Oliver Jackson-Cohen
William Thornhill
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- 1. S1 E1 Jun 14, 2015
- In 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.
- 2. S1 E2 Jun 21, 2015
- Will's increasing desperation to hold onto "his" land leads to his involvement in a brutal incident.
The Secret River is a 2005 historical novel by Kate Grenville about an early 19th-century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people.
Based on Kate Grenville's novel, The Secret River follows the story of a convict who settles on the land of the Darug people in 1806. The series explores the conflict, violence and coexistence between the colonists and the Indigenous people in early Australia.
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- 2015-06-14
- Adventure, Drama, History
Jan 1, 2005 · In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compassion, steals a load of wood and, as a part of his lenient sentence, is deported, along with his beloved wife, Sal, to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia.
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The Secret River is an Australian television drama screened on ABC in June 2015. This two-part miniseries is based on the novel of the same name written by Kate Grenville.
- Historical Drama
The Secret River is a historical fiction based on the author's family history and the colonial conflict between British settlers and Aboriginal people in early nineteenth-century Australia. The novel explores the themes of land, identity, and violence through the story of William Thornhill, a transported convict who takes up land on the Hawkesbury River.
Jul 1, 2005 · After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence.
- Kate Grenville
May 6, 2015 · ABC iview. 231K subscribers. Subscribed. 354. 125K views 9 years ago. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this video may contain images and voices of deceased...
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