I can't ever forget this Australian mini-series when it hit Canadian TV way back in 1980-81. I found it unforgettable due to the excessive amount of nudity involved which went against the strict standards of broadcast censorship back then, but this show got away with it.
From what I recall, there were several stories involving several characters, but the one to stick out in my mind was the woman and her red headed son. Her son was rebellious to the British penal colony and was drawn to the land, particularly to a nearby aborigine tribe. He later leaves the colony to join the native tribe for good.
In the red head's later years as an adult, he abducts a British maid he had his eye on and she's screaming in hysterics about her capture. He takes her to a large luxurious tree-house inhabited by an elderly aborigine couple and tries to have "domestic bliss" with that English girl.
She's resentful of the capture, but eventually grows to love the red head and they later have a baby. The final scene of this whole mini-series showed him playing a flute by the fire as she's rocking the baby and its cooing in contentment from the music.
That was the best story out of the whole series which is why I specifically remember it out of all the others. It was very heartwarming.
I also can't forget the scene where a woman is caught stealing from the penal colony's food supply and goes to court. She's sentenced to be whipped and it was unforgettable when her hands were tied to the back of a wagon and the whipper grabs the back of her shirt and rips it open, causing her boobs to pop out and jiggle erotically. I'll also never forget the sight of her nipples. That was forever etched in my mind.
All that clearly showed how this particular mini-series gave an honestly raw depiction of Australian history which is what made it so riveting. The British colonization of that continent was brutal at first and this show perfectly captured that, even giving an explicit look at the punishments involved, such as what happened to that thieving woman.
I highly recommend this Australian mini-series, but only if you can stomach the brutality shown of that time, particularly the punishment of women. There's no political correctness at all here, but this was made before that righteous attitude came about. It was, after all, simply giving a look at how things really were back then. A great saga.
From what I recall, there were several stories involving several characters, but the one to stick out in my mind was the woman and her red headed son. Her son was rebellious to the British penal colony and was drawn to the land, particularly to a nearby aborigine tribe. He later leaves the colony to join the native tribe for good.
In the red head's later years as an adult, he abducts a British maid he had his eye on and she's screaming in hysterics about her capture. He takes her to a large luxurious tree-house inhabited by an elderly aborigine couple and tries to have "domestic bliss" with that English girl.
She's resentful of the capture, but eventually grows to love the red head and they later have a baby. The final scene of this whole mini-series showed him playing a flute by the fire as she's rocking the baby and its cooing in contentment from the music.
That was the best story out of the whole series which is why I specifically remember it out of all the others. It was very heartwarming.
I also can't forget the scene where a woman is caught stealing from the penal colony's food supply and goes to court. She's sentenced to be whipped and it was unforgettable when her hands were tied to the back of a wagon and the whipper grabs the back of her shirt and rips it open, causing her boobs to pop out and jiggle erotically. I'll also never forget the sight of her nipples. That was forever etched in my mind.
All that clearly showed how this particular mini-series gave an honestly raw depiction of Australian history which is what made it so riveting. The British colonization of that continent was brutal at first and this show perfectly captured that, even giving an explicit look at the punishments involved, such as what happened to that thieving woman.
I highly recommend this Australian mini-series, but only if you can stomach the brutality shown of that time, particularly the punishment of women. There's no political correctness at all here, but this was made before that righteous attitude came about. It was, after all, simply giving a look at how things really were back then. A great saga.