Period drama serial. In 1798 young Irish girl Mary Mulvane is sentenced to transportation to Australia, during the journey she falls for fellow convict Jonathan Garrett and the pair attempt to start a new life Down Under. Filmed at Old Sydney Town and Geelong in Victoria. The serial also included many historically accurate incidents such as the Castle Hill convict uprising.
Production Details
Australia / 7 Network / 1x180 minute episodes 4x120 minute episodes (13 in total) / 1978
Theme Music: Jon English (Six Ribbons)
Main Cast
Mary Larkin as Mary Mulvane
Jon English as Jonathan Garrett
Kerry McGuire as Polly McNamara
Frank Gallacher as Will Price
Gerard Kennedy as Dinny O'Byrne
Hu Pryce as Jonas Pike
Warwick Sims as Ensign Greville
Fred Parslow as Captain Wiltshire
Lynn Rainbow as Louisa Wiltshire
Bryan Brown as Michael Connor
