A group of women known as the "ladies in black" are introduced to shy sixteen-year-old Lisa when she starts a summer vacation work in a large Sydney department store at the beginning of 1959.
Episodes
Season 1 - Episodes
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S01E01Beautiful Dream
Aired: 2024-06-16
Show details expand_moreMagda's beautiful dream of transforming Australian women's fashion is about to be crushed by her husband's foolish mistake. Trapped at Goodes she must fight against entrenched conservatism and snobbery to rise from the bottom once again.
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Greg Waters
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Greg Waters
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S01E02Secret Designs
Aired: 2024-06-16
Show details expand_moreAngela must cover for divided loyalties after scamming her way into Goodes. Mrs Ambrose campaigns for ladieswear supremacy while Magda, Lisa and Fay must deal with the fall-out from unexpected events and revelations.
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Sarah Bassiuoni
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Sarah Bassiuoni
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S01E03Bikini Wars
Aired: 2024-06-16
Show details expand_moreA catalogue photoshoot brings tensions to the boil between Magda and Mrs Ambrose and precipitates a crisis in Fay's marriage. Lisa and Angela's escapades with borrowed bikinis lead to both disappointment and new hope.
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Joan Sauers
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Joan Sauers
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S01E04Spring Carnival
Aired: 2024-06-16
Show details expand_moreSpring racing carnival draws fresh battle lines between Magda and Ambrose over youth fashion. Lisa and Angela's friendship is tested by a shocking revelation. Fay is misled into making a catastrophic mistake.
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Joan Sauers
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Joan Sauers
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S01E05Men in Briefs
Aired: 2024-06-16
Show details expand_moreMagda's attempt to capitalise on her success with a celebrity wedding dress leads to a risky experiment with men's bikini briefs. Lisa, Angela, George and Richard are caught in the fallout. Fay confronts marital disaster.
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Sarah Bassiuoni
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Sarah Bassiuoni
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S01E06New Season
Aired: 2024-06-16
Show details expand_moreA family wedding. A broken vow. A scandalous newspaper article. The ladies in black realise their need to work together as they confront threats at home and at work that could damage each of them irrevocably. (Final)
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Randa Sayed, Greg Waters
Stars: Debi Mazar, Jessica De Gouw, Clare Hughes
Director(s): Gracie Otto
Writer(s): Madeleine St. John, Randa Sayed, Greg Waters










































