The Three Rs
ComedyHistory
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.
Director
Mandy Smith
Writers
Doug MacLeod, Alan Pentland
Stars
Michael Veitch, Magda Szubanski, William McInnes
Release Date
August 13, 1992
🎭 Top Cast
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Michael Veitch
as Governor William Bligh
Magda Szubanski
as Betsy Bligh
William McInnes
as John Macarthur
Gina Riley
as Elizabeth Macarthur
👤
Peter Moon
as Reverend Marsden
Jimeoin
as Convict Griffin
👤
Peter Cousens
as Casanova
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📖 Synopsis
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.