Against the Wind
TV Show| Title | Against the Wind |
| User score | 8.1 |
| Release date | Sep 12, 1978 |
| Release date of last episode | Oct 31, 1978 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Bronwyn Binns |
| Production country | Australia |
| Production companies | Pegasus Productions, Seven Network |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 13 |
| Run time | 60, 50 min. |
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.
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List of episodes
S1.E13 ∙ The Windfall Summer
Oct 10, 1978
S1.E12 ∙ The Whip Hand
Oct 31, 1978
S1.E11 ∙ The Spirit of Enterprise
Oct 24, 1978
S1.E10 ∙ A Matter of Life and Death
Oct 24, 1978
S1.E9 ∙ The Farmer's Friend
Oct 17, 1978
S1.E8 ∙ When Kings Go Forth to Battle
Oct 17, 1978
S1.E7 ∙ The Tree of Liberty
Oct 10, 1978
S1.E6 ∙ A House on the Hill
Oct 3, 1978
S1.E5 ∙ An Agreement Between Officers and Others
Sep 26, 1978
S1.E4 ∙ The Flogging Parson
Sep 19, 1978
S1.E3 ∙ A Question of Guilt
Sep 19, 1978
S1.E2 ∙ The Wild Geese
Sep 12, 1978
S1.E1 ∙ The Seeds of Fire
Sep 12, 1978
Videos
Jon English: Six Ribbons - Against The Wind: Australian Mini-Series
Mar 29, 2012
Actors
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Jon English
Jonathan Garrett
Mary Larkin
Mary Mulvane
Kerry McGuire
Polly McNamara
Warwick Sims
Ensign Greville
Hu Pryce
Jonas Pike
Gerard Kennedy
Dinny O'Byrne
Frederick Parslow
Captain Wiltshire
Bryan Brown
Michael Connor
Julia Blake
Cook
Frank Gallacher
Will Price
Sarah Lambert
Elizabeth Wiltshire
Louis McManus
Fiddler
