Banished
Created by Jimmy McGovern
On BBC Two
A bleak, morally searching period drama about survival and faith in a penal colony, where intimate human stakes collide with systemic brutality.
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.
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Like Banished
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Banished
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Banished, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Banished, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Banished, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
