Season 1 (1978)

The Seeds of Fire
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September 12, 1978

Mary and her boyfriend Michael are harrassed by British soldiers while out walking. In repsonse to the troops taking over a nearby...Read more

The Wild Geese
8.0

September 12, 1978

Mary is onboard a convict transport ship on route to Australia and Polly, a streetwise convict in charge, makes Mary life harder. ...Read more

A Question of Guilt
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September 19, 1978

A concerned Doctor ensures that Mary is given a good chance in the colony by being assigned to Captain Wiltshire. He sends Jonatha...Read more

The Flogging Parson
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September 19, 1978

The men are forced to work very hard at their labour. Jonathan befriends a wiley fellow convict Dinny O'Byrne.

An Agreement Between Officers and Others
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September 26, 1978

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 le...Read more

A House on the Hill
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October 3, 1978

Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decideds to stay in the Colony and marry Jonathan after seeing his house and land.

The Tree of Liberty
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October 10, 1978

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.

When Kings Go Forth to Battle
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October 17, 1978

The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British troops are too powerful and the uprising has failed.

The Farmer's Friend
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October 17, 1978

Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house. Meanwhile, their old adversary, Ensign Greville has ...Read more

A Matter of Life and Death
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October 24, 1978

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. Dinn...Read more

The Spirit of Enterprise
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October 24, 1978

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...Read more

The Whip Hand
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October 31, 1978

Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But when this is discovered , Will is fiercely punished.

The Windfall Summer
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October 10, 1978

Ensign Greville uses Mrs Wiltshire's affection for him to gain power in the Colony. Jonathan is sentenced to 6 months jail for wri...Read more