Eight Shillings

Set in Sydney Australia during the 1950's, the Whyte family is torn apart when wife and mother Bernadette dies. Frank Whyte is unable to care for his three small daughters Monica, Ilene and Marion, while he works as an instructer for the Australian Army.
The children are separated and placed in temporary foster care, while Frank tries to organise his life and create a home for them. However circumstances, and people with ulterior motives combine to keep the family apart.