A Place to Call Home

45min

Drama

Soap

A mysterious woman is perched between the harsh legacy of World War II and the hope of a new life in Australia. A sweeping romantic drama set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of the Blighs, a wealthy and complicated pastoralist family, who lives in Inverness, NSW.

Episodes

Cast

The Prodigal Daughter

1. The Prodigal Daughter

45min

28th Apr 2013

Returning to Sydney after twenty years in Europe, nurse Sarah Adams becomes entangled in the lives of wealthy Australian pastoralist family, the Blighs.

The Welcome Mat

2. The Welcome Mat

45min

5th May 2013

Anna is thrown from her horse. Whilst Anna is okay, the horse is not – and Sarah is forced to put the stallion down.

Truth Will Out

3. Truth Will Out

45min

12th May 2013

James hides in a lie, blaming the suicide attempt on unrequited love for an unsuitable woman in England.

The Mona Lisa Smile

4. The Mona Lisa Smile

45min

19th May 2013

Jack and Sarah discover that Bill Gregory, a former army mate of Jack’s, has hanged himself in his kitchen.

Day of Atonement

5. Day of Atonement

45min

26th May 2013

The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, is fast approaching. It’s a time for Sarah to reflect on her conduct - to repent her own failings and forgive others for theirs.

That's Amore

6. That's Amore

45min

2nd Jun 2013

Anna and Gino’s romance continues to blossom prompting him to propose.

Boom!

7. Boom!

45min

9th Jun 2013

Anna asks her Aunt Carolyn for help in procuring contraception for her and Gino.

Worlds Apart

8. Worlds Apart

45min

16th Jun 2013

Elizabeth is rushed to hospital where Jack confirms she has suffered a heart attack. Jack tenderly looks after Elizabeth as she recovers. Heavily sedated and rambling, Elizabeth comes close to revealing a secret of her past. Elizabeth's frail health sees Anna and Gino decide to postpone telling their families about their relationship, but when Carla finds Anna's contraception hidden in her room, she becomes suspicious and confronts Gino.

Cane Toad

9. Cane Toad

45min

23rd Jun 2013

Sarah and George begin a secret affair and start meeting at the cottage for their romantic trysts. Anna attempts to subtly push her father towards Sarah, hoping that if she can get them together then he will be more open to learning about her relationship with Gino, but she is frustrated by the arrival of her aunt Regina.

Lest We Forget

10. Lest We Forget

45min

30th Jun 2013

On the eve of Remembrance Day, George is asked to host a Japanese trade delegation. Knowing how the community will feel, George asks Jack to come to the reception in the hope that the approval of a former Japanese POW might help deal with any ill feeling, but Elizabeth is concerned about Jack's ability to handle the situation.

True to Your Heart

11. True to Your Heart

45min

7th Jul 2013

Newly discharged from hospital, Elizabeth is unimpressed by the proprietorial way Regina is behaving towards George and asks her to leave. With tension in the house and James's secretly growing feelings for Harry, Olivia and James agree that the best chance for their family lies in the city. After learning about his affair with Sarah, Elizabeth demands George end it, but he refuses. Meanwhile, Anna tells Gino she is expecting.

New Beginning

12. New Beginning

45min

14th Jul 2013

George is delighted when Sarah agrees to marry him, but when Elizabeth discovers her threat to disinherit George has backfired, she resolves to take a different approach. Meanwhile, Anna encounters complications with her pregnancy.

Secret Love

13. Secret Love

45min

21st Jul 2013

James sees a psychiatrist who agrees to treat his sexuality, but James and Olivia's hopes of a brighter future are challenged when George arrives and confronts his son. Anna is relieved when Gino believes that she miscarried and they decide to tell their families of their intention to marry. Elizabeth's spirits are buoyed by Regina's seizure of Sarah's job application records, knowing they will help Regina dig up the skeletons of Sarah's past in Europe. But a bigger shock is in store for everyone when a dead body floats on the surface of the river near Ash Park.

First air date

28th Apr 2013

Last air date

21st Oct 2018

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks