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While the Men are Away

27m1 SeasonTMDb 4.0

Drama

EnglishReturning Series

1 · Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!

2 · Furrowing the Führer's Brow

3 · God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!

4 · She Talked! This Happened!

5 · Come And Join The Victory Harvest!

6 · Catch Him With His Panzers Down!

7 · We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!

8 · We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!

Crew and Cast

Michela De RossiMichela De RossiFrancescaPhoebe GrainerPhoebe GrainerKathleenMax McKennaMax McKennaGwenJana ZvedeniukJana ZvedeniukEstherMatt TestroMatt TestroRobertBenedict HardieBenedict HardieDesShaka CookShaka CookMurray
Sarah WoodsMrs. ArnottBenjamin WangBenjamin WangReg Pow Guard

Storyline

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?

  • Arcadia
  • Red Arrow Studios International
  • Screen Australia
  • Screen NSW
  • Seven.One Studios

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Info

Status
Returning Series
First aired
27 September 2023
Last aired
18 October 2023
TMDB score
4.0 / 10 (5 votes)

Production

Studios
Arcadia, Red Arrow Studios International, Screen Australia
Countries
Australia, Germany, United Kingdom
Networks
SBS

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Type
Scripted
In production
Yes

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English