The Secret River
Season 1
In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
Where to Watch The Secret River • Season 1
2 Episodes
- Part 1
E1Part 1In 1803 Will Thornhill - Thames Waterman turned convict - begins his life sentence in the penal colony of New South Wales. Assigned to his wife Sal, he obtains a job working as an oarsman on Sydney Harbour. Sal establishes a rum stall, eking out a living selling what is the only true currency of the colony. - Part 2
E2Part 2While Will is away in Sydney, Sal and the children survive a scare with a snake, and encounter an Aboriginal family who set up camp on the other side of the point. This concerns Will on his return, but Sal assures him everything is OK,'They're just like us'. Soon Will's six-year-old son Dickie befriends a local Aboriginal boy.
