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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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Season01
- S01E01
Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!September 27, 2023—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 - S01E02
Furrowing the Führer's BrowSeptember 27, 2023—All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacl - S01E03
God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!October 4, 2023—The group discovers that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves. - S01E04
She Talked! This Happened!October 4, 2023—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 - S01E05
Come And Join The Victory Harvest!October 11, 2023—Outside forces threaten the group's new-found bond, testing their strength and threatening to split them apart. - S01E06
Catch Him With His Panzers Down!October 11, 2023—The group gains insight into a classic coercive tool of the patriarchy and uses it, only to discover that the repercussions for using are br - S01E07
We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!October 18, 2023—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 - S01E08
We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!October 18, 2023—As the war creeps closer, the group struggles to hold onto their collective dream. They're all forever changed by their time together and th
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