Love Child

Love Child (2014)★ 7.6/10

AU · 45 min · February 17, 2014 · 4 seasons

  • Drama

Directed by: Geoff Bennett, Shawn Seet, Grant Brown, Shirley Barrett, Lynn-Maree Danzey

Written by: Sarah Lambert, Tim Pye, Cathy Strickland, Christine McCourt, Kym Goldsworthy

The lives of staff and residents at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and Stanton House in Sydney in 1969.

Original title
Love Child
Storyline
A character drama set in 1969 Kings Cross, the time and place Australia came of age and the new generation broke all the rules. It was the Summer of Love. Mick Jagger was in town, Australia was glued to the telecast of the moon landing, and American sailors clashed on the street with anti-Vietnam war protesters. Joan Millar, a 28-year-old maverick midwife, returns to Australia from London and meets five young pregnant women whose choices for their babies and their own lives exemplify the radical changes at the heart of the cultural and sexual revolution. Their lives intersect between a maternity hospital, a home for unwed mothers, and the wild streets of Darlinghurst.
Rating
7.6 / 10 · 1,684
Companies
Playmaker Media, Eccho Rights, Nine Network Australia, Yleisradio (YLE)
Release dates
  • AU February 17, 2014
  • FI May 28, 2021
  • SE September 20, 2021