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Genre Drama Country of origin Australia First episode date 17 February 2014 | 7.7/10 IMDb Created by Sarah Lambert Original language(s) English Network Nine Network | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Geoff Bennett
Ian Barry
Shawn Seet
Shirley Barrett Starring Jessica Marais
Jonathan LaPaglia
Matthew Le Nevez
Mandy McElhinney
Ryan Corr
Ella Scott Lynch
Harriet Dyer
Sophie Hensser
Gracie Gilbert
Miranda Tapsell Awards Logie Award for Best Actress Cast Jessica Marais, Mandy McElhinney, Miranda Tapsell, Jonathan LaPaglia, Harriet Dyer Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Love Child is an Australian television drama series that follows the lives of staff and residents of the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and Stanton House in Sydney, starting in 1969 and continuing into the 1970s.
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- Love child new love child on channel 9
- Love child season 2 trailer
- Conception
- Casting
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- Recurring
- Guest
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The series was created by Sarah Lambert and was first broadcast on the Nine Network on 17 February 2014. The series is based on the real life forced adoption in Australia for which former Prime Minister Julia Gillard offered a national apology to those affected in 2013. Love Child was renewed for a second season on 2 March 2014. The series was renewed for a third season on 23 February 2015. The series was renewed for a fourth season on 8 November 2016 at Nine's upfronts.
Love child season 2 trailer
Conception
On 8 April 2013, the Nine Network announced a new drama project from Playmaker Media named Love Child, an eight-part drama series by the creators of House Husbands. Joint heads of drama at Nine, Andy Ryan and Jo Rooney, stated "Love Child is a compelling and uplifting series that will appeal to every generation. The stories of young women and men fighting an unjust system are as relevant today as they were in the colourful and liberating world of Kings Cross in 1969." Love Child was created by Sarah Lambert. It is directed by Geoff Bennett, Grant Brown, Shawn Seet and Shirley Barrett, with Tim Pye, Sue Seeary and Sarah Lambert serving as producers. The series is also written by Lambert, Pye, Kym Goldsworthy, Cathryn Strickland, Giula Sandler, Matt Ford and Liz Doran.
Casting
Jessica Marais, Jonathan LaPaglia and Mandy McElhinney were announced as the main castmembers in April 2013. Marais stars as Dr Joan Millar, a smart and sophisticated trainee obstetrician who returns home from London to take a job at the Kings Cross Hospital. LaPaglia stars as Dr Patrick McNaughton, the charismatic head of obstetrics at Kings Cross Hospital. McElhinney stars as Frances Bolton, the tough matron who runs Stanton House, a home for unwed pregnant young women. The remainder of the cast was announced on 11 February 2014, with Ryan Corr as Johnny Lowry, a 60s flower child; Ella Scott Lynch as Shirley Ryan, a Russian socialite; Sophie Hensser as Viv Maguire, a country girl; Harriet Dyer as Patricia Saunders, a ditzy blonde; Gracie Gilbert as Annie Carmichael, a heavily pregnant lady; and Miranda Tapsell in her Logie award winning debut role as Martha Tennant, an Aboriginal girl who was also adopted.
Corr did not return as a main cast member in season two but made a guest appearance. Matthew Le Nevez, Lincoln Younes and Marshall Napier joined the cast for season two as Jim, Chris Vesty, and Gregory respectively. Leah Purcell played a key character in the second half of season two. In February 2017, it was announced Jonathan Lapaglia would not be returning for the series fourth season.
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