McLeod's Daughters (season 1)
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The first 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 eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and ...
'' began airing on 8 August 2001 and concluded on 22 March 2002 with a total of 22 episodes. Created by
Posie Graeme-Evans Posie Graeme-Evans (born 1952) is an Australian novelist, television and film producer, editor, screenwriter and director. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of '' McLeod's Daughters'', the co-creator and co-producer of '' Hi-5'', pr ...
and Caroline Stanton, the format is produced by Millennium Television and Nine Films and Television for the
Nine Network Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...
distributed by
Southern Star Group Endemol Australia, formerly known as Southern Star Group, Southern Star Productions, Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia and Taft-Hardie Group Pty Ltd, was a major Australian independent television production, distribution, and syndication com ...
.


Plot

Having spent most of her life in the city, Tess Silverman returns home when she inherits part of Drover's Run, a
cattle station In Australia and New Zealand, a cattle station is a large farm ( station is equivalent to the American ranch), the main activity of which is the rearing of cattle. The owner of a cattle station is called a '' grazier''. The largest cattle stati ...
passed down the generations of the McLeod family, from her late father, Jack McLeod. There she meets her estranged half-sister, Claire, after twenty years of separation. Tess announces that her mother Ruth, Jack's second wife and Claire's step mother, died recently. Claire, now in charge of the property, is placed in a desperate position when she discovers her farmhands have breached her trust, as they did her father, and fires them. With the future of Drover's Run now in jeopardy, Claire enlists the help of her sister, along with the local wayward delivery girl, Becky, the housekeeper of Drover's, Meg, and Meg's spoiled daughter, Jodi. Against all odds, they form an unlikely workforce, in the hope of saving the land and the property. Claire, at first, struggles to bond with Tess, more so when she discovers Tess' secret – she plans to sell her share of the heritage and fulfil her dream of owning a café in the city, much to Claire's worry when she tries to convince Tess that in doing so could spell disaster for Drover's Run.


Cast


Regular

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Lisa Chappell Lisa Irene Chappell (born 18 October 1968) is a New Zealand actress and musician. She is known for her roles as Chelsea Redfern in '' Gloss'' (1987–1990), and as Claire McLeod in '' McLeod's Daughters'' (2001–2003), a performance which earn ...
as Claire McLeod *
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter (born 18 December 1970) is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series '' McLeod's Daughters''. Early life Bridie was born and raised in Melbourne, A ...
as Tess Silverman McLeod *
Jessica Napier Jessica Napier is a New Zealand-born actress based in Australia. She has appeared in a number of feature films, including '' Love Serenade'', ''Blackrock'', '' Cut'', '' City Loop'', ''Angst'', '' The Illustrated Family Doctor'' and '' Ghost Ri ...
as Becky Howard * Rachael Carpani as Jodi Fountain *
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''. Personal life ...
as Alex Ryan *
Myles Pollard Myles Pollard (born 4 November 1972) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Dr. James Edmunds in ''Home and Away'' and previously Nick Ryan on the TV series '' McLeod's Daughters''. Early life Myles Pollard was born in Perth, an ...
as Nick Ryan *
Sonia Todd Sonia Todd (born 1959) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in ''Police Rescue'' (1989–1996), Meg Fountain in '' McLeod's Daughters'' (2001–2008) and Gina Austin in the soap opera '' ...
as Meg Fountain


Recurring

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John Jarratt John Jarratt (born 5 August 1952) is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave. He has appeared in a number of film roles including '' Picnic at Han ...
as Terry Dodge *
Marshall Napier James Marshall Napier (22 October 1951 – 14 August 2022) was a New Zealand-born character actor, playwright and graphic artist. He is known for a succession of strong supporting roles in Australasian films and television shows. He also had a ...
as Harry Ryan *
Catherine Wilkin Catherine Wilkin (born October 1950) is a New Zealand actor who has worked in New Zealand and Australia. Career Wilkin has acted in many Australian television shows, with a mix of guest and multi-episode recurring roles. She played the recur ...
as Liz Ryan *
Fletcher Humphrys Fletcher Humphrys (born 1 April 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Brett 'Brick' Buchanon in ''McLeod's Daughters'' and as Alex Kearns in '' All Saints''. Career Humphrys made his acting debut in 1993, appearing i ...
as Brick Buchanon


Guest

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John Sheerin John Sheerin is an Australian actor. He played lead roles in the TV movie ''Robbery (1985 film), Robbery'' and the TV series ''Chances (TV series), Chances''. Other screen roles include ''Joh's Jury'' and ''Perhaps Love (1987 film), Perhaps ...
as Brian Cronin *
Rodger Corser Rodger Corser (born 28 February 1973) is an Australian actor and TV host. Early life Corser graduated from Deakin University in 1996 with an Honours B.A. in Media Studies. He formed a band called Tender Prey when he was 16. They played their ma ...
as Peter Johnson *Carmel Johnson as Beth Martin *Ben Mortley as Alberto Borelli *
Luke Ford Luke Ford (born 26 March 1981) is a Canadian-Australian actor. His career began in television in 2000 and his first film role was in 2006 before being cast in '' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' in 2008. Ford's regular television roles ...
as Craig Woodland


Episodes


Production

Following the success of the 1996 telemovie, which was intended to serve as a pilot for the series, the creators had expectations that the Nine Network would commission a subsequent series. However, Nine initially rejected any plans to pick up a series, stating that they did not believe a female-driven drama would appeal to audiences. In a further attempt to negotiate a deal, Nine decided to make a compromise to order three more telemovies, to no avail. They later accepted a deal to commission a season of 13 episodes, before expanding to 22 episodes. The series was filmed on location in the same area as the telemovie. When Nine decided to proceed with the series, they purchased the 55-hectare property in
Kingsford, South Australia __NOTOC__ Kingsford is a locality in South Australia located about north of the Adelaide city centre. The Sturt Highway crosses the locality which is bounded by the Thiele Highway on the northwest, Roseworthy and Gomersal Roads on the north an ...
in 1999, which included the decrepit 145-year-old sandstone homestead.


Reception


Ratings

On average, ''McLeod's Daughters'' received an audience of 1.51 million, and ranked #7 for its first season. The series premiere was watched by 1,890,000 viewers.


Awards and nominations

The first season of McLeod's Daughters received one win and one nomination at the 2002 Logie Awards. *
Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Program The Silver Logie for Most Popular Australian Program was an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award was given to recognise the popularity of Australian programs, originally state based awards and then awarded nationally ...
– Nomination *
Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Female Talent was an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 41st Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1999. The award is given to honour a standout perfo ...
– Win (
Lisa Chappell Lisa Irene Chappell (born 18 October 1968) is a New Zealand actress and musician. She is known for her roles as Chelsea Redfern in '' Gloss'' (1987–1990), and as Claire McLeod in '' McLeod's Daughters'' (2001–2003), a performance which earn ...
)


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References

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