cathyshin
Man, amazing how many of us saw this as kids and still remember it! Now that said, I mostly recall that I was totally hot for Greville (I must have been about 13) and I can't really remember details of the plot or much else except that I loved watching the thing.I'm another one of those who would love to get this on DVD.I'm actually going to Australia this Sept but wondering if the DVD will play on my American machine. Funny that I've been there twice before and never thought of this. Someone brought up Dr Who, another PBS import that I loved from that era, which made me get all sentimental about watching Poldark, Duchess of Duke Street and Against the Wind :)
leol7037
Back in 1978 I was fortunately enough to get a chance to see the mini-series "Against the Wind." Not only was I enthralled by this mini-series, but it incredibly educational. It was all about an English penal colony primarily for Irish thieves, many of them petty, and malcontents, and how these convicts became the founders of a new country, Australia.Over the years I have often looked for it on DVD without luck. I just discovered it that is now available, so I went on Netflix to rent it. Unfortunately, they currently don't carry it, and they told me that the only way they might is if they get enough requests. So, if you've ever seen it and wish to view it again, or if you've never seen it and want to see an incredible historical drama, I hope you will go to Netflix and request it.
rondnor
I remember this from my youth as a great series. The story starts in Ireland and moves quickly to Australia. set in 1798 it tells about Mary Mulvane and Jonathan Garrett, both convicts shipped off to the Penal Colony of New South Wales under the oppression of the English Military. Though a love story it mixes in incidents based on history such as the convict uprising at Castle Hill (Sydney). The series was very popular at the time. The 13 episodes were produced in 1978 at Old Sydney Town, N.S.W. and Geelong, Victoria. The soundtrack album by Jon English and Mario Millo is very memorable.by the way, latest information is that it will come on DVD 3rd Jul 2006. many online DVD stores are already taking orders.
dlewis-5
Can anyone explain this to me? The Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) has a very offhanded response to any email queries about this historical-series... I hope (at least) that the original tapes have been digitized by SOMEBODY, and will eventually be re-released to the public. Any program with a "9.1" score on IMDb has a latent market (on re-release) that "they" are overlooking--aside from the importance of preserving and promoting historical awareness of "history in general"."Against the Wind" would make a stunning companion to *another* overlooked ABC broadcasting mini-series, produced in 1987, "Captain James Cook"--starring Keith Michell-- that was also highly-rated, had extremely high production-values, and has (also) been totally overlooked for the DVD re-issue marketplace.ABC Broadcasting seems to have it's collective corporate "head" stuck in the sand!I hope somebody there "wakes up" and does the legal shuffling to allow BOTH of these fine series to be re-issued worldwide, on DVD.
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