A story of devotion in a time of controversy

Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.

Cast & crew

P

Penny Chapman

Creator

Brenda Fricker

Sister Agnes

Sandy Gore

Mother Ambrose

Josephine Byrnes

Sister Catherine

Lisa Hensley

Sister Paul

Beth Champion

Sister Clare

J

Joy Hruby

Sister Polycarp

C

Connie Hobbs

Sister Pierre

Michelle Pettigrove

Sister Francine

Ann Fay

Sister Innocent

I

Irene Rowland

Sister Perpetua

Naomi Watts

Frances Heffernan

Kym Wilson

Rosemary Fitzgerald

Melissa Thomas

Brigid Maloney

Kirsty McGregor

Caroline

V

Vanessa Collier

Jacinta

Rhys McConnochie

Monsignor

P

Penny Stehli

Sister Patrick

Caroline Gillmer

Sister Philomena

L

Leo Taylor

Bill Fitzgerald

Pippa Grandison

Bernadette

Seasons

6 episodes

Season 11991 · 6 episodes