My favourite tv Series of all time and now....

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Peanut gallery = Shannon and Cameron, our daughters. (When they're good and do well at school they are my children - when they are naughty they are Mike's children!)

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[Cherry (Alcock)]

Nah sorry Diana; can't remember that series - American?

[georg ruf jr.]

hahaha
Michael used the expretion on another topic and confused me there. Thanks. Now I know what he meant.   :36_2_35:

[Michael Alexander]

Huh? We own a peanut gallery?

[Cherry (Alcock)]

You have two!  At home and seems to be lots on this site!  See what you did for your sins! bling1

[Michael Alexander]

.... and I guess...now I'm paying for it.....   :emot78:

[Carl Wrbka]

Diana, I recall that series. I believe it was set in Ireland during the Brittish invasion. I cant recall the name though, it definately had something in the title though about wind. I'll see what Google can come up with and get back to you.

[SandyB]

Somebodys reading my  mind /..  early 80's . it  was  " Against the wind " .. a love  story starting in ireland ending in  in australia ..  irish  prisoners / settlers etc ..  never missed an episode ..  dont  realy  watch  much nowadays ..

[Carl Wrbka]

Thanks Sandy. After reading Diane's post I could picture the series in my mind, but went through 2 days of mental torment trying to remember the name.

Here's some more info from www.nostalgiacentral.com   

Against The Wind told the tale of Mary Mulvane, a young girl from Ireland who is tried for her involvement in rebellious activities against the British and sentenced to transportation to the penal colony of New South Wales. Following a terrible six month voyage across two oceans, she falls in love with another convict, Jonathan Garrett (played by 70s pop star, Jon English). The couple survive much injustice and eventually marry and become free and prosperous settlers.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

    and it took two guys to remember the name.     " Against The Wind " it is. Never missed an episode, I remember travelling from Ficksburg to O'mund one time and making Stephen stay over in Upington so I could watch it. My mostest favourite of all time next to "Thorn Birds". For years couldn't remember the name and am surprised that you guys got it from my vague discription. 

[Cherry (Alcock)]

I am seriously impressed guyrs - do we have few closet "chick flick" watchers on the site?   

[georg ruf jr.]

At least I know now how to impress the girls on the site... 

[Cherry (Alcock)]

LOL!  To answer the question - there was an Afrikaans series that I really liked - think it was called Die Vlaktes Duskand Van Hebron with Ian Roberts or something of that ilk.  Now - probably Dexter - really slick.

[Carl Wrbka]

Isn't it strange how the SABC local programmes improved drastically during the years when they were banned from buying overseas programmes.