Bligh

- Season 1

(1992)

Betsy Bligh and Elizabeth Macarthur are left behind to run the colony when their husbands join Reverend Marsden to go in search of the cannibal Mad Dog Fauntleroy.

Governor Bligh runs afoul of naturalist Joseph Banks with his strategy to combat bushrangers and his efforts to eradicate the verminous Giant Quoll.

Following an assassination attempt on Governor Bligh, Griffin must act as a decoy until the danger has passed.

A Royal visit from the Prince of Wales inspires Bligh to commission a monument to mark the occasion. When a humble dung saleswoman that catches the Prince's eye, the Blighs work to transform her into a suitable bride.

Governor Bligh is outraged when newspaper owner John Macarthur publishes a series of libelous articles about him.

John Macarthur starts the colony's first private school. To prove the value of his own government school education, Bligh accepts Macarthur's challenge to a Tournament of the Minds.

With a deadly plague ravaging the colony, Governor Bligh opens a new public hospital thanks in part to a generous donation by John Macarthur for a well-equipped - private wing.

Bligh outlaws all forms of gambling in the colony - until he begins to receive the government's share of the profits from John Macarthur's new casino.

A historical comedy which follows the life of Captain Bligh after the mutiny of his ship when he arrives in the colonial settlement of Sydney, where he becomes the new Governor.

The arrival of a Catholic priest, Father Patrick Declan O'Brien, raises concerns for Governor Bligh.

The arrival of the French during a time of famine creates a crisis when Macarthur sells them his sheep putting Bligh in a bind when he tries to impress the French captain by inviting him to a banquet in hopes of gaining a trade advantage.

With the colony struggling amidst a record drought, Governor Bligh seeks to forge a treaty with the local aboriginal population.

Betsy Bligh leaves her husband when he forgets their 20th wedding anniversary.