Against the Wind - Season 1

Against the Wind - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes13
DatesSept. 12, 1978 - Okt. 31, 1978

Episodes

The Seeds of Fire
Season 1Episode 150 min

The Seeds of Fire

Mary and her boyfriend Michael are harrassed by British soldiers while out walking. In repsonse to the troops taking over a nearby farm, Michael and his mates burn down the house which is now being used to store supplies. When the Mulvane family can't pay rent and church tax, the British troops take their cow away as payment. Mary and Michael attempt to retrieve the cow back but are discovered and Michael is shot dead - leaving Mary to stand trial.
Sept. 12, 1978
The Wild Geese
Season 1Episode 250 min

The Wild Geese

Mary is onboard a convict transport ship on route to Australia and Polly, a streetwise convict in charge, makes Mary life harder. Ensign Grenville gives Mary a chance to escape the prison below, but he is furious when she turns down his offer. This leads him to what revenge which backfires when Mary cuts a soldier in self-defence. Worse is to come though when there is talk of a mutiny.
Sept. 12, 1978
A Question of Guilt
Season 1Episode 350 min

A Question of Guilt

A concerned Doctor ensures that Mary is given a good chance in the colony by being assigned to Captain Wiltshire. He sends Jonathan to escourt her back, himself a convict serving his sentence. Polly decides that she isn't going to let just any man choose her, so she does the work and snags Will Price, an Innkeeper.
Sept. 19, 1978
The Flogging Parson
Season 1Episode 450 min

The Flogging Parson

The men are forced to work very hard at their labour. Jonathan befriends a wiley fellow convict Dinny O'Byrne.
Sept. 19, 1978
An Agreement Between Officers and Others
Season 1Episode 550 min

An Agreement Between Officers and Others

Mary meets up again with Polly, a fellow captive on the long sea voyage to the colony, who now works at the local inn. Jonathan learns to read and write prior to becoming a free man.
Sept. 26, 1978
A House on the Hill
Season 1Episode 650 min

A House on the Hill

Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decideds to stay in the Colony and marry Jonathan after seeing his house and land.
Okt. 3, 1978
The Tree of Liberty
Season 1Episode 750 min

The Tree of Liberty

Work on the land is hard and there is talk of an uprising among the convicts and Jonathan, against Mary's will, wants to help them.
Okt. 10, 1978
When Kings Go Forth to Battle
Season 1Episode 850 min

When Kings Go Forth to Battle

The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British troops are too powerful and the uprising has failed.
Okt. 17, 1978
The Farmer's Friend
Season 1Episode 950 min

The Farmer's Friend

Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house. Meanwhile, their old adversary, Ensign Greville has taken over the neighbouring farm.
Okt. 17, 1978
A Matter of Life and Death
Season 1Episode 1050 min

A Matter of Life and Death

Dinny finds an Aboriginal wife and, as he is a wanted man, has to live rough in the bush with her. Mary gives birth to a son. Dinny is spotted by the military and shot dead.
Okt. 24, 1978
The Spirit of Enterprise
Season 1Episode 1150 min

The Spirit of Enterprise

Crops are bad at Jonathan's farm and the military want to take advantage of this and buy the crops off his farm from him. Jonathan finally has no choice but to sell. Later he finds out the payment is only given out in rum!
Okt. 24, 1978
The Whip Hand
Season 1Episode 1250 min

The Whip Hand

Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But when this is discovered , Will is fiercely punished.
Okt. 31, 1978
The Windfall Summer
Season 1Episode 1350 min

The Windfall Summer

Ensign Greville uses Mrs Wiltshire's affection for him to gain power in the Colony. Jonathan is sentenced to 6 months jail for writing a letter to the Governor exposing the corruption of the overseers after he refuses to do as the new 'government' order. Will is still imprisioned after being turned in for his whiskey making.
Okt. 31, 1978

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