Script by Mike Walker
BBC Radio
Production
Information
BBC Radio 30th January
1988
“At six o’clock on the
morning of Sunday 13th May 1787 a fleet of 11 old ships set out from
Portsmouth with nearly 1,000 convicts and their keepers on board. Their destination
was New South Wales – more than eight months distant. Every indication was that
the mission would fail”
Cast
Capt Arthur Phillip Michael
Pennington
Judge Advocate David Collins
Patrick Malahide
Capt Lt Watkin Tench Steve Hodson
Dr John White Keith
Alexander
Surgeon William Bowes Christian Rodska
Lt Ralph Clark David
Gooderson
Major Ross/Lord Sydney Henry Stamper
Mr John Howard Nigel Graham
Mr J S Mattra Timothy
Bateson
English Judge Peter
Tuddenham
Convicts Stephen
Thorne
Jo
Anderson
Helen
Harvey
Director Shaun
MacLoughlin
Music Elizabeth Parker