故事发生在二次世界大战期间，沃尔特（盖瑞·马歇尔 Garry Marshall 饰）是曾经风靡一时的棒球明星，如今，早已屈居二线的他决定组建一支史无前例的女子棒球队。他看重了漂亮高大的多利（吉娜·戴维斯 Geena Davis 饰），多利的妹妹基特（罗莉·佩蒂 Lori Petty 饰）也跟随着姐姐的脚步加入了球队。
之后，马拉（梅根·卡瓦纳芙 Megan Cavanagh 饰）等一干得力干将的加入让球队的实力瞬间增强，在几次挫折之后，沃尔特的“娘子军”逐渐得到了体育界的认可。可是，就在这样的关键时刻，棒球队里却发生了内讧，马拉和基特离队，沃尔特也产生了放弃的想法。就在这时，多利远赴战场的丈夫鲍勃（比尔·普尔曼 Bill Pullman 饰）的归来让棒球队看到了新的希望。

Sarah's dilemma, between her feelings for George and her duty to her husband Rene, is exacerbated by a heartbreaking secret. James and Olivia's relationship is under pressure when the true parentage of baby George is threatened with exposure. Elizabeth Bligh's decision to leave Ash Park to explore a life of her own proves more difficult than she thought. Anna and Gino face the difference between the fairytale romance and the reality of married life. Independent lovers Carolyn and Jack try to move closer to a commitment. Through it all, Regina's manipulative behaviour weaves an impenetrable web around George. In the sleepy village of Inverness, sex, death and secrets are never far below the surface.

本剧根据澳大利亚作家Holly Ringland的小说改编，简体中文版已在2019年6月由中信出版集团引进；《企鹅布鲁姆》和《哭声》导演Glendyn Ivin将执导全部集数，《罗家》的编剧Kirsty Fisher与《红粉联盟》Kim Wilson将共同执笔。
小说的主人公是名年轻的女孩“Alice Hart”，童年时所经受的家庭暴力让她的成年生活蒙上了阴影。一场神秘而又悲剧性的大火带走了虐待自己的父亲和心爱自己的母亲，孤身一人的她被送往奶奶“June”（Sigourney誓言）家中；这里是座被花卉簇拥着的农场，而她在这里也渐渐了解了属于家庭和自己的过往。
整个故事以澳大利亚的自然景观作为背景，生长在这里的野花与植物，诉说着那些不易表达的故事与情感。整个故事的跨度长达几十年，记叙了Alice从女孩到女人的非凡历程。她开始重新学会了爱，并且勇敢地为自己的心上人所奋斗。

“While the Men Are Away” is a queer revisionist historical dramedy set in 1940s rural Australia while the men are off fighting in World War II. Two Women’s Land Army recruits from Sydney arrive in the country and undergo a heady course in race relations, rural politics, farming, spirituality, sexuality and personal growth.