A Place to Call Home (2013)

Name: A Place to Call Home
Rating: 7.3

Rating: 7.3

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2013-04-28

Last Air Date: 2018-10-21

Number of Seasons: 6

Number of Episodes: 67

Created By: Bevan Lee

Networks: Seven Network, SoHo, showcase

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Top Cast

Marta Dusseldorp as Sarah Adams
Noni Hazlehurst as Elizabeth Bligh
Brett Climo as George Bligh
Craig Hall as Jack Duncan
David Berry as James Bligh
Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood as Olivia Bligh
Abby Earl as Anna Bligh
Aldo Mignone as Gino Poletti
Jenni Baird as Regina Standish
Sara Wiseman as Carolyn Duncan

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The first season of the Seven Network television series A Place to Call Home, consisting of 13 episodes, premiered on 28 April 2013 and concluded on 21 July 2013.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Prodigal Daughter (2013-04-28)

Returning to Sydney after twenty years in Europe, nurse Sarah Adams becomes entangled in the lives of wealthy Australian pastoralist family, the Blighs.
Ep. 2: The Welcome Mat (2013-05-05)

Anna is thrown from her horse. Whilst Anna is okay, the horse is not – and Sarah is forced to put the stallion down.
Ep. 3: Truth Will Out (2013-05-12)

James hides in a lie, blaming the suicide attempt on unrequited love for an unsuitable woman in England.
Ep. 4: The Mona Lisa Smile (2013-05-19)

Jack and Sarah discover that Bill Gregory, a former army mate of Jack’s, has hanged himself in his kitchen.
Ep. 5: Day of Atonement (2013-05-26)

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.
Ep. 6: That's Amore (2013-06-02)

Anna and Gino’s romance continues to blossom prompting him to propose.
Ep. 7: Boom! (2013-06-09)

Anna asks her Aunt Carolyn for help in procuring contraception for her and Gino.
Ep. 8: Worlds Apart (2013-06-16)

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.
Ep. 9: Cane Toad (2013-06-23)

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.
Ep. 10: Lest We Forget (2013-06-30)

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.
Ep. 11: True to Your Heart (2013-07-07)

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.
Ep. 12: New Beginning (2013-07-14)

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.
Ep. 13: Secret Love (2013-07-21)

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.