Hoping period piece finds a home at your place Abby Earl / Pic: Richard Dobson Source: The Daily Telegraph Marta Dusseldorp / Pic: Richard Dobson Source: The Daily Telegraph WE are yet to hear what the critics think but Seven has fully backed its new period drama, A Place To Call Home. The network trotted out the full cast at The Queen Victoria Building's Tea Rooms on Wednesday night. And it also drew in a who's who of talent across the network, with TV news couple Chris Bath and Jim Wilson also in attendance, as well as Sunrise producer Michael Pell and The Morning Show's Sarah Stinson. Seven will be hoping for strong ratings off the back of the show when it premieres later this month. With industry veteran Bevan Lee at the helm, A Place To Call Home has been marketed as Australia's answer to the hugely popular Downton Abbey. Set in the early 1950s, it has a lavish costume budget to add to authenticity. No expense was spared. Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazelhurst and Brett Climo lead the cast, with a host of newcomers making their debut including Aldo Mignone and Abby Earl. "We were so green," Earl, 24, tells Confidential. Brett, Marta and Noni were mentors - they took on that role. The four of us young ones, I really felt like a rookie on set. They shouted action and I was like, 'is that me?' It was pretty daunting at times. Mignone, 29, from Adelaide, never expected to win the part when he auditioned. "I hadn't done many at that stage and I was very nervous and I didn't know what to do," he said. I rocked up with a toothpick and braces. I really didn't think I'd got it.