Against the Wind

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.

Cast

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