The first three series of Seven Productions' A Place to Call Home will screen in the UK on BBC Two.
Seven West Media is in the midst of the third round of cost-cutting as TV advertising revenues tumble but the network isn't cutting its overall spending on programs.
Fans of Seven's A Place to Call Home can breathe a sigh of relief.
While there is no immediate threat to local content rules the profusion of on-demand services may render quotas irrelevant and Australian broadcasters could be forced by economic pressures to commission less expensive local drama.
Channel 7 has officially confirmed that period drama A Place to Call Home will conclude at the end of season two.
Australia's most-watched television braodcast network, the Seven Network, and Beyond Productions today announced a development and marketing venture to create new programming initially for the North American marketplace.
Channel Seven commissions a second series of 'A Place to Call Home'.
New shows include a drama from the Packed to the Rafters team and a comedy from Kath and Kim's creators