New series 1/3. A young aristocrat experiences life in the raw aboard a warship bound for Australia in a dramatisation of William Golding 's darkly comic trilogy. Rites of Passage. The early 19th century: arrogant and immature Edmund Talbot is drawn to flirtatious
Zenobia on a trip where tough lessons will be learnt.
Dramatised by Leigh Jackson and Tony Basgallop
Producer Lynn Horsford ; Director David Attwood All hands on deck: p12; What happened to TV drama?: p55