Based on true historical accounts AGAINST THE WIND covers 15 years of Australia’s most brutal Colonial past. It tells the story of Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old unfairly charged and sentenced to serve seven years as a convict, transported from Ireland to NSW in 1798.
Destined to overcome the misery of a repressed life Mary’s journey represents a grueling chapter of the Australian experience. Surviving the hardship and horror of transportation to Australia Mary faces an uncertain future in a savage land-establishing herself against the turbulent backdrop of Australia’s Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 and the 1808 Rum Rebellion.
Set in Australia’s Colonial era (1798–1812).
“A jigsaw of facts was pieced together to reveal Mary’s saga. For though her surname is fictitious her life is very real. It has come from painstaking research into official records, private papers, and
local traditions. The story finally came together after years of spare-time work and five months of intensive detective work among Australian, English and rish sources. Much of the detail was uncovered in Sydney’s Mitchell Library, Melbourne’s La Trobe Library and the National Library in Canberra.” – The Canberra Times
The television series has 13 episodes.
Starring Bryan Brown, Chris Haywood, Frank Gallacher, Frank Thring, John Allen.
Not rated.