Elizabeth Westcott is being transported after being given a five year sentence for killing a pig and serving it to a pompous magistrate at her father's inn.

Elizabeth befriends Mansfield, Harbutt, and Snark after she refuses to report them for theft; they sing "Send for Me" together.

Elizabeth arrives to track down Richard and impresses Paterson, who offers her the job of managing Government House.

Elizabeth runs the house with great success but this causes the Governor's wife, Lydia, to become jealous and demand the convict leave.

At the Silver Bottle, the customers, including Mansfield, Harbutt, and Snark, sing and dance a number, "The Grog Song".

The film was commissioned and broadcast live by the Seven Network's ATN-7 Sydney studio's from the writers of the musical Lola Montez, which had enjoyed a successful run on stage.

[1][7][8] The music was conducted by Tommy Tycho, leading a full ATN Studio Orchestra (rather than show band).

Kevin Cameron designed the sets, Bill Robinson prepared wardrobe and Vernon Best was operations manager.

[9] According to Ailsa McPherson, who worked on the show as a script assistant, during the live broadcast the actor who played Colonel Patterson accidentally omitted over a page of dialogue in an earlier scene.

[11] The critic from the Sydney Morning Herald wrote the musical "had an entertaining and beguilingly tuneful premiere in a smoothly organised live production" despite "the lack of colour and space in which create spectacle and the effects which properly, and uniquely-belong to the stage."

However: Nine numbers in a 75-minute show is pretty fair value, and the... tunes and lyrics were fluent, neatly turned and literate.

Moreover, the show proved that for those who are willing to use their imagination, there is plenty of theatrical material in our early history... Michael Cole acted and sang very attractively indeed: Wendy Blacklock brought the proper strength of character... but was not entirely at ease with her songs.

Nigel Lovell.. was engaging and sympathetic, and Queenie Ashton, his snooty hypochondriac wife, was nicely acid.

Chris Christiansen, Nat Levispn and Michael Walshe made a usefully funny convict trio, and Joy Hill danced with considerable verve and enthusiasm.

[12]Reviewing it years later Filmink called it "charming... full of life and energy, with enjoyable tunes and dance numbers; the cast completely commits, particularly the supporting players, the production values are impressive, and the script even makes vague political points (about how laws should be just, and you shouldn't keep stealing things).

Admittedly, the script feels as though it could have done with another draft just to tighten the subplots, but there is some lovely comedy, bright tunes, as well as thrilling high-octane dance numbers (with spectacular high kicks courtesy of ballerina Joy Hill).