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  • Stormy Petrel The Way Back (Season 1, Episode 12)
  • TV Episode | Drama, History

Stormy Petrel

The Way Back (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | Drama, History

Bligh returns to England to give evidence at the court martial of Major Johnston. Bligh's widowed daughter Mary becomes married to Macquarie's aide, Maurice O'Connell, while Bligh's secretary, Griffin, who loves Mary, looks on. Bligh is ...See moreBligh returns to England to give evidence at the court martial of Major Johnston. Bligh's widowed daughter Mary becomes married to Macquarie's aide, Maurice O'Connell, while Bligh's secretary, Griffin, who loves Mary, looks on. Bligh is vindicated in the court case and is appointed Admiral. See less
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Director
Writer
Rex Rienits (adaptation) (radio play)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Aug 14, 1960

Release date
Aug 14, 1960 (Australia)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Brian James
William Bligh William Bligh   See fewer
Delia Williams
Mary Putland Mary Putland   See fewer
Alistair Duncan
Edmund Griffin Edmund Griffin   See fewer
Henry Gilbert
Colonel Lachlan Macquarie Colonel Lachlan Macquarie   See fewer
James Condon
Colonel Maurice O'Connell Colonel Maurice O'Connell   See fewer
Walter Sullivan
John MacArthur John MacArthur   See fewer
Walter Pym
Lt Gen Keppel Lt Gen Keppel   See fewer
Nigel Lovell
Major George Johnston Major George Johnston   See fewer
Muriel Steinbeck
Elizabeth Bligh Elizabeth Bligh   See fewer
Alan Stone
Actor Actor   See fewer
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