Bligh The Slap of the Writ (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Comedy, History

Bligh

The Slap of the Writ (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Comedy, History

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.

Director

Mandy Smith (as Amanda Smith)

Writers

Tim Harris (written by) | Andrew Knight (creator) | Doug MacLeod (creator) | Gary McCaffrie (written by)

Producers

Andrew Knight | Tony Watts

Composer

Steve Blackburn

Editor

Ken Hardie

Production Designer

Josephine Ford

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Updated Sep 3, 1992

Release date

Sep 3, 1992 (Australia)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Veitch Governor William Bligh Governor William Bligh See fewer	Comedy Inc. (2003)
Magda Szubanski Betsy Bligh Betsy Bligh See fewer	Kath & Kim (2002)
William McInnes John Macarthur John Macarthur See fewer	Blue Heelers (1994)
Gina Riley Elizabeth Macarthur Elizabeth Macarthur See fewer	Kath & Kim (2002)
Peter Moon Reverend Marsden Reverend Marsden See fewer	Whatever Happened to That Guy? (2009)
Jimeoin Convict Griffin Convict Griffin See fewer	The Craic (1999)
Robert Grubb Shamble Shamble See fewer	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Richard Piper Gannet Gannet See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Don Bridges Sweetwater Sweetwater See fewer	Troll Bridge (2019)