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Whether he gets there is another story. Berry wanted to see James with a bit more strength, after so many episodes of being the victim.
“At the end of the day, he’s a wealthy and influential heir who’s a born leader. Picture: Chris PavlichSource:News Limited
It wasn’t just that he’d moved on — Berry was in two war-themed documentaries in that year — but he was nervous to go back.
“Everything that James had gone through, I was terrified about having to live through that again.”
It’s why the actor argued for a progression of his character’s storyline in season three.
“It’s also very scary. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
There’s one particular scene coming up that Berry said still haunts him.
“I can’t say too much without giving it away, but there’s an argument between James (and his wife) Olivia that gets extremely heated. It’ll be difficult, given the time and his circumstances.
“But I know I’ll fight to get him there.”
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Overview
Set in rural New South Wales in the period following the Second World War, it follows Sarah Adams, who has returned to Australia after twenty years abroad to start a new life and ends up clashing with wealthy matriarch Elizabeth Bligh.
It’s a very popular show, and for good reason.
I even developed an eye twitch!”
Dynamic duo … David Berry and Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood, who plays his on-screen wife Olivia Bligh. You must be 18 or older to play!)
What is this game about?
A Place to Call Home is a Character driven genre visual novel with themes of comedy, romance, and drama centered on gay audiences.
This is not a dating Sim
The game centers on the story of 3 characters: Leonhardt Hauser, Phileo Hauser, and Ludus in their life after a modern-day World War 2.
The story follows their journey of blunders and mishaps, coping with the loss of a loved one, and finding their purpose in life.
NSFW SCENES?
Yes.
Comedy?
Yes.
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They call it a “compelling melodrama about love and loss set against the social change of the 1950s.”
Queer Plotline Timeline
Much of the series is about James, the gay son, but Carolyn makes a point to introduce people to other queers out there.
Notable Queer-Centric Episodes
- Season 2 Episode 5 “Ghosts of Christmas Past” – Carolyn throws a party attended by many queers.
- Season 4, Episode 3 “When You’re Smiling” – Henry and James go on a double date with a lesbian couple, each as the other’s beards.
Characters
There are 7 queer characters listed for this show; none are dead.
Regular (1)
Recurring (3)
Guests (3)
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I had zero control over it.”The emotion of someone who doesn’t exist bleeding into his own world was a frightening experience, Berry said.
“I guess that’s all good for the character,” he laughed.
Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
But Berry said things are still far from perfect.
“You only need to look at the gay marriage debate to see that,” he said.
“There’s still a certain amount of prejudice in society. I thought more of that should come through.”
And while it will in the new episodes to air from this Sunday, there’s no shortage of heavy drama either.
Haunting storyline … There’s a scene in the new season of A Place To Call Home that left David Berry an emotional wreck for days.
It’s one of those fun period dramas that just ropes you in. But Berry admits he felt sick with anxiety.
“It’s not that I was reluctant … let’s say apprehensive. I looked at real stories so I could tell an honest one with these characters.
“That’s why I feel an enormous burden. And he began to take the heavy experiences of James Bligh with him at the end of a day’s filming.
It wasn’t just the heavy storylines from the Foxtel period drama, set in 1950s Australia — it was that so much truth was woven in to the fictional heir to a farming fortune.
James is married but gay and, in the previous two seasons, has experienced everything from forbidden love to family disapproval and even horrific “treatments” including electroshock.
“In the beginning, I did a lot of research about what it meant to be a gay man in this era,” Berry said.
“But I also interviewed men who lived through this time, as well as those ordeals — including the so-called therapies.
I think if James was a character set in present day he’d still have his own battles.”
In fact, he’s heard from young gay men who say James has helped them to accept who they are.
“He’s relatable to those who can’t be who they are, whose families and communities don’t or won’t accept them.”
When Channel Seven axed A Place To Call Home in mid-2014, Berry and the rest of the cast bid farewell to their much-loved personas.
Several months later when Foxtel saved the drama — an unprecedented move in television — most of the actors were ecstatic.
“Probably not so much for my wife (in real life).”
Grateful actor … David Berry says he’s thrilled to have a part in such a quality production.Source:News Corp Australia
There are many things about this show that Berry is fond of. I have a very real possibility to do James well because there are so many people who can relate to him.”
Elements of truth … David Berry interviewed gay men who lived through a far less accepting era to help shape his character James.
Picture: SuppliedSource:Foxte
Berry has heard from many of those men, who say seeing a familiar battle waged on the small screen has had a profound impact.
For many, it helped them to come to terms with the often barbaric events they lived through. Actor David Berry was deeply impacted portraying what so many gay men endured.
ACTOR David Berry would be so traumatised by his television character some days that he’d break down in hysterics on set.
The 31-year-old star of A Place To Call Home would be totally inconsolable — a sobbing mess.
Berry said to watch this space.
In teasers for the upcoming season, his character is seen in flirtatious situations with a handsome doctor, hinting at a possible romantic dalliance to come.
“I think James will always fight to be at peace. I didn’t sleep very well. It really shook me.
“When you see it, I think you’ll understand why.
“For a week after, I had total anxiety.
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