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Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Three schoolgirls and their governess disappear on Valentine's Day, 1900.

A gripping reimagining of Joan Lindsay's iconic Australian novel that delves into the mysterious disappearances of three schoolgirls and their governess on Valentine's Day, 1900.

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Picnic at Hanging Rock: Series 1

Natalie Dormer

Lily Sullivan

Lola Bessis

Samara Weaving

Madeleine Madden

Inez Curro

Ruby Rees

Yael Stone

Philip Quast

Harrison Gilbertson

Marcus Graham

James Hoare

Mark Smith

Don Hany

Larysa Kondracki

Beatrix Christian

Picnic at Hanging Rock: Series 1: Episode 1

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A headmistress allows her pupils to picnic at Hanging Rock.

Drama series. On Valentine's Day 1900, a headmistress allows her pupils to picnic at Hanging Rock. And there, in the strange, brooding landscape, something unthinkable happens.

In the final decade of the 19th century, mysterious widow Hester Appleyard arrives in Australia, haunted by a secret past, and establishes a successful school for young ladies. Six years later, on Valentine's Day 1900, she allows her pupils to picnic at Hanging Rock. And there, in the strange, brooding landscape, something unthinkable happens.

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