

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…
Drama • Series • 2023 • 1 season
Starring: Michela De Rossi, Phoebe Grainer, Max McKenna

S1 E1 - Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!
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 city dwellers to keep it running.
Sep 27, 2023 • 26m

S1 E2 - Furrowing the Führer's Brow
All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacles.
Sep 27, 2023 • 26m

S1 E3 - God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!
The group discovers that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves.
Oct 4, 2023 • 27m

S1 E4 - She Talked! This Happened!
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 longer serve them to be able to survive.
Oct 4, 2023 • 27m

S1 E5 - Come And Join The Victory Harvest!
Outside forces threaten the group's new-found bond, testing their strength and threatening to split them apart.
Oct 11, 2023 • 29m

S1 E6 - Catch Him With His Panzers Down!
The group gains insight into a classic coercive tool of the patriarchy and uses it, only to discover that the repercussions for using are brutal.
Oct 11, 2023 • 28m

S1 E7 - We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!
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 worth fighting for.
Oct 18, 2023 • 27m

S1 E8 - We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!
As the war creeps closer, the group struggles to hold onto their collective dream. They're all forever changed by their time together and the knowledge that they're not alone.
Oct 18, 2023 • 27m
While the Men are Away
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?
Drama • TV Series • 2023