TV series

Love Child

Name: Love Child
Released: 2014
Cast: Jessica Marais, Mandy McElhinney, Darcie Irwin-Simpson, Miranda Tapsell, Andrew Ryan

2014–2017· 4 seasons· 48 min episodes★ 5.3Ended

On Nine Network — From Playmaker Media

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Synopsis

The lives of staff at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and the wild streets of Darlinghurst in the 1960s. Joan Miller is a smart and sophisticated midwife who returns home from London to take a job at the Kings Cross Hospital. Dr Patrick McNaughton is a charismatic head of obstetrics at Kings Cross Hospital. Frances Bolton is the tough matron who also controls the running of Stanton House, a home for unwed pregnant young women.

Themes

australia hospital 1960s maternity

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upFeb 17, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
Kings Cross, 1969: An ambitious midwife returns from London to uncover a system of forced adoptions at the local hospital. A pregnant country girl, Viv, wakes to find she's been drugged by her parents and sent to a home for unwed mothers.
Guest stars: Damian Rice (Gus), Georgina Anderson (Kath), Lindsay Moss (Malcolm), Abe Mitchell (Carter), Andrew McFarlane (Jim Millar), Shannon Ashlyn (Nurse Susie), Ann Burbrook (Dorothy Millar), Maya Stange (Eva McNaughton)
E2 Episode 2Feb 24, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
June 1969. As the world counts down to the first moon landing, Joan flirts with danger at the hospital and makes a powerful enemy. Annie returns home after giving up her baby, but realises her old life is gone forever.
Guest stars: Don Halbert (Frank), Paula Forrest (Helen), Georgia Adamson (Eleanor), Ben Turland (Ronnie), Campbell Smith (Lionel), Lindsay Moss (Malcolm), Andrew McFarlane (Jim Millar), Shannon Ashlyn (Nurse Susie)
E3 Episode 3Mar 3, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
Joan risks her career to help Annie get her baby back, unaware of the implications for Dr McNaughton. Patricia's mother visits from Melbourne and offers her daughter an early exit from Stanton House.
Guest stars: Lucy Wigmore (Carol), Lucy Bell (Belinda Saunders), Maya Stange (Eva McNaughton), Ben O'Toole (Pete), Emma Louise Birdsall (Performer), Ryan Johnson (Phillip Paige)
E4 Episode 4Mar 10, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
As Kings Cross is invaded by soldiers on rest and relaxation leave from the Vietnam War, Joan helps Viv track down her brother. After losing her baby, Annie's life spirals out of control until she is rescued by an unlikely guardian angel.
Guest stars: Thomas Cocquerel (Bernie Maguire), Paul Gleeson (Mr. Wilder), Chris Polzot (U.S. Sailor 1), Andrew Fritz (U.S. Sailor 2), Norman Wyndham (U.S. Sailor 3), Matthew R. Grego (Reporter), Will Ward (Kings Cross Resident), Shannon Ashlyn (Nurse Susie)
E5 Episode 5Mar 17, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
Joan fights the hospital 'boys club' for her right to complete her medical degree. Johnny is arrested after an anti-war protest, while Shirley goes into premature labour. Annie gets the opportunity of a lifetime at a Kings Cross nightclub.
Guest stars: Lindsay Moss (Malcolm), Nicholas Powers (Mike), Abe Mitchell (Carter), Maryellen George (Mrs. Morton), Rhonda Burchmore (Dawn), Shannon Ashlyn (Nurse Susie), Ian Bolt (Bob Flannery), Maya Stange (Eva McNaughton)
E6 Episode 6Mar 24, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
Joan's world is rocked when she uncovers the truth about Annie's baby. Shirley's affair with Johnny is exposed when her husband returns injured from Vietnam. Annie's singing career takes off when she appears on TV show Bandstand.
Guest stars: Shannon Ashlyn (Nurse Susie), Andrew Hazzard (Rick Allen), Ben Lawson (Colin Ryan), Maya Stange (Eva McNaughton), Ryan Johnson (Phillip Paige)
E7 Episode 7Mar 31, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
Joan wrestles with the consequences of telling Annie the truth about her baby. Shirley is left with a seriously ill baby and no money when Johnny goes on the run from the police. Viv uncovers a disturbing secret about Matron.
Guest stars: Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Chris Vesty), Andrew McFarlane (Jim Millar), Richard Carwin (Marty), Shannon Ashlyn (Nurse Susie), Andrew Hazzard (Rick Allen), Ben Lawson (Colin Ryan), Ben O'Toole (Pete), Ryan Johnson (Phillip Paige)
E8 Episode 8Apr 7, 2014 · 48 min
Synopsis
Joan fears the worst when Annie kidnaps her baby back from the McNaughton family. Johnny makes a shocking sacrifice and Patricia's dreams for the future are shattered when her boyfriend finally visits Stanton House.
Guest stars: Shannon Ashlyn (Nurse Susie), Andrew Hazzard (Rick Allen), Ben Lawson (Colin Ryan), Liana Cornell (Alice Douglas), Brandon McClelland (Robert Donnelly), Maya Stange (Eva McNaughton), Ben O'Toole (Pete), Ryan Johnson (Phillip Paige)