Season 1
1978 | 13 Episodes
Against The Wind
Drama, History
Australia
English- 1 Season (13 Episodes)
- 1978 - 1978
- Ended
Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property She must endure the horror of transport to Australia, and years of anxiety as a convict
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Storyline
Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to Australia, and years of anxiety as a convict. Mary, her friends and her family fight out their battle against a lively historical backdrop - Irelands 1798 Rebellion. Australia's Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 and the 1808 Rum Rebellion.
Country: Australia
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 1978
Also Known As: Rebel voor de vrijheid, Against the WindПротив ветра, Mot alla vindar, Wie ein Vogel im Wind, Vastatuuleen, Contra el viento, Mot alle vindar, Pod wiatr | See more »
Plot Keywords
australia
miniseries
rum rebellion
first settlers
history
female protagonist
18 year old girl
1790s
1800s
1810s
friend
ireland
convict
irish
family relationships
friendship
australian history
irish history
female convict
teenage girl
new south wales australia
tv mini series
australian aboriginal
colonization
settler
colonialism
frontier
Company Credits
Production Co: 7 Network, Ian Jones Television Consultants Pty. Ltd, Pegasus Productions
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Logie 1979
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Best New Talent in Australia
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Best New Drama
