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For the Term of His Natural Life
“Justice will not be held prisoner.”
In 1830s England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Diemen's Land where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the Warden's daughter. Meanwhile, back in England, an imposter lays claim to the young man's inheritance.
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1983-05-25
S1E3 — Episode 3
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Colin Friels
Richard Devine / Rufus Dawes
Anthony Perkins
Reverend James North
Patrick Macnee
Major Vickers
Samantha Eggar
Mrs. Vickers
Diane Cilento
Lady Elinor Devine
Rod Mullinar
Lieutenant Maurice Frere
Robert Coleby
John Rex
Susan Lyons
Sarah
Penelope Stewart
Sylvia Vickers
Wendy Strehlow
Jenny
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