Winter is well on its way and if, like us, you’re in need of a bit of comfort, we’ve got just the thing. Introducing A Place to Call Home, the brilliant period drama set in 1950s Australia that’s now available to watch in full on Prime Video. The hit series is a cross between The Gilded Age and Downton Abbey with its mix of high-society scandal and magnificent costumes – and you can watch the whole thing (or an episode or two!) tonight.
If you’re new to the series, A Place to Call Home follows Sarah Adams, played by Marta Dusseldorp, a nurse who relocates back to Australia after 20 years spent living in Europe with her late husband. When Sarah accepts a job in a hospital from the upper-class Bligh family, her new life Down Under seems to be on track… until the discovery of a ruinous secret looks set to destroy everything.
Ready to dive into the world of A Place to Call Home? Before you do, here’s everything you need to know about it, including the plot, cast and how to tune in.
What is A Place to Call Home about?
After living in Paris with her late husband, Sarah Adams (Marta Dusseldorp), has decided it’s time to return home to Australia to start a new chapter post-World War II. While working as a nurse on the ship back to New South Wales, Sarah befriends the wealthy and powerful Bligh family, who offer her a job at Inverness Hospital. Sarah initially believes she’s landed on her feet, but when she discovers a dark scandal at the heart of the Bligh family, her new life takes a sharp turn.
Marta has described A Place to Call Home as a show about “identity, feeling at home culturally” centre on a woman who is “seeking a silence, a peace, but it’s not possible”. She told Huffington Post: “It’s about a time that was bourgeoning in Australia, but also had a disrespectful, righteous, nasty strain running through it… it’s about how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go.”
Who’s in the cast of A Place to Call Home?
The cast of A Place to Call Home includes:
- Marta Dusseldrop as Sarah Adams
- Noni Hazlehurst as Elizabeth Bligh
- Brett Climo as George Bligh
- Craig Hall as Dr Jack Duncan
- David Berry as James Bligh
- Abby Earl as Anna Bligh
- Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood as Olivia Bligh
- Aldo Mignone as Gino Poletti
- Sara Wiseman as Carolyn Bligh
- Jenni Baird as Regina Standish
- Tim Draxl as Henry Fox
- Frankie J Holden as Roy Briggs
Is there a trailer for A Place to Call Home?
Yes, you can watch the trailer for A Place to Call Home below:
Is A Place to Call Home any good?
Yes, it’s an easy watch with all the elements of a period drama that will keep you hooked – family scandals, dark secrets, ill-advised romances, lavish costumes and opulent homes! On Rotten Tomatoes, A Place to Call Home series 1 has a perfect score of 100%, while The Guardian hailed the show as a “top-drawer period drama with all the trimmings.”
How can I watch A Place to Call Home?
All six series of A Place to Call Home are now available to watch now on Prime Video.