Love Child/Season Three

Season Three
Love Child
Season Premiere	June 20, 2016
Season Finale	August 1, 2016
Episode Count	10
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Season Three of Love Child premiered on June 20, 2016.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate			Prod.
17	1	Episode One	Tim Pye	Geoff Bennett	June 20, 2016			235930-17
It's 1970 and the times they are a-changing. Joan is devastated to discover an infection has left her almost certainly infertile while delinquent teen Maggie is determined to discover the identity of her birth mother.
18	2	Episode Two	Samantha Winston & Tim Pye	Geoff Bennett	June 27, 2016			235930-18
Shirley fights to keep her job as Maggie learns the truth of their relationship, Joan uncovers McNaughton's part in Greg Mathieson's death, and Viv loses her twins all over again.
19	3	Episode Three	Cristine McCourt	Mark Joffe	July 4, 2016			235930-19
Whilst being blackmailed by McNaughton's estranged wife, Joan rescues Maggie and other abused girls from Tarramar by agreeing to help Matron reopen her 'baby factory', Stanton House.
20	4	Episode Four	Cathryn Strickland	Mark Joffe	July 11, 2016			235930-22
As Joan struggles to admit her infertility to Jim, Annie faces the death of her father, but not before he encourages her to go to Vietnam as an entertainer.
21	5	Episode Five	Tim Pye	Peter Andrikidis	July 18, 2016			235930-23
In Vietnam, Viv finds herself holding her newly orphaned baby nephew. Joan confirms Eva is pregnant as Patty and Jim give in to their lust.
22	6	Episode Six	Cathryn Strickland	Peter Andrikidis	July 25, 2016			235930-24
While Viv is forced to leave her orphaned nephew behind in Vietnam.
23	7	Episode Seven	Cristine McCourt	Geoff Bennett	July 25, 2016			235930-25
Joan is devastated when Jim does a runner to avoid jail - taking baby James with him.
24	8	Episode Eight	Tim Pye	Geoff Bennett	July 31, 2016			235930-26
Annie and her unborn baby's life hang in the balance after a violent protest goes awry, while Joan faces both suspension and the unexpected ramifications of Eva's pregnancy. Shirley makes a life-changing decision to help Maggie keep her baby.
25	9	Episode Nine	Cathryn Strickland	Grant Brown	August 1, 2016			235930-20
Dr McNaughton is prepared to sacrifice his career to help Joan and Jim escape criminal charges. A drunken bucks night ruins Patty's plans for Martha and Bowditch's wedding
26	10	Episode Ten	Tim Pye	Grant Brown	August 1, 2016			235930-21
Viv faces a tough choice when Pete proposes to her. Shirley and Matron join forces to save Maggie from making a terrible decision.