Cry of the Blackbird

Summary James has taken emigrants to Australia where he hopes to make enough money to buy off the Pampero by bringing home a cargo of wool, but the sheep-farmers have all left to join the gold rush. He agrees to ferry a load of 'lost souls' from Papua to Victoria for McPherson, a parson, but discovers the parson is actually a slave trader intent on taking the group to the West Indies. After the Papuans have set fire to the 'parson' James returns them to their homes.

S1.E12 ∙ Cry of the Blackbird

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Peter Gilmore Mary Webster Jessica Benton Howard Lang

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Details

Genres : Adventure Drama Romance

Release date : Jan 6, 1972

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Mousehole, Cornwall, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary James has taken emigrants to Australia where he hopes to make enough money to buy off the Pampero by bringing home a cargo of wool, but the sheep-farmers have all left to join the gold rush. He agrees to ferry a load of 'lost souls' from Papua to Victoria for McPherson, a parson, but discovers the parson is actually a slave trader intent on taking the group to the West Indies. After the Papuans have set fire to the 'parson' James returns them to their homes.

Details

Genres : Adventure Drama Romance

Release date : Jan 6, 1972

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Mousehole, Cornwall, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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