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A Place to Call Home: Series 1

13 episodes Premiered Apr 28, 2013 Updated Oct 31, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object with overview and primer. Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, etc. overview: 160-220 word factual summary. primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points. Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (within the text, tho

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Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object with overview and primer.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, etc.
overview: 160-220 word factual summary.
primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (within the text, though the primer is an array).
Output: Valid JSON only.
Series Title: A Place to Call Home.
Season 1 Details: 13 episodes, premiered 28 April 2013, concluded 21 July 2013.
Genre: Drama, Soap, Romantic drama.
Setting: 1950s rural Australia (specifically Inverness, New South Wales) after World War II.
Main Character: Sarah Adams (played by Marta Dusseldorp).
Plot Points:
Sarah Adams has returned to Australia after twenty years living in Europe/abroad.
She is a mysterious woman.
She is perched between the harsh legacy of World War II and the hope of a new life.
She works as a nurse on an ocean voyage.
The story follows the lives of the Blighs, a wealthy and complicated pastoralist family in Inverness, NSW.
Creator: Bevan Lee.
Network: Seven Network.
Drafting Overview:
The first season of the Australian television drama series A Place to Call Home premiered on 28 April 2013 and concluded on 21 July 2013, consisting of 13 episodes. Created by Bevan Lee for the Seven Network, this sweeping romantic drama is set in 1950s rural New South Wales, specifically in Inverness, following the lives of the Blighs, a wealthy and complicated pastoralist family. The narrative follows Sarah Adams, portrayed by Marta Dusseldorp, a mysterious woman who returns to Australia after twenty years living in Europe to start a new life. While working as a nurse on an ocean voyage, her return places her between the harsh legacy of World War II and the hope of a new beginning. The series explores the complexities of the Bligh family and the impact of the post-war era on the characters in rural Australia. As Sarah Adams attempts to establish herself in this new environment, the drama unfolds amidst the social and personal tensions of the

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

The Prodigal Daughter

Apr 28, 2013 · 45 min

Returning to Sydney after twenty years in Europe, nurse Sarah Adams becomes entangled in the lives of wealthy Australian pastoralist family, the Blighs.

S1·E2 Core

The Welcome Mat

May 5, 2013 · 45 min

Anna is thrown from her horse. Whilst Anna is okay, the horse is not – and Sarah is forced to put the stallion down.

S1·E3 Core

Truth Will Out

May 12, 2013 · 45 min

James hides in a lie, blaming the suicide attempt on unrequited love for an unsuitable woman in England.

S1·E4 Core

The Mona Lisa Smile

May 19, 2013 · 45 min

Jack and Sarah discover that Bill Gregory, a former army mate of Jack’s, has hanged himself in his kitchen.

S1·E5 Core

Day of Atonement

May 26, 2013 · 45 min

The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, is fast approaching. It’s a time for Sarah to reflect on her conduct - to repent her own failings and forgive others for theirs.

S1·E6 Core

That's Amore

Jun 2, 2013 · 45 min

Anna and Gino’s romance continues to blossom prompting him to propose.

S1·E7 Core

Boom!

Jun 9, 2013 · 45 min

Anna asks her Aunt Carolyn for help in procuring contraception for her and Gino.

S1·E8 Core

Worlds Apart

Jun 16, 2013 · 45 min

Elizabeth is rushed to hospital where Jack confirms she has suffered a heart attack. Jack tenderly looks after Elizabeth as she recovers. Heavily sedated and rambling, Elizabeth co

S1·E9 Core

Cane Toad

Jun 23, 2013 · 45 min

Sarah and George begin a secret affair and start meeting at the cottage for their romantic trysts. Anna attempts to subtly push her father towards Sarah, hoping that if she can get

S1·E10 Core

Lest We Forget

Jun 30, 2013 · 45 min

On the eve of Remembrance Day, George is asked to host a Japanese trade delegation. Knowing how the community will feel, George asks Jack to come to the reception in the hope that

S1·E11 Core

True to Your Heart

Jul 7, 2013 · 45 min

Newly discharged from hospital, Elizabeth is unimpressed by the proprietorial way Regina is behaving towards George and asks her to leave. With tension in the house and James's sec

S1·E12 Mytharc

New Beginning

Jul 14, 2013 · 45 min

George is delighted when Sarah agrees to marry him, but when Elizabeth discovers her threat to disinherit George has backfired, she resolves to take a different approach. Meanwhile

S1·E13 Mytharc

Secret Love

Jul 21, 2013 · 45 min

James sees a psychiatrist who agrees to treat his sexuality, but James and Olivia's hopes of a brighter future are challenged when George arrives and confronts his son. Anna is rel

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