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Ten Pound Poms (2023)

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Genre
drama television series, historical television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

British citizens move to Australia after World War Two through a subsidized migration scheme. The series follows their struggles and hopes as they try to build new lives in a foreign country.

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What happens

Ten Pound Poms is an Australian-British historical drama television series created by Danny Brocklehurst for BBC One and Stan. The series stars Michelle Keegan, Faye Marsay and Warren Brown as Ten Pound Poms, British citizens who migrated to Australia after the Second World War in a subsidised migration scheme. The series premiered on 14 May 2023 on BBC One and Stan, with six episodes in the first season. The first episode attracted an overnight audience of 4.6 million viewers. The second and final series was released on 9 March 2025. The series was cancelled after two series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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