The eighth and final season of the long-running Australian outback drama ''
McLeod's Daughters
''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting List of McLeod's Daughters episodes, eight seas ...
'' began airing on 23 July 2008 and concluded on 31 January 2009 with a total of 22 episodes.
Plot
After years as Australia's favourite television drama, the saga of ''McLeod's Daughters'' finally came to a close... but not before financial ruin again threatened Drover’s Run. New romances come under pressure, Stevie gives birth, Ingrid disappears under mysterious circumstances and Jaz McLeod makes a surprise return to Drover’s Run.
Abi Tucker
Abigail Anne "Abi" Tucker (born 22 January 1973) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. She has had roles in television series-telemovies in '' Heartbreak High'' (1994-1995), '' Water Rats'' (1999), '' Wildside'' (1999), '' The Secret ...
Gillian Alexy
Gillian Alexy (born March 13, 1986) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Tayler Geddes on ''McLeod's Daughters'', Gitta Novak on ''Damages'', and G'Winveer Farrell on ''Outsiders''.
Early life
Alexy graduated from the Joh ...
as Tayler Geddes
* Luke Jacobz as Patrick Brewer
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Doris Younane
Doris Younane (born 25 February 1963) is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in '' McLeod's Daughters'' where she played Moira Doyle. She is of Lebanese descent.Michala Banas as Kate Manfredi (4 episodes)
Recurring
* Rachael Coopes as Ingrid Marr (21 episodes)
* Peter Hardy as Phil Rakich (20 episodes)
*Gus Murray as Father Dan (16 episodes)
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Martin Lynes
Martin Lynes (born 12 July 1967) is an Australian actor.
Career
Lynes is known for his work as Dr. Luke Forlano on '' All Saints'', an Australian hospital drama. On the series he tried many times to become the Chief medical officer but failed ...
as Frank Edwards (8 episodes)
*Alex Cook as Lily Edwards (8 episodes)
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Zoe Naylor
Zoe Naylor (born 4 July 1977) is an Australian actress, journalist and television presenter.
Early life and education
Naylor was born in Sydney, Australia to Richard Naylor, a veterinarian, and Neroli, an English and History teacher. She gradu ...
as Regan McLeod (4 episodes)
* Nicholas Bishop as Russ Connors (3 episodes)
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in '' Water Rats'', as Alex Ryan in ''McLeod's Daughters'', and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in '' Wentworth''.
Early and persona ...
as Alex Ryan (2 episodes)
* Alex Davies as Monique Black (2 episodes)
* Rachael Carpani as Jodi Fountain McLeod (1 episode)
* Sonia Todd as Meg Fountain (1 episode)
* Basia A'Hern as Rose Hall Smith (1 episode)
* Tahlia, Brooke & Kaitlyn Stacy-Clark as Charlotte McLeod (1 episode)
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Craig Stott
Craig Matthew Stott (born 14 April 1990) is an Australian actor, perhaps best known for his role as Josh Watkins in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC television drama ''East of Everything'' (2008–09), and as the co-lead character Jo ...
as Jamie Mitchell (1 episode)
Episodes
Reception
Ratings
The eighth season of ''Mcleod's Daughters'' suffered drastically in the ratings. On average, it was watched by a mere 633,000 viewers, down 547,000 viewers from the previous season, and an extreme drop compared to earlier seasons. It was the 9th most-watched Australian drama of 2008, and ranked at #29 for its eighth season.
Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
The Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, commonly referred to simply as the Gold Logie, is an award presented annually at the Australian Logie Awards.
The Gold Logie was first awarded at the 2nd Annual TV W ...
Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
The Logie Award for Most Popular Actress is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week
''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-rela ...