Episode 1
Episode 1
2015-03-05 • 60 min
It is 1788 in New South Wales, and dawn is breaking over the ramshackle camp where British convicts and their masters are waking up to another dangerous day.
TV season
2015-03-05
Though set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.
Episode 1
2015-03-05 • 60 min
It is 1788 in New South Wales, and dawn is breaking over the ramshackle camp where British convicts and their masters are waking up to another dangerous day.
Episode 2
2015-03-12 • 60 min
Freeman must tackle bully Marston, who is persisting in stealing his food. Drastic action is required.
Episode 3
2015-03-19 • 60 min
The marriage of Elizabeth and Tommy is blessed by Reverend Johnson.
Episode 4
2015-03-26 • 60 min
Mary Johnson shares her past sorrow with the insightful convict Anne Meredith.
Episode 5
2015-04-02 • 60 min
To everyone's amazement Freeman is alive, and Major Ross is deeply affected by a personal loss.
Episode 6
2015-04-09 • 60 min
Rebellion is in the air, and Tommy's headstrong behaviour risks Elizabeth's future plans.
Episode 7
2015-04-16 • 60 min
James Freeman faces the most difficult decision of his life.