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

10 Votes (7.6)

2014 HD 48min Australia English Ended
Drama
1960s hospital australia maternity

Credits:

Sarah Lambert

director

Mandy McElhinney

Matron Frances Bolton

Jessica Marais

Joan Miller

Darcie Irwin-Simpson

Rita

Andrew Ryan

Simon Bowditch

Miranda Tapsell

Martha Tennant

S1E1 - Episode 1 2014-02-17

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 shes been drugged by her parents and sent to a home for unwed mothers.

S1E2 - Episode 2 2014-02-24

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.

S1E3 - Episode 3 2014-03-03

Joan risks her career to help Annie get her baby back, unaware of the implications for Dr McNaughton. Patricias mother visits from Melbourne and offers her daughter an early exit from Stanton House.

S1E4 - Episode 4 2014-03-10

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, Annies life spirals out of control until she is rescued by an unlikely guardian angel.

S1E5 - Episode 5 2014-03-17

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.

S1E6 - Episode 6 2014-03-24

Joans world is rocked when she uncovers the truth about Annies baby. Shirleys affair with Johnny is exposed when her husband returns injured from Vietnam. Annies singing career takes off when she appears on TV show Bandstand.

S1E7 - Episode 7 2014-03-31

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.

S1E8 - Episode 8 2014-04-07

Joan fears the worst when Annie kidnaps her baby back from the McNaughton family. Johnny makes a shocking sacrifice and Patricias dreams for the future are shattered when her boyfriend finally visits Stanton House.

S2E1 - Episode 1 2015-05-05

Joans new career as a doctor is threatened when she helps a pregnant teen. Vivs estranged mother tries to take control of her life. Annie learns a harsh lesson as a single mother in 1970s Kings Cross.

S2E2 - Episode 2 2015-05-12

Joan is obsessed with finding the father of Gails baby. Viv finds an unlikely ally in Matron as she suffers through a difficult labour. Shirley receives a surprise telegram from Vietnam.

S2E3 - Episode 3 2015-05-19

Patricia refuses to sign adoption papers for her unborn baby, with tragic results. Joan gets closer to finding the family of Gails orphaned baby. Matrons world is rocked when her biological son is released from prison. Martha is swept off her feet by an admirer.

S2E4 - Episode 4 2015-05-26

Joan finds herself in the middle of a violent custody battle over Gails baby. Patricia faces a crisis when she travels to Melbourne to marry her Prince Charming. Martha is obsessed with seeing Queen Elizabeth during the 1970 royal tour.

S2E5 - Episode 5 2015-06-02

The custody battle over Jims baby becomes deadly serious. Joan receives a surprising proposal. Annie is deemed an unfit mother when her baby goes missing. Patricia has a life-changing encounter with some hippies.

S2E6 - Episode 6 2015-06-09

Joan puts the welfare of Jim’s baby ahead of her career. Matron makes a deal with the devil in order to save Stanton House from closure. Annie gets closer to Chris, unaware of his history.

S2E7 - Episode 7 2015-06-16

Martha’s reunion with her birth mother turns into a nightmare. Joan and Jim’s relationship is blown apart by a secret from her past. Annie is distraught to learn she is pregnant again.

S2E8 - Episode 8 2015-06-23

In the season final, Joan makes a terrible choice to save her husband. Matron fights a desperate battle to keep Stanton House open. McNaughton makes a fateful decision that has a drastic impact on Joan and Jim’s future.

S3E1 - Episode 1 2016-06-20

It’s 1970 and the times they are a-changing. Joan is devastated to discover an infection has left her almost certainly infertile while delinquent teen Maggie is determined to discover the identity of her birth mother.

S3E2 - Episode 2 2016-06-27

Shirley fights to keep her job as Maggie learns the truth of their relationship, Joan uncovers McNaughtons part in Greg Mathiesons death, and Viv loses her twins all over again.

S3E3 - Episode 3 2016-07-04

Whilst being blackmailed by McNaughtons estranged wife, Joan rescues Maggie and other abused girls from Tarramar by agreeing to help Matron reopen her baby factory, Stanton House.

S3E4 - Episode 4 2016-07-11

As Joan struggles to admit her infertility to Jim, Annie faces the death of her father, but not before he encourages her to go to Vietnam as an entertainer.

S3E5 - Episode 5 2016-07-18

In Vietnam, Viv finds herself holding her newly orphaned baby nephew. Joan confirms Eva is pregnant as Patty and Jim give in to their lust.

S3E7 - Episode 7 2016-07-25

Joan is devastated when Jim does a runner to avoid jail, taking baby James with him.

S3E8 - Episode 8 2016-07-31

Annie risks losing her unborn child when she is injured at an anti-war protest. Joans career as a doctor hangs in the balance following her role in Evas pregnancy. Shirley makes a life-changing decision to help Maggie keep her baby.

S3E9 - Episode 9 2016-08-01

Dr McNaughton is prepared to sacrifice his career to help Joan and Jim escape criminal charges. But is he too late? A drunken bucks night ruins Pattys plans for Martha and Bowditchs wedding. Viv faces a tough choice when Pete proposes to her.

S3E10 - Episode 10 2016-08-01

As wedding bells chime, new love blossoms as old loves are lost forever, and amidst betrayal and secrecy, Joan must face the hardest decision of her life.

S4E1 - Episode 1 2017-05-02

When Joan goes into early labour, the unorthodox new head of obstetrics is the only one who can help her. Matron has her hands full with three new pregnant girls in Stanton House.

S4E2 - Episode 2 2017-05-09

Filled with grief after the death of her best friend Patty, Martha is determined to uncover the truth of Pattys final hours, and drags Viv along with her on a wild goose chase that ends in the last place Martha expected.

S4E3 - Episode 3 2017-05-16

Joan must compete for a permanent doctors position against her friend Bowditch as well as a sexist rival with wandering hands. Meanwhile, the Stanton House girls steal Marthas car in an attempt to learn more about Elenas betrothed.

S4E4 - Episode 4 2017-05-23

Viv and Martha fight for their rights at the International Womens Day march. When Joans baby falls ill, Matron is wracked with guilt over the possible baby swap. Debbie defies Matron by visiting her older, married lover.

S4E5 - Episode 5 2017-05-30

Joan attempts to bury her grief by throwing herself back into work, but is it too soon? Meanwhile, Elena is torn between love and duty when the father of her child proposes marriage. Marthas first dinner party could end her marriage.

S4E6 - Episode 6 2017-06-06

Rita refuses medical assistance that could save her and her babys life. Simon confesses his role in the hit and run accident to Martha. Elena is shocked to discover her lover Ed is in critical condition in the hospital.

S4E7 - Episode 7 2017-06-13

Joans world is upended when her ex-fiance arrives from London. Bowditch and Martha are blackmailed over the hit-and-run accident. Rita has second thoughts about returning to the convent following the birth of her baby.

S4E8 - Episode 8 2017-06-20

Joan makes a fateful decision about her future with Lawrence. Debbies world is rocked when she discovers Matron has made a secret deal to adopt out her baby. Vic gives Matron a does of her own medicine

S4E9 - Episode 9 2017-06-27

Joan finds proof her baby was swapped at birth, while Matron embarks on a cover-up. Elenas wedding plans are ruined by Debbies jealousy.

S4E10 - Episode 10 2017-07-04

Joan risks everything to be reunited with her missing child. Matron makes a shock announcement when she is accused of unethical behavior. Debbie takes extreme action to locate Ed and reunite him with Elena.