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Synopsis: In 1788, Mary Bryant, a starving young Cornwall girl, is convicted of a petty crime and sentenced to seven years in the Australian penal colony of Botany Bay. When Mary initiates an escape, she embarks on an arduous four thousand-mile journey toward freedom in a tragic and triumphant story that would make her one of history’s most fascinating and courageous unsung heroines.

The Cast
Romola Garai … Mary Bryant
Jack Davenport … Lt Ralph Clarke
Alex O’Loughlin … Will Bryant
Sam Neill … Governor Arthur Phillip
Tony Martin … Martin
David Field … Thomas
Garry McDonald … Reverend Johnson
Dan Spielman … Cox
Stephen Curry … Allen
Abe Forsythe … Sam
Alice McConnell … Elizabeth
Linal Haft … Sgt. Ryan
Genevieve O’Reilly … Allcia
Brittany Carney … Charlotte
Leo Jampinjinpa Wayne … Woollarawarre Bennelong