While the Men are Away
While the Men are Away
While the Men are Away
Drama
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Overview
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?
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: 2023-09-27
Runtime: Unknown
Director: Elissa Down
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Michela De Rossi
Michela De Rossi
Francesca
Phoebe Grainer
Phoebe Grainer
Kathleen
Max McKenna
Max McKenna
Gwen
Jana Zvedeniuk
Jana Zvedeniuk
Esther
Matt Testro
Matt Testro
Robert
Benedict Hardie
Benedict Hardie
Des
Shaka Cook
Shaka Cook
Murray
Sarah Woods
Sarah Woods
Mrs. Arnott
Official Videos
While The Men Are Away | Trailer | Coming Wednesday, 27 September on SBS and SBS On Demand
While The Men Are Away | Trailer | Coming Wednesday, 27 September on SBS and SBS On Demand
Episodes - Season 1
Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!
Get Behind The Girl He Left Behind!
Episode 1
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.
Furrowing the Führer's Brow
Furrowing the Führer's Brow
Episode 2
All hands are needed as an insect infestation threatens the apple crop; Frankie tries to secure pesticide, but runs into a series of obstacles.
God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!
God Speed the Plough and the Woman Who Drives It!
Episode 3
The group discovers that their internal baggage is as powerful as the patriarchy at blocking the road to their true selves.
She Talked! This Happened!
She Talked! This Happened!
Episode 4
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.
Come And Join The Victory Harvest!
Come And Join The Victory Harvest!
Episode 5
Outside forces threaten the group's new-found bond, testing their strength and threatening to split them apart.
Catch Him With His Panzers Down!
Catch Him With His Panzers Down!
Episode 6
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.
We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!
We've Always Despised Them, Now We Must Smash Them!
Episode 7
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.
We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!
We Took the Hill, Come and Help Us Keep It!
Episode 8
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.
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