About this season
My Place tells the story of one house in south Sydney as told by the generations of children who have lived there over a period of over 220 years. The series opens in 2008 and travels back to pre-1788. Each episode centres around a child with a talent for some kind of trouble, each hiding up the same old fig tree, each with a story to tell.
Episodes (13)
1. 1878 Henry
Aired 26 June 2011 • 24 min
Henry believes he's a brilliant inventor. When he accidently blows up the school house he's expelled and has to find a way to get back in. The trouble is, his plan involves more inventions.
2. 1868 Minna
Aired 3 July 2011 • 24 min
Minna and her friends start a game of who can scare each other the most. However, one night, Minna goes too far.
3. 1858 Ben
Aired 10 July 2011 • 24 min
Ben's one wish is for his family to be able to celebrate a proper Thanksgiving dinner. But his efforts to earn the money to buy a turkey plunge him into escalating rivalry with a local boy, Leck.
4. 1848 Johanna
Aired 17 July 2011 • 24 min
Johanna is aware of a lot of whispering about her parentage and becomes determined to find out who her father really is. She starts to investigate but is unprepared for a shocking discovery.
5. 1838 Davey
Aired 24 July 2011 • 24 min
Davey, a stable boy working for the powerful Owen family, decides that the only way he can save his favourite horse from the tannery is to steal her and become a bushranger.
6. 1828 Alice
Aired 31 July 2011 • 24 min
Alice and her friend George decide to stage a piglet race and they'll stop at nothing, including pig swapping and doping, to win.
7. 1818 Charles
Aired 7 August 2011 • 24 min
Charles strikes a deal with an escaped convict who agrees to help him in exchange for food and freedom. However, Charles finds himself being held to ransom by the increasing demands from the convict.
8. 1808 Sarah
Aired 14 August 2011 • 24 min
Sarah works as a servant for the cold and demanding Mrs Owen and her daughter Alice. Alice sets out to make Sarah's life a misery, but the two girls have more in common than they realise.
9. 1798 Sam
Aired 21 August 2011 • 24 min
Sam, a child convict, is working for a man who's never there. He's on his own in the bush and in charge of a villainous goat. When the goat disappears Sam spends a night in the scary bush to get her back.
10. 1788 Waruwi
Aired 28 August 2011 • 24 min
Waruwi discovers a platoon of marines led by a young drummer boy coming though the bush. The cow they're after has wandered into her camp and she has to find a way to put them off the track.
11. 1788 Dan
Aired 4 September 2011 • 24 min
Dan is a drummer boy with the marines and his commander asks him to capture a native dog to bring back to the colony's Governer. The only trouble is the dog in question belongs to Waruwi.
12. Before Time Bunda
Aired 11 September 2011 • 24 min
Bunda tries everything to get his older brothers attention but all Bunda gets is his brothers anger and contempt. They need to learn to stop teasing each other and become friends as well as brothers.
13. Before Time Barangaroo
Aired 18 September 2011 • 24 min
When a little boy, Mung, goes missing, Barangaroo and Mani are forced to follow his trail into a scary gully ruled by the legendary monster: the Mumuga.