A Place To Call Home will begin filming season four tomorrow — with the show’s original creator Bevan Lee back at the helm.
Sunday Telegraph
Season three is currently airing in a mid afternoon slot on BBC2 Mondays to Fridays.
Season 4 in production to premiere on Foxtel’s SoHo channel in 2016
A PLACE TO CALL HOME SEASON FOUR will premiere on Foxtel’s SoHo channel in 2016.
The residents of Inverness are dressed in their finest and ready for the cameras to roll, when production begins Monday, February 29 on the fourth season of A PLACE TO CALL HOME.
Season four will focus on the relationships between the characters as affected by two contrasting social issues. The first is the conservative wave of fear generated by the “Reds Under the Beds” scare surrounding The Petrov Affair. The second, the wave of liberal change that opened up new social and moral choices.
A PLACE TO CALL HOME’s Season 4 cast includes Marta Dusseldorp (Sarah Nordmann), Noni Hazlehurst (Elizabeth Bligh), Brett Climo (George Bligh), David Berry (James Bligh), Abby Earl (Anna Poletti), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Olivia Bligh), Craig Hall (Dr Jack Duncan) Frankie J Holden (Roy Briggs), Aldo Mignone (Gino Poletti), Sara Wiseman (Carolyn Bligh), Jenni Baird (Regina Bligh) and Deborah Kennedy (Doris Collins). Along with returning guest cast Brenna Harding (Rose O’Connell), Tim Draxl ( Dr Henry Fox), Mark Lee (Sir Richard Bennett) and Rick Donald ( Lloyd Ellis Parker).
A PLACE TO CALL HOME is produced by Seven Productions for Foxtel’s SoHo channel. Foxtel’s Head of Drama Penny Win and Seven’s Head of Drama Julie McGauran are Executive Producers. Series Producer is Chris Martin Jones. The series is created and written by Bevan Lee (Script Executive) and Katherine Thompson is Script Producer. Directors are Shirley Barrett, Kriv Stenders, Catherine Millar and Tony Krawitz.
Penny Win Foxtel’s Head of Drama said: "Working with Seven Productions on A PLACE TO CALL HOME’S has resulted in fantastic achievements for the series. With record breaking audiences for the SoHo channel, the passionate and dedicated fans and the growing audience around the world, the show is is a testament to Foxtel’s commitment to great Australian storytelling.”
Seven’s Head of Drama Julie McGauran: “A PLACE TO CALL HOME has been a hugely successful collaboration between Seven Productions and Foxtel. Together we’ve been able to engineer a wonderful partnership for everyone, especially the fans, who have so much to look forward to in season 4.”.
A proven ratings success for Foxtel, the Season 3 premiere episode of A PLACE TO CALL HOME attracted half a million viewers, making it Subscription TV’s 7th highest rating episode of all-time. The S3 cume audience was 418,000 viewers, this marks the second largest cume audience for a local production year to date and amongst dramas this is the second largest ever only trailing the epic Game of Thrones.
The series has also won international fans and critics, including the United Kingdom, Israel, The Netherlands and the U.S.A. With the Wall Street Journal offering this high praise “A Place to Call Home is a captivatingly filmed, deeply romantic drama of immense intelligence distinguished by a uniformly superb cast.”
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Does anyone know if the alternate endings of season 2 are included in the season 3 DVD release?
I wouldn’t think so because they’ve chosen to forget that ever happened.
I recently subscribed to Foxtel again after 8 years and I’ve caught up with Series 3,can’t wait for Series 4.I remembered being disappointed with how Series 2 finished when screened on Channel 7 2 years ago.This is a great show with great acting,all the cast members are great,I’m glad Foxtel were able to save this show
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Next season of A Place To Call Home is currently shooting in Sydney and it is now shown in 113 countries.
the daily telegraph
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Season 4 premieres on Sunday, September 11 at 7.30pm AEST, according to News Corp.
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###Season 4
Sunday 11 September at 8.30pm AEST
Foxtel is proud to present season four of A PLACE TO CALL HOME airing from Sunday, September 11, at 8.30pm AEST only on showcase.
The 12 episode season will focus on the relationships between the characters as affected by two contrasting social issues in 1954. The first is the conservative wave of fear generated by the “Reds ender the beds” scare surrounding The Petrov Affair. The second, the wave of liberal change that opened up new social and moral choices for Australians at the time.
Season four’s cast includes Marta Dusseldorp (Sarah Nordmann), Noni Hazlehurst (Elizabeth Bligh), Brett Climo (George Bligh), David Berry (James Bligh), Abby Earl (Anna Poletti), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Olivia Bligh), Craig Hall (Dr Jack Duncan) Frankie J. Holden (Roy Briggs), Aldo Mignone (Gino Poletti), Sara Wiseman (Carolyn Bligh), Jenni Baird (Regina Bligh) and Deborah Kennedy (Doris Collins). Guest cast are Tim Draxl (Dr Henry Fox), Mark Lee (Sir Richard Bennett), Brenna Harding (Rose O’Connell) and Robert Coleby (Sir Douglas Goddard).
Now there is a colouring book based on the show. It’s available at newsagents and supermarkets for $9.99.
Season 5 production begins February 2017
Foxtel confirms a fifth season of A PLACE TO CALL HOME that will begin filming in February 2017.
A PLACE TO CALL HOME features a stellar cast including Award winning actresses Marta Dusseldorp and Noni Hazlehurst and is produced by Seven Productions for Foxtel’s showcase channel. Foxtel’s Head of Drama Penny Win and Seven’s Head of Drama Julie McGauran are Executive Producers. Series Producer is Chris Martin-Jones. The series is created by Bevan Lee who will be collaborating on scripts with Script Producer Katherine Thompson.
Season five will time jump to 1958, where four years have passed since we left Sarah (Marta Dusseldorp) and the Bligh family. Those four years have seen ever increasing changes in Australian society. The world of wealth and privilege is being eroded, moral values are fraying and a new young generation is rising, full of disaffection with the world of their elders. To them the War is a matter of the dead past, bringing conflict with those who suffered its pain and deprivation. Economic change and the devious actions of unseen enemies threaten Ash Park. While friends become bitter rivals and former enemies become unlikely allies. And in the midst of the turmoil, love becomes the only sure place anyone can call home.
Penny Win, Foxtel’s Head of Drama said: "A Place to Call Home has continued to build very strong audiences and passionate fans throughout it’s time on Foxtel. We are thrilled with the success of the series both here and around the world, and series five promises to be more of what our audience loves.
“The incredible cast, whose performances are exemplary, and the creative team, led by Julie McGauran and Chris Martin-Jones, have brought Foxtel a wonderful piece of dramatic television that we are all very proud of.”
Seven’s Head of Drama Julie McGauran said: “All of us at Seven Productions are delighted to continue the hugely successful collaboration with Foxtel on A PLACE TO CALL HOME. This series is testament to how great storytelling, the talents of a truly gifted cast and a superb production can align to create extraordinary television and Seven are proud to be a part of an industry here in Australia that continues to deliver world class drama”.
A PLACE TO CALL HOME has also garnered international critical acclaim with the Wall Street Journal calling it an “instantly irresistible saga” and is seen in over 120 countries worldwide.
A PLACE TO CALL HOME SEASON 5 will premiere on Foxtel’s showcase channel in 2017.
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Great news
I’m happy that there will be another season of “APTCH” enjoying watching Season 4 at the moment. I think It’s a great idea to jump 4 years for the next season,
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A Place to Call Home tackles race issues in upcoming episodes as Aaron Pedersen joins cast
Season five will jump to 1958, where four years have passed since viewers left Sarah and the Bligh family.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/television/a-place-to-call-home-tackles-race-relations-in-upcoming-episodes/news-story/beb8835cae64755cfb919b60f2c28150
im in a facebook group that saved this show:) and hence why im pro foxtel:)
Filming the new season in Sydney yesterday
Actors don 50s gear to film TV’s A Place To Call Home at Manly’s North Head
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/manly-daily/actors-don-50s-gear-to-film-tvs-a-place-to-call-home-at-north-head/news-story/db32f91da9a9cfb916779c0a538f9bf0
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think they came off a break
The new season (based in 1958) premieres Sunday October 8 at 8.30pm AEDT.
A PLACE TO CALL HOME - Season 5
From Sunday 8 October at 8.30pm.
Honoured at the 2017 TV WEEK Logie Awards as Most Outstanding Drama Series, the Australian period showpiece A Place to Call Home returns for its fifth season, premiering Sunday, October 8 at 8:30pm AEDT on Foxtel’s showcase and streaming on Foxtel Now.
The new season will jump to 1958, where four years have passed since we left Sarah (Marta Dusseldorp) and the Bligh family. Those years have seen ever-increasing changes in Australian society. The world of wealth and privilege is being eroded, moral values are fraying and a new young generation is rising, full of disaffection with the world of their elders. To them the War is a matter of the dead past, bringing conflict with those who suffered its pain and deprivation. Economic change and the devious actions of unseen enemies threaten Ash Park and, in the midst of the turmoil, love becomes the only sure place anyone can call home.
As the 1950s come to a close, Australia – just as the rest of the world – stands on the cusp of great change. While pastoral families like the Blighs have long farewelled the early ‘50s golden era when Australia ‘rode on the sheep’s back’, 1958 brings notable milestones: Qantas Airways introduces a round-the-world air service from Australia to London, Anzac Day (25 April) becomes a national public holiday, Johnny O’Keefe releases his first hit with Wild One, and with it Australian rock and roll is born, the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) opens in Sydney, the first Australian federal election is televised, and a young Brian Henderson hosts the first episode of Bandstand.
The exceptional cast features AACTA award winner Marta Dusseldorp (Sarah) and Lifetime Achievement TV WEEK Logie Award winner Noni Hazlehurst (Elizabeth) along with Brett Climo (George), Abby Earl (Anna), Craig Hall (Dr Jack), Frankie J Holden (Roy), Sara Wiseman (Carolyn), Jenni Baird (Regina), David Berry (James), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Olivia), Deborah Kennedy (Doris), Tim Draxl (Dr Fox), Mark Lee (Sir Richard), Robert Coleby (Douglas) and with returning guest favourite Martin Sacks (Isaac Gold).New guest cast will include established and respected actors Aaron Pedersen (Jack Irish/Goldstone), Matt Day (Rake/Tangle), Huw Higginson (Secret City/The Bill)
Season five will also feature up and coming new talent including Madeleine Clunies –Ross (Tomorrow When The War Began) and introduce WAAPA graduate George Pullar.
As a prelude to the new season tune in on Sunday, October 1 at 8.30pm to the special A Place To Call Home - The Story So Far and look back at the much-loved drama and take an exclusive look at season 5.
