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A Place to Call Home (2013)

A Place to Call Home poster
Genre
drama television series, LGBT-related television series
Country
Australia
Length
6 seasons, 67 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After World War II, a woman returns to rural Australia and crosses paths with a wealthy family. She clashes with the powerful matriarch while building a new life.

slow-pacedemotionalperiodmelodramaticfamily-centeredtenderconflict-drivensoapy

What happens

A Place to Call Home is an Australian television drama series, created by Bevan Lee for the Seven Network, which premiered in 2013. Set in rural New South Wales after World War II, it follows Sarah Adams (Marta Dusseldorp), who has returned to Australia after twenty years abroad to start a new life and ends up clashing with wealthy matriarch Elizabeth Bligh (Noni Hazlehurst). The main cast also includes Brett Climo (George Bligh), Craig Hall (Dr. Jack Duncan), David Berry (James Bligh), Abby Earl (Anna Bligh), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Olivia Bligh), Aldo Mignone (Gino Poletti), Sara Wiseman (Carolyn Bligh), Jenni Baird (Regina Standish), Tim Draxl (Henry Fox), and Frankie J. Holden (Roy Briggs). The show was cancelled after its second season, but obtained further funding and concluded successfully in 2018 after six seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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