TV series

While the Men are Away

2023 · 1 season

A warm, witty farm-set dramedy that balances sharp social critique with affectionate character comedy.

Overview: While the men are away fighting in WWII, two Women’s Land Army recruits join an Italian immigrant, her Indigenous domestic, and their draft-dodging farmhand to run the family farm – but can the improbable freedom and kinship they find survive beyond the war?
How it feels: Warm, satirical, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, gender, race, sexuality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
gender
race
sexuality
found family
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild