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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.

  1. Bronwyn Binns

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Jon English as Jonathan Garrett

    Jon English

    Jonathan Garrett

    13 Episodes

  2. Mary Larkin as Mary Mulvane

    Mary Larkin

    Mary Mulvane

    13 Episodes

  3. Kerry McGuire as Polly McNamara

    Kerry McGuire

    Polly McNamara

    13 Episodes

  4. Warwick Sims as Ensign Greville

    Warwick Sims

    Ensign Greville

    13 Episodes

  5. Hu Pryce as Jonas Pike

    Hu Pryce

    Jonas Pike

    13 Episodes

  6. Gerard Kennedy as Dinny O'Byrne

    Gerard Kennedy

    Dinny O'Byrne

    13 Episodes

  7. Frederick Parslow as Captain Wiltshire

    Frederick Parslow

    Captain Wiltshire

    13 Episodes

  8. Bryan Brown as Michael Connor

    Bryan Brown

    Michael Connor

    13 Episodes

  9. Julia Blake as Cook

    Julia Blake

    Cook

    13 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 1

8.0
1978 • 13 Episodes

Season 1 of Against the Wind premiered on September 12, 1978.

The Whip Hand

(1x12, October 31, 1978)

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Status Ended

Network

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Type Miniseries

Original Language English

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