Synopsis: In the early 19th century, young aristocrat Richard Devine is wrongly accused of murder and shipped off to the British penal colony in Australia. There he suffers under the harsh prison conditions, but resolves to escape and restore his good name. Only the help of Sylvia, the prison... In the early 19th century, young aristocrat Richard Devine is wrongly accused of murder and shipped off to the British penal colony in Australia. There he suffers under the harsh prison conditions, but resolves to escape and restore his good name. Only the help of Sylvia, the prison Commandant's daughter, can save him. Based on the novel by Marcus Clarke. [More]