Episode 1 of 6
Written by John Alsop
Directed by Ken Cameron
Diane is due to be married but unsure of her feelings for her husband to be and her strong feelings of faith, she shocks her family by deciding to enter the Santo Spirito convent as a postulant.
With: Louise Pajo as Jean Markham, Paul Williams as Mark, Frank Gallacher as Irish Dean, John Frawley as Bishop, Rhys McConnochie as Monsignor, Bianca Sulkowicz as Diane (aged 6), Peter Braunstein as Frank Markstein, Hazel Phillips as Mrs Purley, Deborah Hanley as Mary Statue
Episode 2 of 6
Written by John Alsop
Directed by Ken Cameron
New to the school and coming from a broken home, Frances struggles to find friends, and a place in the stratified world of boarding school.
With: Naomi Watts as Frances Heffernan, John Frawley as Bishop, Rhys McConnochie as Monsignor, Barry Langrishe as Tom Heffernan, John Stowe as Roger Conlan, Liberty Lee as Frances (Age 8), Leo Taylor as Bill Fitzgerald, Genevieve Mooy as Judith Fitzgerald, Tathom Lennox as Anne Fitzgerald, Christine Degearon as Mrs Upton, Ted Baker as Marriage Celebrant, Phillip Moffatt as Bishop's Assistant
Episode 3 of 6
Written by John Alsop
Directed by Ken Cameron
Vatican II causes turmoil in the Order with its instructions for change and simplification within the Church. A lay teacher arrives at the convent.
With: Philip Quast as Ian McGregor, Rob Steele as Senator Kearney, Syd Conabere as Da, Leo Taylor as Bill Fitzgerald, Harold Hopkins as Ken Maloney, James Klein as Ian's Son, Carolyn Olds as Ian's Daughter, David Whitten as Doctor
Episode 4 of 6
Written by Sue Smith
Directed by Ken Cameron
During a lesson on sex from the disapproving Sister Agnes, Rosemary learns for the first time 'the facts of life' and realises that she's been deliberately kept in the dark by her rigidly Catholic parents.
With: Kym Wilson as Rosemary Fitzgerald, Rhys McConnochie as Monsignor, Stephen Leeder as Brother Thomas, Damon Herriman as Grant, Russell Crowe as Dominic, Adrian Lee as Kevin Lee, Pat Bishop as Mary Maloney, Harold Hopkins as Ken Maloney, Scott Lowe as Gerald Maloney, Brian Rooney as Brendan Maloney, Gian Clancey as Kerry Maloney, Dimity Clancey as Moya Maloney, Leo Taylor as Bill Fitzgerald, Genevieve Mooy as Judith Fitzgerald, Kristen Minichbauer as Carmel Fitzgerald, Josh Picker as Bernadette's Boyfriend, The Beef as The Band
Episode 5 of 6
Written by Sue Smith
Directed by Ken Cameron
Sister Paul is a born teacher who joined the convent at 18 and is happy in her vocation. At 24 she goes home to attend a family wedding and meets up with radical priest, Jack Delahunty who changes her life.
With: Simon Burke as Jack Delchunty, Stuart Finch as Father Riordan, Russell Newman as Brother Louis, Keith Holloway as Lawrie Tierney, Hayden Samuels as Andrew Tierney, Michael Winchester as Martin Tierney, Craig Black as James Tierney, Nic Gazzana as Frank, Barbara Corapi as Joe, Tracy Tainsh as Gina, Ned Manning as Helen, Peter Loncar as Sean, David Hoey as Ross, Antonio Mirabito as Rocco
Episode 6 of 6
Written by John Alsop
Directed by Ken Cameron
While Mother Ambrose is in Rome, Agnes is in charge. She asks Catherine to teach the official line against contraception and Catherine begins to find the compromises she is forced to make as a nun almost overwhelming.
With: Pat Bishop as Mary Maloney, Michael Craig as Bishop, Rhys McConnochie as Monsignor, Brian Rooney as Brenda Maloney, Gian Clancey as Kerry Maloney, Dimity Clancey as Moya Maloney, Christine Degueron as Mrs Upton, Naomi Watts as Frances Heffernan, Melissa Thomas as Brigid Maloney, Kym Wilson as Rosemary Fitzgerald, Kirsty McGregor as Caroline, Vanessa Collier as Jacinta, Harold Hopkins as Ken Maloney