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Banished

Banished is a British period drama television serial created by Jimmy McGovern. The seven-part serial first aired on BBC Two from 5 March to 16 April 2015. It received mixed reviews, with most of the criticism for its perceived inaccuracies to the depicted events. Though set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.

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Banished is a British period drama television serial created by Jimmy McGovern. The seven-part serial first aired on BBC Two from 5 March to 16 April 2015. It received mixed reviews, with most of the criticism for its perceived inaccuracies to the depicted events. Though set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.

Released March 5, 2015

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Language
en
Status
Canceled
Votes
29
Seasons
1

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Isabelle Estelle Corbusier

Isabelle Estelle Corbusier

Miley Mathers

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Anne Meredith

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Reverend Johnson

MyAnna Buring

MyAnna Buring

Elizabeth Quinn

Ryan Corr

Ryan Corr

Corporal MacDonald

David Dawson

David Dawson

Captain Collins

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

Letters Molloy

Brooke Harman

Brooke Harman

Housekeeper Deborah

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