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Film Details - Channel 7 , 2012-

Producers:

Chris Martin-Jones (producer).
John Holmes and Julie McGauran (executive producers).

Production Companies:

Seven Network.

Director of Photography:

John Stokes.

Editors:

Eric Seaburn and James Manche.

Production Designers:

Tim Ferrier.

Cast:

Main cast members included Marta Dusseldorp (Sarah Adams), Noni Hazlehurst (Elizabeth Bligh), Brett Climo (George Bligh), Craig Hall (Jack Duncan), David Berry (James Bligh), Abby Earl (Anna Bligh), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Olivia Bligh), Aldo Mignone (Gino Poletti), and Frankie J. Holden (Roy Briggs).

Release Dates:

Episode one of series one aired 28 April 2013 (Australia).

Episode one of series two aired 11 May 2014 (Australia).

Episode one of series three aired 27 September 2015 (Australia).


Location:

  • Filmed in New South Wales.

Awards:

  • Logie Award, Best Actress (Marta Dusseldorp) [nominated], 2015.
  • AACTA Award, Best Hair and Makeup (nominated), 2016.
  • AACTA Award, Best Cinematography in Television (nominated), 2016.
  • AACTA Award, Best Production Design in Television (nominated), 2016.
  • AACTA Award, Best Costume Design in Television (nominated), 2016.
  • AACTA Award, Best Production Design in Television (won), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Costume Design in Television (nominated), 2017.
  • Logie Award, Most Outstanding Supporting Actress (nominated) [Jenni Baird], 2018.
  • Logie Award, Most Outstanding Supporting Actor (nominated) [Aaron Pedersen], 2018.
  • AACTA Award, Best Cinematography in Television (nominated), 2018.
  • AACTA Award, Best Production Design in Television (nominated), 2018.
  • AACTA Award, Best Costume Design in Television (nominated), 2018.

Notes:

List of episodes

Series one

1. The Prodigal Daughter (Trent Atkinson and Bevan Lee).

2. The Welcome Mat (Trent Atkinson)

3. Truth Will Out (Trent Atkinson)

4. The Mona Lisa Smile (Trent Atkinson)

5. Day of Atonement (Rick Held)

6. That's Amore (Hamilton Budd)

7. Boom! (Tony Morphett)

8. Worlds Apart (Sarah Walker)

9. Cane Toad (Trent Atkinson)

10. Lest We Forget (Bevan Lee)

11. True to Your Heart (Rick Held)

12. New Beginning (Hamilton Budd)

13. Secret Love (Bevan Lee and Tony Morphett)

Series two

1. No Secrets, Ever (Trent Atkinson)

2. I Believe (Tony Morphett)

3. A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Rick Held)

4. What Your Heart says (Hamilton Budd)

5. The Ghosts of Christmas Past (Brooke Wilson)

6. Auld Lang Syne (Bevan Lee)

7. No Other Love (Bevan Lee)

8. Answer Me, My Love (Trent Atkinson)

9. I Do, I Do (Hamilton Budd)

10. Unforgettable (Bevan Lee and Kim Wilson)

Series three

1. The Things We Do For Love (David Hannam)

2. L'chaim, to Life (Giula Sandler)

3. Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Katherine Thomson)

4. Too Old to Dream (Deborah Parsons)

5. Living in the Shadow (Kim Wilson)

6. In the Heat of the Night (Sarah Lambert)

7. Sins of the Father (John Ridley)

8. Till Death Do Us Part (Giula Sandler)

9. The Mourners' Kadish (Katherine Thomson)

10. The Love Undeniable (David Hannam)

Series four

1. A Nagging Doubt (Bevan Lee)

2. Bad in a Good Way (Bevan Lee)

3. When You're Smiling (Bevan Lee)

4. Home to Roost (Bevan Lee)

5. Happy Days Are Here Again (Bevan Lee)

6. The Trouble with Harry (Bevan Lee)

7. You're Just in Love (Bevan Lee)

8. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Katherine Thomson)

9. Where Will the Baby's Dimple Be? (Katherine Thomson)

10. And the Blind Shall See (Bevan Lee)

11. Catch the Tiger (Katherine Thomson)

12. All Good Things (Bevan Lee)

Series five

1. Own Worst Enemy (Bevan Lee)

2. Fallout (Katherine Thomson)

3. All That Glitters (John Lonie)

4. The Edge of Reason (David Hannam)

5. Do Not Go gently (Kristen Dunphy)

6. Demons of the Dark (John Lonie)

7. The Anatomy of His Passing (David Hannam)

8. Cloud Break (Katherine Thomson)

9. All That Lies Ahead (Cathy Strickland)

10. Death Comes as an End (Bevan Lee)

11. Lie Deep (Katherine Thomson)

12. In Memoriam (Bevan Lee)


Subjects:
Settings:
  • c
    Australia,
    c
  • 1953
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