'Masterpiece' Amazon Prime post-WW2 period drama is the 'perfect binge-watch'

Prime Video viewers have been raving about an Australian period drama set in the aftermath of World War II, describing it as "binge-worthy". A Place to Call Home, which is available on the streaming service, ran for six series from 2013 until 2018. It follows Sarah Adams (played by Marta Dusseldorp), who has returned to Australia after twenty years abroad to start a new life Down Under. As she embarks on a new adventure, she ends up clashing with wealthy matriarch Elizabeth Bligh (Noni Hazlehurst).

The protagonist also discovers that the husband she moved to Paris for, who converted to his Jewish faith from Catholicism, is still alive following World War II, causing her life to spiral. Set in New South Wales, it also starred Brett Climo (who played George Bligh), Craig Hall (Dr. Jack Duncan), David Berry (James Bligh), Abby Earl (Anna Bligh), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Olivia Bligh), Aldo Mignone (Gino Poletti), Sara Wiseman (Carolyn Bligh), Jenni Baird (Regina Standish), Tim Draxl (Henry Fox), and Frankie J. Holden (Roy Briggs).

Although a hit with viewers, the show was axed after its second season. However, producers raised further funding, allowing it to run for six more series and enjoy worldwide syndication-including a run on the BBC.

Critics raved about it upon release, and viewers were equally as enamoured. They took to Google to gush in glowing reviews, with most proclaiming it binge-worthy.

One enthused: "Be sure you have time to binge-watch this amazing story. Once I started, I didn't want to stop! It's certainly the best 'soap opera' I've ever watched. Great actors and a story that is layered with subplots to perfection.

"The person you love to hate in one season becomes someone you grow to love in another. Strap on your seat belt because it's a bumpy ride that will leave you thinking for hours (or days) after you finish watching."

Another agreed: "A soap opera for the ages! Family intrigue - good acting and old-fashioned characters (villains, heroes, etc.). Binge worthy!"

A third chimed in with: "Superb acting. Binge watching, 10 days and on series 4. Great, great cast, cinematography, and family saga. Couldn't enjoy it more."

"One of the best series I have ever seen. You cannot stop watching it, and I have spent many five or six-hour marathons to keep up. It covers women's rights, racial rights, gay rights, social status, social stigma, love and divorce, mental illness, war, compassion, hate, and you name it, it has it!! It draws you in and won't let you go. The Aussies sure know how to make them!!!" a fourth exclaimed.

A fifth shared: !"What an excellent series. Set in the 1950s in Sydney, Australia. You'll fall in love with the cast, the fashions, the locations, and the cars. A series of 6 seasons to absolutely binge-watch. Very highly recommended."

Meanwhile, a sixth penned: "Truly superb. Over six series, we see people we love change and grow. Yes, it is done with broad strokes. The melodrama is wonderfully overwrought at times, as it should be, but if you loved Douglas Sirk's great ' women's pictures' of the 50s, you will find a new passion here."