Seasons & Episodes
The Seeds of Fire
Mary and her boyfriend Michael are harrassed by British soldiers while out walking. In repsonse to the troops taking ove
The Wild Geese
Mary is onboard a convict transport ship on route to Australia and Polly, a streetwise convict in charge, makes Mary lif
A Question of Guilt
A concerned Doctor ensures that Mary is given a good chance in the colony by being assigned to Captain Wiltshire. He sen
The Flogging Parson
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
Mary meets up again with Polly, a fellow captive on the long sea voyage to the colony, who now works at the local inn. J
A House on the Hill
Mary, who had originally planned to return to Ireland, decideds to stay in the Colony and marry Jonathan after seeing hi
The Tree of Liberty
Work on the land is hard and there is talk of an uprising among the convicts and Jonathan, against Mary's will, wants to
When Kings Go Forth to Battle
The uprising has begun but the convicts are tricked and betrayed. The British troops are too powerful and the uprising h
The Farmer's Friend
Dinny, although wounded, escapes the slaughter and hides at Jonathan's house. Meanwhile, their old adversary, Ensign Gre
A Matter of Life and Death
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
The Spirit of Enterprise
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
The Whip Hand
Jonathan and Will, Polly's husband, start their own illegal distillery. But when this is discovered , Will is fiercely p
The Windfall Summer
Ensign Greville uses Mrs Wiltshire's affection for him to gain power in the Colony. Jonathan is sentenced to 6 months ja
