia Blake as Cook
Frank Gallacher as Will Price