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The Best Episodes of Love Child

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The lives of staff at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and the wild streets of Darlinghurst in the 1960s. Joan Miller is a smart and sophisticated midwife who returns home from London to take a job

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Love Child Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.8/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    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 from the police. Viv uncovers a disturbing secret about Matron.

    Director:Grant Brown
    Writer:Cathy Strickland

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  2. Love Child Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.7/10(29 votes)

    #2 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    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 finally visits Stanton House.

    Director:Grant Brown
    Writer:Tim Pye

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  3. Love Child Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    In the season final, Joan makes a terrible choice to save her husband. Matron fights a desperate battle to keep Stanton House open. McNaughton makes a fateful decision that has a drastic impact on Joan and Jim’s future.

    Director:Lynn-Maree Danzey
    Writer:Tim Pye

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  4. Love Child Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Episode 5

    S4:E5

    Joan attempts to bury her grief by throwing herself back into work, but is it too soon? Meanwhile, Elena is torn between love and duty when the father of her child proposes marriage. Martha's first dinner party could end her marriage.

    Director:Shannon Murphy
    Writer:Vanessa Alexander

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  5. Love Child Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #5 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    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 from Stanton House.

    Director:Shirley Barrett
    Writers:Sarah Lambert, Kym Goldsworthy

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  6. Love Child Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Episode 5

    S3:E5

    In Vietnam, Viv finds herself holding her newly orphaned baby nephew. Joan confirms Eva is pregnant as Patty and Jim give in to their lust.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis
    Writer:Tim Pye

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  7. Love Child Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Episode 1

    S4:E1

    When Joan goes into early labour, the unorthodox new head of obstetrics is the only one who can help her. Matron has her hands full with three new pregnant girls in Stanton House.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writer:Cathy Strickland

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  8. Love Child Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #8 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Filled with grief after the death of her best friend Patty, Martha is determined to uncover the truth of Patty's final hours, and drags Viv along with her on a wild goose chase that ends in the last place Martha expected.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writer:Christine McCourt

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  9. Love Child Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.4/10(32 votes)

    #9 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    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 a single mother in 1970s Kings Cross.

    Director:Shawn Seet
    Writer:Cathy Strickland

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  10. Love Child Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Shirley fights to keep her job as Maggie learns the truth of their relationship, Joan uncovers McNaughton's part in Greg Mathieson's death, and Viv loses her twins all over again.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writers:Tim Pye, Samantha Winston

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  11. Love Child Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.3/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    As Kings Cross is invaded by soldiers on rest and relaxation leave from the Vietnam War, Joan helps Viv track down her brother. After losing her baby, Annie's life spirals out of control until she is rescued by an unlikely guardian angel.

    Director:Shirley Barrett
    Writers:Matt Ford, Tim Pye

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  12. Love Child Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.3/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    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 opportunity of a lifetime at a Kings Cross nightclub.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writers:Sarah Lambert, Liz Doran

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  13. Love Child Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    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 biological son is released from prison. Martha is swept off her feet by an admirer.

    Director:Shawn Seet
    Writer:Tim Pye

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  14. Love Child Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    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 with some hippies.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writer:Jane Allen

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  15. Love Child Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #15 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    Martha’s reunion with her birth mother turns into a nightmare. Joan and Jim’s relationship is blown apart by a secret from her past. Annie is distraught to learn she is pregnant again.

    Director:Lynn-Maree Danzey
    Writers:Tim Pye, Tamara Asmar

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  16. Love Child Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Episode 8

    S3:E8

    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 makes a life-changing decision to help Maggie keep her baby.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writer:Tim Pye

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  17. Love Child Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.2/10(41 votes)

    #17 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    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 drugged by her parents and sent to a home for unwed mothers.

    Director:Shawn Seet
    Writer:Sarah Lambert

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  18. Love Child Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    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 her baby, but realises her old life is gone forever.

    Director:Shawn Seet
    Writers:Giula Sandler, Tim Pye

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  19. Love Child Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #19 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    Joan's world is rocked when she uncovers the truth about Annie's baby. Shirley's affair with Johnny is exposed when her husband returns injured from Vietnam. Annie's singing career takes off when she appears on TV show Bandstand.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writers:Tim Pye, Kym Goldsworthy

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  20. Love Child Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #20 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    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 Vietnam.

    Director:Shawn Seet
    Writer:Jane Allen

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  21. Love Child Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #21 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    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 obsessed with seeing Queen Elizabeth during the 1970 royal tour.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writer:Christine McCourt

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  22. Love Child Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #22 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    As Joan struggles to admit her infertility to Jim, Annie faces the death of her father, but not before he encourages her to go to Vietnam as an entertainer.

    Director:Mark Joffe
    Writer:Cathy Strickland

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  23. Love Child Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #23 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:Peter Andrikidis
    Writer:Cathy Strickland

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  24. Love Child Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    Joan is devastated when Jim does a runner to avoid jail, taking baby James with him.

    Director:Geoff Bennett
    Writer:Christine McCourt

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  25. Love Child Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Episode 4

    S4:E4

    Viv and Martha fight for their rights at the International Women's Day march. When Joan's baby falls ill, Matron is wracked with guilt over the possible baby swap. Debbie defies Matron by visiting her older, married lover.

    Director:David Caesar
    Writer:Fin Edquist

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 7" is the best rated episode of "Love Child". It scored 8.8/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Grant Brown and written by Cathy Strickland, it aired on 3/31/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 8".