Winter's Cumin' Streaming 24' - Ladies in Black - Season One

Ladies in Black is the second time around I have seen novel by Madeleine St John on screen. Following the 2018 film, episode one aired on the ABC on Sunday evening. With all episodes streaming on iView from Sunday night.

The series follows a number of period dramas which highlight women’s rights, social change and multiculturalism post World War II.

The year is 1961 in Goodes Department Store. Think Myer or David Jones, but more conservative.

The series features Magda (Debi Mazar), the bo$$ lady Mrs. Ambrose (Miranda Otto), Stefan (Russell Dykstra), Rudi (Thom Green), Fay (Jessica de Gouw), Lisa (Clare Hughes), Richard (Tom Wilson), Angela (Azizi Donnelly) and Dawud Mansour (Hazem Shammas).

In the finale we move in 1962, with a new collection of women's wear launched.

For some strange reason, the series gave me serious Love Child vibes. However the series is set in Sydney, but filmed in South Australia. Not sure why Sydney got the snub, however as a viewer you do spend most of the six episodes, in the department store.

I thought in the film there was much more drama with lead Mrs. Ambrose. However in the series she was very kind and took the "Ladies in Black" under her wing.

Alongside Otto and the cast above, they are joined by a rather large supporting cast. Including Huw Hugginson, as Goodes CEO Mr. Ryder, Todd McKenney as store manager Mr. MacKenzie, Julian Maroun as Visual Merchandiser Ellias, plus Sacha Horler, Carlos Sanson Jr., Ngali Shaw, Kate Box, Hamish Michael.

Thank goodness Bump's Carlos Sanson Jr. gets his shirt off a number of times. He is hot AF!

Bring on Stan's Bump season five later this year!

There is a good deal of good Australian drama around right now. Colin From accounts over on Binge, Exposure about to stream from tomorrow on Stan and likely another Australian drama on ABC's Sunday nights in a few weeks.

Oh I can't forget The Twelve returning mid-July on Binge. Along with Asher Keddie and David Wenham's Fake on Paramount+ early July.

Will we get a second season of this latest ABC drama? We will also likely have to wait till next year for the (potentially final) season of the Newsreader.

It's a great time for Australian TV. Just in time for the Logie nominations on Sunday! Bring it on baby!