Against the Wind 46 years old

Against the Wind

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.

Credits

Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown

Michael Connor

Frederick Parslow
Frederick Parslow

Captain Wiltshire

Mary Larkin
Mary Larkin

Mary Mulvane

Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy

Dinny O'Byrne

Warwick Sims
Warwick Sims

Ensign Greville

Cast

Name Character
Bryan Brown He was 31 , now 77 years old as Michael Connor
Frederick Parslow as Captain Wiltshire
Mary Larkin as Mary Mulvane
Gerard Kennedy He was 46 , now 92 years old as Dinny O'Byrne
Julia Blake She was 42 , now 88 years old as Cook
Warwick Sims He was 33 , 60 years old when he died as Ensign Greville
Hu Pryce as Jonas Pike
Frank Gallacher He was 35 , 65 years old when he died as Will Price

Crew

Name Job title
Dan Burstall Camera He was 27 , now 73 years old Director of Photography
Simon Wincer Directing He was 35 , now 81 years old Director
Tom Hegarty Writing Writer
Mario Millo Sound He was 23 , now 69 years old Music
Against the Wind poster
Against the Wind (46 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1978-09-12
  • Runtime: [60,50] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 13