Love Child: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Love Child
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2014-02-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-07-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Nine Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 2164

Cast and credited roles

• Jessica Marais — Joan Miller
• Jonathan LaPaglia — Dr. Patrick McNaughton
• Mandy McElhinney — Matron Frances Bolton
• Ella Scott Lynch — Shirley Ryan
• Gracie Gilbert — Annie Carmichael
• Harriet Dyer — Patricia Saunders
• Matthew Le Nevez — Jim Marsh
• Miranda Tapsell — Martha Tenant
• Ryan Corr — Johnny Lowry
• Sophie Hensser — Viv Maguire

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-02-17; final listed air date 2014-04-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-05-05; final listed air date 2015-06-23; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-06-20; final listed air date 2016-08-01; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-05-02; final listed air date 2017-07-04; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Love Child on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.