Oranges and Sunshine

Name: Oranges and Sunshine
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2010-01-01
Rating: 7
Cast: Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus, Hugo Weaving, Lorraine Ashbourne, David Wenham

2010| 1h 45m| IMDb 7.0

Oranges and Sunshine (2010) is currently streaming in the UK on THE ICON FILM CHANNEL, Prime Video, and ITVX Premium. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Drama History

An extraordinary true story, Oranges and Sunshine is a powerful tale of courage and compassion from the producers of The King's Speech.Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson), is an ordinary social worker from Nottingham who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times: the deportation of thousands of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against

Director: Jim Loach