Banished
Seen it?2015 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 7 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
Banished is a British period drama television serial created by Jimmy McGovern. The seven-part serial first aired on BBC Two from 5 March to 16 April 2015. It received mixed reviews, with most of the criticism for its perceived inaccuracies to the depicted events. Though set in the stark historical reality of the founding of the penal colony in Australia in 1788 after the arrival of the First Fleet, it is not the story of Australia and how it came to be. Rather, it is a tale of love, faith, justice and morality played out on an epic scale in a confined community where the stakes are literally life and death.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 44K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Jimmy McGovern
- Isabelle Estelle CorbusierMiley Mathers
- Orla BradyAnne Meredith
- Ewen BremnerReverend Johnson
- MyAnna BuringElizabeth Quinn
- Ryan CorrCorporal MacDonald
- David DawsonCaptain Collins
- Ned DennehyLetters Molloy
- Brooke HarmanHousekeeper Deborah
- Cal MacAninchSgt Timmins
- Joseph MillsonMajor Ross