Gothic romance meets colonial Australia—where passion wears a hair shirt and everyone's hiding something.
Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestHelen Simpson's scorching novel of passion and unspoken loyalty is brought to life in a major mini series unfolding in the epic Australian tradition of Against The Wind and Sara Dane.
Acting
Lisa Harrow's trembling restraint, barely holding together.
Production
Convict-built mansions and unforgiving landscapes.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rod Hardy later directed episodes of The X-Files and Battlestar Galactica—quite the pivot from corsets.
Based on Helen Simpson's 1937 novel, itself inspired by actual convict-era scandals involving transported aristocrats.
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