Enjoy this 1980s series based more on the original "Australian Journal" series than the book which vastly differs in finish & in construction of the story & its characters especially as the novel finished with the storm at sea and the magazine serial continues the story.
You can buy it in both forms & the serial book covers the detail of the TV series.
A fun one to have worked on in the day as a convict.
The music track has dated it a bit I feel but story excellent.