The Secret River
2015 · ABC · 80 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Part 2
Mon, 22 June, 10:30 am
Will's increasing desperation to hold onto 'his' land despite the resistance of the local Indigenous people, leads to his involvement in a brutal incident which will haunt him forever.
About
In 1810, emancipated English convict William Thornhill stakes a claim on 100 acres of land on the remote Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, only to find that a clan of Aboriginal people also lay claim to the land, as they have done since time immemorial. Based on the novel by Kate Grenville.
Episodes
- E01
Part 1
Mon, 15 June· 80 minIn 1813 ex-convict Will Thornhill settles on the beautiful Hawkesbury River. But his plans are soon overshadowed by misunderstandings and conflict with the local Indigenous people.
- E02
Part 2
Mon, 22 June· 80 minWill's increasing desperation to hold onto 'his' land despite the resistance of the local Indigenous people, leads to his involvement in a brutal incident which will haunt him forever.
Cast
Trevor Jamieson
Greybeard/Gunmang
Lachy Hulme
Thomas Blackwood
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
William Thornhill
Sarah Snook
Sal Thornhill
Tim Minchin
Smasher