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Love Child

Love Child
★ 5.3/10•2014•48m•M•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime48m
LanguageEN
First Air DateFeb 17, 2014

Episodes

E148m

Episode 1

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.

Feb 17, 2014

E248m

Episode 2

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.

Feb 24, 2014

E348m

Episode 3

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.

Mar 3, 2014

E448m

Episode 4

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.

Mar 10, 2014

E548m

Episode 5

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.

Mar 17, 2014

E648m

Episode 6

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.

Mar 24, 2014

E748m

Episode 7

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.

Mar 31, 2014

E848m

Episode 8

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.

Apr 7, 2014

Actors

Jessica Marais

Jessica Marais

Joan Miller

Mandy McElhinney

Mandy McElhinney

Matron Frances Bolton

Darcie Irwin-Simpson

Rita

Miranda Tapsell

Miranda Tapsell

Martha Tennant

Andrew Ryan

Andrew Ryan

Simon Bowditch

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