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Adapted from Kate Grenville's critically acclaimed bestselling novel, 'The Secret River' tells the deeply moving story of William Thornhill, a poor London bargeman who is convicted of theft and transported to New South Wales in 1806 with his wife Sal. After earning his ticket-of-leave, William moves his family into the harsh Australian interior, claiming a parcel of land on the banks of the Hawkesbury River. As William strives to tame the unforgiving landscape and build a prosperous future, he comes into conflict with the traditional Indigenous custodians of the land, leading to a devastating moral crossroads that will haunt his family forever.
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A two-part television miniseries depicting William Thornhill's journey from a starving convict in London to a landholder on the Australian frontier, and the brutal collision between settlers and the Indigenous people.
