Ben O'Toole

Kings Cross, 1969: An ambitious midwife returns from London to uncover a system of forced adoptions at the local hospital. A pregnant country girl, Viv, wakes to find she’s been…

June 1969. As the world counts down to the first moon landing, Joan flirts with danger at the hospital and makes a powerful enemy. Annie returns home after giving up…

Joan risks her career to help Annie get her baby back, unaware of the implications for Dr McNaughton. Patricia’s mother visits from Melbourne and offers her daughter an early exit…

Joan fights the hospital ’boys club’ for her right to complete her medical degree. Johnny is arrested after an anti-war protest, while Shirley goes into premature labour. Annie gets the…

Joan wrestles with the consequences of telling Annie the truth about her baby. Shirley is left with a seriously ill baby and no money when Johnny goes on the run…

Eli and Gus show Frankie what they’ve planned for their future. Later, Eli attempts to get a job as a journalist at the local paper.

Eli asks for a big favor from Slim’s old acquaintance and comes across a major clue about Lyle’s disappearance.

Lyle shows Eli and Gus around his workplace and introduces them to his boss, Tytus Broz. Later, a surprise visit to Eli’s house leads to trouble.

While Viv is forced to leave her orphaned nephew behind in Vietnam, Joan is devastated when Jim does a runner to avoid jail – taking baby James with him.

Annie risks losing her unborn child when she is injured at an anti-war protest. Joan’s career as a doctor hangs in the balance following her role in Eva’s pregnancy. Shirley…

Dr McNaughton is prepared to sacrifice his career to help Joan and Jim escape criminal charges. But is he too late? A drunken bucks night ruins Patty’s plans for Martha…

As wedding bells chime, new love blossoms as old loves are lost forever, and amidst betrayal and secrecy, Joan must face the hardest decision of her life.

It’s been twenty years since Jane Halifax worked in the field, but a sniper is terrorizing the city and Commander Tom Saracen urgently needs her assistance.

Joan puts the welfare of Jim’s baby ahead of her career. Matron makes a deal with the devil in order to save Stanton House from closure. Annie gets closer to…

The custody battle over Jim’s baby becomes deadly serious. Joan receives a surprising proposal. Annie is deemed an unfit mother when her baby goes missing. Patricia has a life-changing encounter…

Joan finds herself in the middle of a violent custody battle over Gail’s baby. Patricia faces a crisis when she travels to Melbourne to marry her Prince Charming. Martha is…

Patricia refuses to sign adoption papers for her unborn baby, with tragic results. Joan gets closer to finding the family of Gail’s orphaned baby. Matron’s world is rocked when her…

Joan is obsessed with finding the father of Gail’s baby. Viv finds an unlikely ally in Matron as she suffers through a difficult labour. Shirley receives a surprise telegram from…

Joan’s new career as a doctor is threatened when she helps a pregnant teen. Viv’s estranged mother tries to take control of her life. Annie learns a harsh lesson as…

Joan fears the worst when Annie kidnaps her baby back from the McNaughton family. Johnny makes a shocking sacrifice and Patricia’s dreams for the future are shattered when her boyfriend…