Rogue Nation Honour Among Thieves (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama, History

Rogue Nation

Honour Among Thieves (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama, History

Historian Michael Cathcart introduces John Macarthur and the powerful faction of landowners, entrepreneurs and local military who take on Governor William Bligh and trigger Australia's only military coup, the Rum Rebellion of 1808. Set in ...See moreHistorian Michael Cathcart introduces John Macarthur and the powerful faction of landowners, entrepreneurs and local military who take on Governor William Bligh and trigger Australia's only military coup, the Rum Rebellion of 1808. Set in colonial Sydney from the 1790s, the first part of the dramatised documentary history series Rogue Nation delves into the struggle for power and control between ambitious landowners and the colony's British governors. While on the surface a dispute over the importation and sale of rum, the real battle is about access to prime Aboriginal land in a vibrant and growing frontier town of more than 7,000 soldiers, merchants, convicts, civil servants, Aborigines and free settlers. Led by army lieutenant-turned-pastoralist John Macarthur, wealthy landowners and entrepreneurs tackle first Governor Philip King and then his replacement, Governor William Bligh, a naval captain best known for a mutiny aboard his ship, The Bounty. Escalating tension between Macarthur and Bligh leads to the military insurrection and house arrest of Bligh, known as the Rum Rebellion. Bligh returns to England a broken man and a new era of hope arrives with Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who believes in the redemption of convicts and a fair go for all. See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Cathcart Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Australia on Trial (2012)
Shane Briant Lord Camden Lord Camden See fewer	Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
Simon Chilvers Chief Judge Chief Judge See fewer	The Dunera Boys (1985)
Alan Dukes Orderley Sergeant Whalley Orderley Sergeant Whalley See fewer	The Stranger (II) (2022)
Abe Forsythe Captain John Glen (as Abe Forsyth) Captain John Glen (as Abe Forsyth) See fewer	Little Monsters (2019)
John Gregg Sir Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks See fewer	Bodyline (1984)
Jamie Edward Harris Lieutenant Minchin (as James Harris) Lieutenant Minchin (as James Harris) See fewer	Take Two (II) (2018)
Richard Healy Lieutenant Colonel William Paterson Lieutenant Colonel William Paterson See fewer	Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (2011)
Les Hill Sergeant Sutherland Sergeant Sutherland See fewer	The Beast (1996)
Nicholas Hope Judge Advocate Richard Atkins Judge Advocate Richard Atkins See fewer	Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
Sam Isaacs Sergeant Major Whittle Sergeant Major Whittle See fewer	Footy Legends (2006)
Tony Llewellyn-Jones Governor Macquarie Governor Macquarie See fewer	Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Paul Lyons John Dunn John Dunn See fewer	East West 101 (2007)
Antony Milne Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham See fewer	All Saints (1998)
Heather Mitchell Elizabeth Macarthur Elizabeth Macarthur See fewer	Rogue (2007)
Geoff Morrell John Macarthur John Macarthur See fewer	Rogue (2007)
Wayne Pygram Governor King Governor King See fewer	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Anthony Simcoe Major George Johnston Major George Johnston See fewer	Farscape (1999)
Andrew Tighe Robert Campbell Robert Campbell See fewer	Home and Away (1988)
William Usic Captain Anthony Kemp (as Will Usic) Captain Anthony Kemp (as Will Usic) See fewer	The Date (1999)
Leeanna Walsman Mary Putland Mary Putland See fewer	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
John Wood Governor William Bligh Governor William Bligh See fewer	Blue Heelers (1994)
Duncan Young Chief Constable Francis Oakes Chief Constable Francis Oakes See fewer	Fool's Gold (I) (2008)
Andrew Hofman Edward Macarthur Edward Macarthur See fewer	Rogue Nation (2009)