Against the Wind (1978)

Drama · History · Western

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.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (1,053 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Season 1 (1978)

7.78 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 55 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Seeds of Fire	8.0	27
2	The Wild Geese	7.7	19
3	A Question of Guilt	7.8	20
4	The Flogging Parson	7.4	20
5	An Agreement Between Officers and Others	7.6	18
6	A House on the Hill	7.7	18
7	The Tree of Liberty	7.6	17
8	When Kings Go Forth to Battle	7.7	18
9	The Farmer's Friend	7.6	18
10	A Matter of Life and Death (The Seeds Of Fire)	7.7	18
11	The Spirit of Enterprise	7.9	18
12	The Whip Hand	8.4	19
13	The Windfall Summer	8.0	23