The Father of Australia
Drama-documentary starring Clive Russell as Lachlan Macquarie, governor of the British penal colony that would eventually become Australia.
Drama-documentary starring Clive Russell as Lachlan Macquarie and Julie Wilson Nimmo as Elizabeth.
Lachlan Macquarie, born into poverty on a small Hebridean island, rose to become governor - absolute ruler - of the British colony that would become Australia. He and his wife Elizabeth - Australia's first power couple - set a notorious penal colony on course to become a modern nation. Macquarie was brought down by powerful enemies in the colony, yet two and a half centuries after his birth he's an Australian hero.
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Clips
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A widow's sorrow
Duration: 00:44
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A room of his own
Duration: 00:31
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Macquarie leaves Australia
Duration: 03:22
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Macquarie under scrutiny
Duration: 03:02
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | David Tennant |
| Director | Les Wilson |
| Lachlan Macquarie | Clive Russell |
| Elizabeth | Julie Wilson Nimmo |
Broadcast
- Wed 26 Jan 2011 21:00±«Óãtv Two Scotland