Set in the first penal colony founded by the British in New South Wales in the year 1788, in which the British convicts live alongside their Royal Navy marine guards and their officers. A thousand prisoners are guarded by one hundred men, and with five men for every woman, tensions are high when the women are shared among the men.
The seven-part serial aired in 2015 on BBC Two for one season but was cancelled for budgetary reasons despite a wide fan base.
Despite having the gritty feeling of a McGovern drama, Banished has the look of a lavish period piece thanks to his exotic locations. All of Banished’s exterior scenes were shot in the forests of Sydney which adds to the overall authenticity of the piece…director Daniel Percival perfectly captured this foreign land to which the British convicts had found themselves transported.- Unreality TV
Starring Russell Tovey, Orla Brady, Ewen Bremner, MyAnna Buring.