<P> A Place to Call Home is an Australian television drama series created by Bevan Lee for the Seven Network . It premiered on 28 April 2013 . Set in rural New South Wales in the period following the Second World War, it follows Sarah Adams (Marta Dusseldorp), who has returned to Australia after twenty years abroad to start a new life and ends up clashing with wealthy matriarch Elizabeth Bligh (Noni Hazlehurst). The main cast also consists of Brett Climo (George Bligh), Craig Hall (Dr. Jack Duncan), David Berry (James Bligh), Abby Earl (Anna Poletti), Arianwen Parkes - Lockwood (Olivia Bligh), Aldo Mignone (Gino Poletti), Sara Wiseman (Carolyn Bligh), Jenni Baird as (Regina Bligh) and Frankie J. Holden (Roy Briggs). </P> <P> It has been described as a "compelling melodrama about love and loss set against the social change of the 1950s". </P> <P> The sixth and final season will air in August 2018 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Marta Dusseldorp as Sarah Adams, who despite a strictly religious Catholic upbringing, had moved to Paris to be with the man she loved and to adopt his Jewish faith . However, a new life awaits her when she comes to work for the local hospital near the Bligh family, whom she met while serving as a nurse on the ship taking them all back to Australia from Europe . Later, she is astonished to hear a report that her husband is still alive following World War II, and her life again spins into troubled times . </Li> <Li> Noni Hazlehurst as Elizabeth Bligh, the headstrong and stubborn matriarch of the Bligh family . She is at first rude and cruel to Sarah, but she grudgingly mellows over time . Later in the series, she leaves for Sydney to live with her daughter Carolyn, and to become a better person . </Li> <Li> Brett Climo as Elizabeth's son, George Bligh, a good - hearted man who takes Sarah under his protection and gradually falls in love with her . He is Elaine's widower; at the beginning of the series, he appears to be father to James and Anna; eventually it emerges that Anna is actually a secret child of his sister Carolyn and their friend Jack, taken in by George and Elaine to spare Carolyn any scandal . His worst flaw may be his trust in people who seek to take advantage of him . </Li> <Li> Craig Hall as Jack Duncan, the secret past lover of Carolyn, who now faces many challenges in his work as a doctor in a hospital run by the Bligh family . He is a genuine person despite his personal problems and would do anything to help others . </Li> <Li> David Berry as James Bligh (regular: seasons 1--4; recurring: season 5), the only son of George and Elaine, who grows up unaware of his "sister" Anna's true background . He marries Olivia, but is tormented by the realisation that he is gay, and tries to commit suicide . He later feels betrayed when his wife has an affair, but returns to Ash Park to live for his young son . </Li> <Li> Arianwen Parkes - Lockwood as Olivia Bligh, James' wife, a newlywed from England at the start of the series . She develops anger toward James for his indifference to her desperate need for affection, but does try to come to terms with his "condition". </Li> <Li> Abby Earl as Anna Bligh, the secret child of Carolyn and Jack, who was raised believing she was daughter of George and Elaine . Anna marries a local farmer, Gino, after rebelling against the Bligh family . However the marriage faces difficulties when Gino goes into debt, and his attempts to expand the farm fail . </Li> <Li> Frankie J. Holden as Roy Briggs, a kindly old farmer who lives alone at the series start . He is very generous toward Sarah from the time she arrives in town, eventually offering her a refuge in his small home . They develop an easy, informal, mutually - supportive friendship . </Li> <Li> Sara Wiseman as Carolyn Bligh (regular: season 2--present; recurring: season 1). Much like her secret daughter Anna, Carolyn was the rebel child of her generation . For a long time, she gave up on her relationship with the Bligh family, and has had little contact for years . Once her secret is revealed, she is reunited with her long - separated daughter Anna and they develop an even closer relationship than before . Later on Carolyn works for Sir Richard Bennett, encountering new problems . </Li> <Li> Tim Draxl as Doctor Henry Fox (regular: season 3--present), the doctor who helps to save George's life after he is shot . Henry then goes on to befriend James, and they realize their mutual attraction to each other is stronger than mere friendship . Henry falls under the devious control of Regina, when she blackmails him into supplying her with morphine for her addiction . </Li> <Li> Deborah Kennedy as Doris Collins (regular: season 4--present; recurring: seasons 1--3), the most widely - known member of the Inverness village, who seems omnipresent on her bicycle . Although she means well, her gossiping ways can sometimes make her seem rude and intrusive . Sarah dislikes her at first, but as time goes on, finds her helpful as someone who always knows who has done what in the village . </Li> </Ul>

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