Castaway (1974)

Season 1

This account of the survivors of a shipwreck and their life on a Pacific island.

The sailing ship Mary Jane is Australia-bound with a mixed company of free settlers, militia, convicts and crew when she goes down in a cyclone.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

  • The Island
    E1
    The IslandThe sailing ship Mary Jane is Australia-bound with a mixed company of free settlers, militia, convicts and crew when she goes down in a cyclone. During the storm, convict Billy Rose helps a boy. David, ashore on a nearby island. There they find a small group of fellow survivors — Jan Lindburg, his wife Eve and daughter Angie, a German family, an Englishwoman, Cathy Dunbar, and Sergeant Holt.
  • The Rest of the Journey
    E2
    The Rest of the JourneyThe survivors build a stockade and explore the island. The island, their first place of rescue, appears to the survivors of the Mary Jane as a prison. The castaways will soon realize that this is one of the many South Sea Islands located far away from the Australian mainland.
  • The Man from the Sea
    E3
    The Man from the SeaIRVING (Don Barkham) is the convict whose obsession with the idea of escaping to the Dutch East Indies disrupts life among the survivors.
  • A Handful of Gold
    E4
    A Handful of GoldWhen a storm destroys the camp and washes up wreckage from the ship, Jan salvages many useful items and discovers some gold coins.
  • The Other Side of the Island
    E5
    The Other Side of the IslandThe children, scared by islanders in canoes, run into the jungle, only to fall into an animal trap.
  • The Savage
    E6
    The SavageThe castaways react with alarm when Cathy comes upon a wounded savage in the jungle.
  • The Rebels
    E7
    The RebelsAn ongoing feud with Sergeant Holt motivates the two convicts among the castaways to establish their own camp.
  • The Stone Men
    E8
    The Stone MenWhen strange mud-clad islanders arrive by canoe, Irving plans to make his escape to the Dutch East Indies and trades some of the castaways' precious possessions for a suitable boat.
  • Sail Ho
    E9
    Sail HoIrving tries to prevent the castaways from burning a beacon to signal a passing ship.
  • Another Paradise
    E10
    Another ParadiseDavid befriends a young islander who is being chased by two fierce warriors of a different tribe.
  • Babes in the Wood
    E11
    Babes in the WoodDavid and Angie get lost near a crocodile-infested fiver,
  • Dry Land
    E12
    Dry LandThe water supply dries up, and only Irving has an adequate supply.
  • Esmeralda Log
    E13
    Esmeralda LogThe castaways are growing despondent, and Billy Rose finds clues to a former settlement.

Cast of Season 1

  • Lexia WilsonAnna Lindberg
  • Peter GwynneSergeant Holt
  • Volker EcksteinThomas Fleischer
  • John BowmanBilly Rose
  • Alan CinisDavid Harper
  • Isobel BlackCaty Dunbar
  • Don BarkhamIrving
  • Fred HaltinerJan Lindberg
  • Renate SchroeterEva Lindberg

 

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