The Castaways

The Castaways

1975 · 1 season · 13 eps · ★ 6.5 · Kids, Action & Adventure

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The period drama series "Castaway" follows a group of passengers aboard the ship Mary Jane, which shipwrecked on an island in 1840. The eight survivors include a German family, an English girl, a pair of convicts, a young boy, and a soldier.

Directed by James Gatward

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