Love Child (2014–2017)

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Plot

It's 1969 in Kings Cross and Joan Miller, a smart and sophisticated midwife, returns home from London to take a job at the Kings Cross Hospital and find a new life for herself, at a time when Australia is coming of age and the new generation believes anything is possible.Dr Patrick McNaughton is the head of obstetrics at Kings Cross Hospital, and Frances Bolton is the tough matron who also controls the running of Stanton House, a home for unwed pregnant young women.Their lives intersect between Kings Cross Hospital, Stanton House and the wild streets of Darlinghurst beyond the hospital walls.A powerful and uplifting series, Love Child tells the stories of young women and men fighting an unjust system in a world on the brink of change.

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Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2014AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1February 17, 2014Kings Cross, 1969: An ambitious midwife returns from London to uncover a system of forced adoptions at the local hospital. A pregnant countr
  2. S01E02Episode 2February 24, 2014June 1969. As the world counts down to the first moon landing, Joan flirts with danger at the hospital and makes a powerful enemy. Annie ret
  3. S01E03Episode 3March 3, 2014Joan risks her career to help Annie get her baby back, unaware of the implications for Dr McNaughton. Patricia's mother visits from Melbourn
  4. S01E04Episode 4March 10, 2014As Kings Cross is invaded by soldiers on rest and relaxation leave from the Vietnam War, Joan helps Viv track down her brother. After losing
  5. S01E05Episode 5March 17, 2014Joan fights the hospital 'boys club' for her right to complete her medical degree. Johnny is arrested after an anti-war protest, while Shirl
  6. S01E06Episode 6March 24, 2014Joan's world is rocked when she uncovers the truth about Annie's baby. Shirley's affair with Johnny is exposed when her husband returns inju
  7. S01E07Episode 7March 31, 2014Joan wrestles with the consequences of telling Annie the truth about her baby. Shirley is left with a seriously ill baby and no money when J
  8. S01E08Episode 8April 7, 2014Joan fears the worst when Annie kidnaps her baby back from the McNaughton family. Johnny makes a shocking sacrifice and Patricia's dreams fo

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season028Episodes2015AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Episode 1May 5, 2015Joan's new career as a doctor is threatened when she helps a pregnant teen. Viv's estranged mother tries to take control of her life. Annie
  2. S02E02Episode 2May 12, 2015Joan is obsessed with finding the father of Gail's baby. Viv finds an unlikely ally in Matron as she suffers through a difficult labour. Shi
  3. S02E03Episode 3May 19, 2015Patricia refuses to sign adoption papers for her unborn baby, with tragic results. Joan gets closer to finding the family of Gail's orphaned
  4. S02E04Episode 4May 26, 2015Joan finds herself in the middle of a violent custody battle over Gail's baby. Patricia faces a crisis when she travels to Melbourne to marr
  5. S02E05Episode 5June 2, 2015The custody battle over Jim's baby becomes deadly serious. Joan receives a surprising proposal. Annie is deemed an unfit mother when her bab
  6. S02E06Episode 6June 9, 2015Joan 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. Ann
  7. S02E07Episode 7June 16, 2015Martha’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 i
  8. S02E08Episode 8June 23, 2015In the season final, Joan makes a terrible choice to save her husband. Matron fights a desperate battle to keep Stanton House open. McNaught

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0310Episodes2016AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Episode 1June 20, 2016It’s 1970 and the times they are a-changing. Joan is devastated to discover an infection has left her almost certainly infertile while delin
  2. S03E02Episode 2June 27, 2016Shirley fights to keep her job as Maggie learns the truth of their relationship, Joan uncovers McNaughton's part in Greg Mathieson's death,
  3. S03E03Love Child S03E03Episode 3July 4, 2016Whilst being blackmailed by McNaughton's estranged wife, Joan rescues Maggie and other abused girls from Tarramar by agreeing to help Matron
  4. S03E04Love Child S03E04Episode 4July 11, 2016As 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
  5. S03E05Love Child S03E05Episode 5July 18, 2016In Vietnam, Viv finds herself holding her newly orphaned baby nephew. Joan confirms Eva is pregnant as Patty and Jim give in to their lust.
  6. S03E06Love Child S03E06Episode 6July 25, 2016While Viv is forced to leave her orphaned nephew behind in Vietnam, Joan is devastated when Jim does a runner to avoid jail - taking baby Ja
  7. S03E07Episode 7July 25, 2016Joan is devastated when Jim does a runner to avoid jail, taking baby James with him.
  8. S03E08Love Child S03E08Episode 8July 31, 2016Annie risks losing her unborn child when she is injured at an anti-war protest. Joan's career as a doctor hangs in the balance following her
  9. S03E09Love Child S03E09Episode 9August 1, 2016Dr McNaughton is prepared to sacrifice his career to help Joan and Jim escape criminal charges. But is he too late? A drunken bucks night ru
  10. S03E10Love Child S03E10Episode 10August 1, 2016As wedding bells chime, new love blossoms as old loves are lost forever, and amidst betrayal and secrecy, Joan must face the hardest decisio

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0410Episodes2017AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Episode 1May 2, 2017When 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 thr
  2. S04E02Episode 2May 9, 2017Filled with grief after the death of her best friend Patty, Martha is determined to uncover the truth of Patty's final hours, and drags Viv
  3. S04E03Episode 3May 16, 2017Joan must compete for a permanent doctor's position against her friend Bowditch as well as a sexist rival with wandering hands. Meanwhile, t
  4. S04E04Episode 4May 23, 2017Viv and Martha fight for their rights at the International Women's Day march. When Joan's baby falls ill, Matron is wracked with guilt over
  5. S04E05Episode 5May 30, 2017Joan 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
  6. S04E06Episode 6June 6, 2017Rita refuses medical assistance that could save her and her baby's life. Simon confesses his role in the hit and run accident to Martha. Ele
  7. S04E07Episode 7June 13, 2017Joan's world is upended when her ex-fiance arrives from London. Bowditch and Martha are blackmailed over the hit-and-run accident. Rita has
  8. S04E08Episode 8June 20, 2017Joan makes a fateful decision about her future with Lawrence. Debbie's world is rocked when she discovers Matron has made a secret deal to a
  9. S04E09Episode 9June 27, 2017Joan finds proof her baby was swapped at birth, while Matron embarks on a cover-up. Elena's wedding plans are ruined by Debbie's jealousy.
  10. S04E10Episode 10July 4, 2017Joan risks everything to be reunited with her missing child. Matron makes a shock announcement when she is accused of unethical behavior. De

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