Try A Place to Call home.
I discovered it last year and it was my absolute favourite series.
Set in Australia just post war with fabulous female characters. A nurse with a hidden past comes home from war in Europe.
I always swore I didn't like period drama but it changed my mind completely and I've since, very late to the party, watched Downton.
Seasons 1 to 3 available on demand and season 4 starts this week on Drama.