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The 1960s were a time of upheaval for everyone, but the upheaval was a bit more painful in the more conservative institutions. Few institutions were quite as conservative as the Catholic Church, which had remained relatively unaltered for centuries. But with the reforms of the Vatican II Council (1962-1965), that all began to change. This Australian-Irish television miniseries takes a look at these changes as they affected the women of an Australian convent when they had to come to terms with the modern world.
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The third episode focuses on Mother Ambrose and her own feelings as the convent begins to liberalize, discarding the full habit for a more reformed costume, with temptation put before her in the form of a new lay teacher, Ian McGregor (Philip Quast). The fourth outing deals with Rosemary's rebelliousness and her affection for Bridget's older brother Dominic (Russell Crowe), expressing her discontent through promiscuity.