While the Men are Away

While the Men are Away

Continuing First aired 27/Sep/2023 AU English 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)
Drama
While the men are away fighting in WWII, two Women’s Land Army recruits join an Italian immigrant, her Indigenous domestic, and their draft-dodging farmhand to run the family farm – but can the improbable freedom and kinship they find survive beyond the war?
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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 27/Sep/2023
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S1E8
We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!
Air date: 18/Oct/2023 · Runtime: 27 min
Summary

As the war creeps closer, the group struggles to hold onto their collective dream. They're all forever changed by their time together and the knowledge that they're not alone.

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As the war creeps closer, the group struggles to hold onto their collective dream. They're all forever changed by their time together and the knowledge that they're not alone.

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S1E7
We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!
Air date: 18/Oct/2023 · Runtime: 27 min
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The group experiences life without friction, getting a taste of what life could be like and, when it comes under threat, realizing that it's worth fighting for.

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The group experiences life without friction, getting a taste of what life could be like and, when it comes under threat, realizing that it's worth fighting for.

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S1E6
Catch Him With His Panzers Down!
Air date: 11/Oct/2023 · Runtime: 28 min
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The group gains insight into a classic coercive tool of the patriarchy and uses it, only to discover that the repercussions for using are brutal.

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The group gains insight into a classic coercive tool of the patriarchy and uses it, only to discover that the repercussions for using are brutal.

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S1E4
She Talked! This Happened!
Air date: 04/Oct/2023 · Runtime: 27 min
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The gang are faced with a profound moral issue that clashes with their attitudes, and realise they will have to let go of the things that no longer serve them to be able to survive.

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The gang are faced with a profound moral issue that clashes with their attitudes, and realise they will have to let go of the things that no longer serve them to be able to survive.

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S1E3
God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!
Air date: 04/Oct/2023 · Runtime: 27 min
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The group discovers that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves.

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The group discovers that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves.

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S1E2
Furrowing the Führer's Brow
Air date: 27/Sep/2023 · Runtime: 26 min
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All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacles.

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All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacles.

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S1E1
Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!
Air date: 27/Sep/2023 · Runtime: 26 min
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In 1940s Australia, the men are off fighting in WWII and Frankie finds herself in charge of her farm. She decides to enlist the help of two city dwellers to keep it running.

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In 1940s Australia, the men are off fighting in WWII and Frankie finds herself in charge of her farm. She decides to enlist the help of two city dwellers to keep it running.

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Michela De Rossi
Michela De Rossi
Francesca
Phoebe Grainer
Phoebe Grainer
Kathleen
Max McKenna
Max McKenna
Gwen
Jana Zvedeniuk
Jana Zvedeniuk
Esther
Matt Testro
Matt Testro
Robert
Benedict Hardie
Benedict Hardie
Des
Shaka Cook
Shaka Cook
Murray
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Sarah Woods
Mrs. Arnott
Benjamin Wang
Benjamin Wang
Reg Pow Guard

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Elissa Down
Elissa Down
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Monica Zanetti
Monica Zanetti
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Lisa Shaunessy
Lisa Shaunessy
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