Against the Wind
12/09/1978
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.
TV Show Information
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
