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The Secret River, the ABC mini-series in which Tim plays the malevolent Northern Irish ex-convict Smasher Sullivan, concludes with Episode 2, this Sunday 21st June, 2015, at 8:30pm, on ABC.

Episode 1 will be repeated this Saturday 20th June at 9:05pm on ABC or you can catch-up on ABC iView. (iView is available to Australian viewers only)

The new trailer for Episode 2:

Here, Tim talks about his role as Smasher Sullivan, intercut with some behind the scenes footage:

Trevor Jamieson, who plays ‘Greybeard’, on the importance of the story and of talking about this history:

You’ll find the extended series trailer and more videos of the cast members talking about their roles on ABC TV’s YouTube Channel.

Adapted from Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel, The Secret River was directed by Daina Reid and stars British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen as William Thornhill, a convict, and Sarah Snook as Sal, his free settler wife, who are transported to the new colony of New South Wales in 1805. Tim is amongst a stellar cast which also includes: Lachy Hulme, Genevieve Lemon and Trevor Jamieson. It was shot in locations across Victoria and on The Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, last year.

Further details and a gallery of images can be found on the ABC website.