This docudrama tells the remarkable true story of a convict who was sent from Britain to Australia for possessing a bolt of stolen cloth. He escaped, and spent the next 32 years living with an Aboriginal tribe. Thought initially to be a spirit by his new community, he learned the native culture and became an integral member. His harrowing account is one of the greatest survival stories ever told.

This docudrama tells the remarkable true story of a convict who was sent from Britain to Australia for possessing a bolt of stolen cloth. He escaped, and spent the next 32 years living with an Aboriginal tribe. Thought initially to be a spirit by his new community, he learned the native culture and became an integral member. His harrowing account is one of the greatest survival stories ever told.