The Aznac Girls arrive in Egypt just after the outbreak of World War One, and soon realise that war is not quite the 'splendid adventure' they initially thought.


Episode 1 of 6, A Girl's Own Adventure

Drama

Foreign

Rich in detail and authenticity, Anzac Girls tells the true stories of five Australian and New Zealand army nurses. These young women put their lives on the line for King and Country.

Anzac Girls

Series 1

These young women put their lives on the line for King and Country.

On the Greek island of Lemnos, Olive and Grace must overcome intense hardship and stress in order to care for the wounded troops coming frm the botched Gallipoli Campaign. 

Episode 2 of 6, The Shabby Sisters

In Egypt, Alice and Elsie are confronted by the heart-wrenching reality of love during wartime, which reaches a catalyst for Elsie when she is forced to choose between her husband, Syd, and her role abroad in the AANS.

Episode 3 of 6, In Sickness and In Health

After being seconded to a British hospital in France, the girls come face-to-face with the snobbery of the British nursing staff, inciting them to reflect on their own national identity.

Episode 4 of 6, Where the Heart Is

Alice struggles to accept Harry's death; Hilda discovers an aptitude for anaesthetics; Olive is proposed to by Pat; and Elsie returns to the war as part of the Croix Rouge.

Episode 5 of 6, The Outer Gate

Alice, Hilda and Elsie all find themselves mere kilometres from the front, the possibility of death edging ever closer, while the war seems like it will never end.