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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.
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- verified Status: Ended
- person By: Bronwyn Binns
- calendar_month Release Date: 1978-09-12
- update Lastly Aired: 1978-10-31
- video_camera_front Companies Pegasus Productions, Seven Network
- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 1 Seasons, 13 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 60 Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 8.1 / 10
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Jon English
Jonathan Garrett
Mary Larkin
Mary Mulvane
Kerry McGuire
Polly McNamara
Warwick Sims
Ensign Greville
Hu Pryce
Jonas Pike
Gerard Kennedy
Dinny O'Byrne
Frederick Parslow
Captain Wiltshire
Bryan Brown
Michael Connor
Julia Blake
Cook
Frank Gallacher
Will Price
groups Crew
George T. Miller
Director
Simon Wincer
Director
Tom Hegarty
Writer
Henry Crawford
Producer
Mario Millo
Music
Bronwyn Binns
Executive Producer
Peter A. Kinloch
Writer
Ian Jones
Executive Producer
Paul Davies
Writer
Cliff Green
Writer
Ian Jones
Writer
Dan Burstall
Director of Photography
Bronwyn Binns
Writer
Tony Morphett
Writer
Jon English
Music
Philip Reid
Editor
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