While the Men Are Away
While the men are off fighting in World War II, two Women's Land Army recruits arrive in the country and undergo a course in race relations, rural politics, farming, spirituality, sexuality and personal growth.
Genre: Drama
Cast:Michela De Rossi , Max McKenna , Phoebe Grainer , Matt Testro , Jana Zvedeniuk , Shaka Cook , Benedict Hardie , Xavier Morris , Di Adams , Helen Chebatte , Warren Lee , Googoorewon Knox , Sarah Woods , Katrina Foster , Benjamin Wang , Tara Morice , Evan Stanhope , Mercia Deane-Johns
S1.E1 ∙ Get Behind the Girl He Left Behind!
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Furrowing the Führer's Brow
All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacles.
S1.E3 ∙ God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!
The group discover that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves.
S1.E4 ∙ She Talked! This Happened!
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.
S1.E5 ∙ Come And Join The Victory Harvest!
Outside forces threaten the group's new-found bond, testing their strength and threatening to split them apart.
S1.E6 ∙ Catch Him With His Panzers Down!
The group gain insight into a classic coercive tool of the patriarchy and use it, only to discover that the repercussions for using are brutal.
S1.E7 ∙ We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!
The group experiences life without friction, getting a taste of what life could be like and, when it comes under threat, realising that it's worth fighting for.
S1.E8 ∙ We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!
As the war creeps closer, the group struggle to hold onto their collective dream. They're all forever changed by their time together and the knowledge that they're not alone.
