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The Best Episodes of Love Child Season 1

Every episode of Love Child Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Love Child Season 1!

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...
Genre:Drama
Network:Nine Network

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Love Child" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Shawn Seet and written by Sarah Lambert, it aired on 2/17/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".

  • Episode 1
    8.2/1038 votes

    #1 - Episode 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/17/2014

    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

  • Episode 2
    8.2/1031 votes

    #2 - Episode 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/24/2014

    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

    Writer: Tim Pye, Giula Sandler

  • Episode 3
    8.5/1033 votes

    #3 - Episode 3

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2014

    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

    Writer: Sarah Lambert, Kym Goldsworthy

  • Episode 4
    8.3/1032 votes

    #4 - Episode 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2014

    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

    Writer: Tim Pye, Matt Ford

  • Episode 5
    8.2/1030 votes

    #5 - Episode 5

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/2014

    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

    Writer: Sarah Lambert, Liz Doran

  • Episode 6
    8.2/1028 votes

    #6 - Episode 6

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2014

    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

    Writer: Tim Pye, Kym Goldsworthy

  • Episode 7
    8.7/1031 votes

    #7 - Episode 7

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2014

    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

  • Episode 8
    8.6/1028 votes

    #8 - Episode 8

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2014

    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