McLeod's Daughters
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McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award
-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network
from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm
. Brought together after 20 years apart they put together an all-female workforce and commit to life at Drovers Run in South Australia
, 180 km from the nearest town and 400 km from the city.
The show had a major cast change in the final episode of season three with main character Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell
) departing the show and co-star Simmone Jade Mackinnon
who played Stevie Hall became a main character in the show. In season 5 we found out that Jodi Fountain's biological dad was Jack McLeod and that she is the result of Jack's affair with Jodi's mum Meg, which makes her the half-sister of Claire and Tess McLeod. From season four onwards, more McLeod women joined who were cousins of Claire, Tess and Jodi McLeod. On 31 January 2009 the Nine Network aired the show's 224th and final episode in a movie length special. The show suffered poor ratings after Bridie Carter
(Tess) and Rachael Carpani
(Jodi) departed in seasons 6 and 7 respectively. There were no original cast members left at the time the show ended. However, Rachael Carpani ( Jodi ) and Sonia Todd ( Meg ) appeared in the series finale just as the voice of Bridie Carter ( Tess )
Currently reruns are being shown on the Nine Network's new female skewed HD Multichannel GEM.
Tess, who recently lost her mother to breast cancer, hopes to sell her share of the farm and open a café in the city, but is disappointed to be met with a less-than-rosy financial picture and the open resentment of her older sister. Claire fires the male workforce after they are caught stealing petrol from the farm, and the sisters run the farm themselves, with the help of housekeeper Meg Fountain, her daughter Jodi, and local girl Becky. The tentative partnership is the first step in the reunited sisters' effort to heal old wounds, improve their relationship, and lift the property out of debt.
Three years later, in October 2003, Claire’s best friend Stevie Hall arrived at Drovers Run to replace Becky, who left with Jake to run a farm. Weeks after Stevie arrived, and after Claire gave birth to a daughter and was about to become engaged to Alex Ryan, she loses her life in a tragic car accident, Tess was left to run Drovers by herself with the help of Stevie and the girls. Stevie invested her opals into Drover's Run, and Tess gave her 10% of the property, promising Stevie she would always have a home.
In March 2006, Tess and her husband Nick decide to leave Drovers to run a farm in Argentina. After finding letters and DNA support, Jodi discovered that Jack McLeod was her real father. Stevie is now running the family property with all the Jodi, with cousin Regan, and Jodi's best friend Kate Manfredi, who arrived in 2004.
In 2007, Jodi decides to go into witness protection with Matt, leaving Drover's Run. In Jodi's absence her part of the family property is given to her cousins Regan, Grace and Jazmine as per her "will" because she is presumed dead in a car accident, and cannot own property.
With Regan running the farm with Stevie, Tayler and Kate, Regan’s estranged sister Grace Kingston arrives at Drover's Run after getting a letter in the mail. Then late that year Stevie and Alex marry with Regan departing to study for her new job.
In 2009, Kate Manfredi leaves Drover's for a new job, and Regan returns after a year away; after her return Regan and Grace's sister Jasmine McLeod makes a surprising return to Drovers, hiding a dark secret. Stevie Hall's cousin Ben Hall arrives at Drovers to help out after Alex's death. Jodi Fountain-McLeod returns to Drover's Run to give birth, after coming out of witness protection with husband Matt.
Stevie always has a very strong voice on how Drover's Run should be run. Sometimes she hits the mark and sometimes she misses. But the sisters, Regan, Grace, and Jazmine, always support Stevie, and as family does, they come together and are there to love each other in good times and hard, in happy times and sad.
developed the idea for McLeod's Daughters in the early 1990s for her company Millenium Television in conjunction with the South Australian Film Corporation
. She also developed the idea for children's television programs such as The Miraculous Mellops
and Hi-5
. The idea was for a television drama set on an Australian rural property with two half-sisters running the property inherited from their father with an all-female workforce. She developed the idea from stories from friends who grew up in the country and from the love of South Australian landscapes as shown in the paintings of Hans Heysen
.
Graeme-Evans pitched the idea to the board of the Nine Network who agreed to film a telemovie in 1996 with Jack Thompson
starring as the father Jack McLeod, whose death leads to the two half-sisters (portrayed by Kym Wilson
as Tess and Tammy MacIntosh
as Claire) inheriting the property. Following the success of the telemovie shown on Mother's Day
1996 the Nine Network board agreed to commission a 22 episode series, but the project was left on the shelf for four years. It wasn't until late 2000 after the Opening Ceremony for the 2000 Sydney Olympics featured a The Man from Snowy River
theme, which highlighted the cultural significance of the bush to Australians. The first episode of McLeod's Daughters eventually debuted in August 2001 and proved to be a hit, attracting 1.89 million viewers. The first series was a success, attracting an average of 1.5 million viewers per episode in Australia. The show aired in New Zealand on TV2, one of TVNZ
's free-to-air channels. The final season on TV2 began airing a month after Australia and eventually became 10 episodes in front of Australia until the finale. Re-runs from Season 1 are currently on Vibe in New Zealand, a channel aimed at woman's programming.
The second season of McLeod's Daughters was equally successful, being the third most popular drama on Australian television. By 2003, the show was the most popular drama series on Australian television. Lisa Chappell
, who played Claire McLeod, left the show in October 2003 to further her acting and singing career. Her character was killed off in the landmark episode 72 (season 3, episode 28) "My Noon, My Midnight", but appeared in episode 73 "The Long Goodbye" (3.29) as a figment of Tess' imagination.
The popularity of the program in Australia was highlighted when the show won four Logie Awards
(Logies), including Lisa Chappell winning most popular female actor
and Aaron Jeffery
winning most popular actor
, with the show itself winning most popular Australian drama series
in 2004 and 2005.
The show then began to decline in popularity and perceived quality. Cast turn-over was high, and increasingly far-fetched explanations were employed to explain the sudden departure of formerly important characters. Rachael Carpani
's departure in 2007 meant that the show had only one original cast member left, Aaron Jeffery
, who left in 2008. 2007 marked the point at which many viewers considered the show to have "jumped the shark
" as the show had drifted into a new direction, that of a soap opera
; at that point, the show began to experience low ratings. Aaron Jeffery
commented to The Daily Telegraph that his desire to depart from the show was due to the new direction the show was taking, which he did not like.
The 200th episode of McLeod's Daughters aired on 3 October 2007, with Hugh McLeod (Grace, Jasmine and Regan's father) returning for this special event. An entirely different script was originally written when one of the original cast (speculated to be Bridie Carter
) agreed to come back; however, it was pulled at the last minute. Ratings for this episode were very poor by Australian standards, with only 1,008,000 viewers tuning in; the highest that season was 1,415,000 for episode 16.
The eighth and final season began on 23 July 2008 with the episode 203, "Aftermath," but after two further episodes, Channel 9 pulled the show from its schedule due to extremely low ratings. The remaining episodes were eventually aired from December to January in a double-episode format, with the final two episodes ("Into the Valley of the Shadow" and "The Long Paddock") airing on 31 January 2009 with original cast members Rachael Carpani
and Sonia Todd
returning for the special event.
The final season began airing in the UK on the Hallmark Channel
(now Universal Channel) on 12 October 2008 with double episodes every Sunday morning from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The final two episode aired in the UK on Sunday 21 December 2008, a month before the episodes aired in Australia. The show continues to air repeat episode on the Universal Channel weekday mornings at 6.00am, usually only seasons 6-8 in rotation.
In Ireland, RTÉ Two
began airing the final season in mid-2010, with the final episode airing early 2011. This was the first time season 8 had been shown on the channel, as RTÉ had long period gaps between each season. In early 2011, the channel began airing the series from the beginning.
Locations in Gungellan:
McLeod's Daughters is filmed on location at Kingsford, a 35-acre (55ha) propertyon the outskirts of Gawler. Gawler is one hour north of Adelaide
, which Posie Graeme-Evans refers to as "our very own backlot". Kingsford was originally part of a 30,000-acre (12,245ha) property, Kingsford has been used in recent years by the South Australian Government as a wheat research starion. The property was purchased by The Nine Network
in 1999. The Historical house was built from Edinburgh sandstone, transported to Australia as a ship ballast. The house took over 30 years to build and was finished by 1856. The producers of McLeod's Daughters were thrilled to have a location. Although Kingsford was a grand property at the time, it is now quite run down - a look that was important for the production design of the series, as the McLeod family has no money for maintenance.
The interior scenes set at Drover's Run are all, in fact, filmed inside the house. It added authenticity to the production, and it was convenient in that the large rooms and high ceilings were ideal for filming. Kingsford was a working farm in its day.
In Region 1, Entertainment One
has released all 8 seasons on DVD.
All 8 seasons and the complete boxset have been released on region 2 in other countries not Ireland or UK. The original pilot TV movie has also been released separately in other countries.
won "Most Popular New Female Talent" in 2002 and Aaron Jeffery
was awarded "Most Popular Actor" in 2004. McLeod's Daughters was nominated in 2008 and 2009 for "Most Popular Australian Drama" and Simmone Jade Mackinnon
was nominated in 2008 and 2009 for "Most Popular Actress".
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm
Family farm
A family farm is a farm owned and operated by a family, and often passed down from generation to generation. It is the basic unit of the mostly agricultural economy of much of human history and continues to be so in developing nations...
. Brought together after 20 years apart they put together an all-female workforce and commit to life at Drovers Run in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, 180 km from the nearest town and 400 km from the city.
The show had a major cast change in the final episode of season three with main character Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell
Lisa Chappell
Lisa Irene Chappell is an actress and musician from Auckland, New Zealand. She is best known for playing Claire McLeod on the Nine Network drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life and career:...
) departing the show and co-star Simmone Jade Mackinnon
Simmone Jade Mackinnon
Simone Jade Mackinnon is an Australian actress.-Early life:Mackinnon was born Simone Jade Mackinnon in Mount Isa, Queensland in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales...
who played Stevie Hall became a main character in the show. In season 5 we found out that Jodi Fountain's biological dad was Jack McLeod and that she is the result of Jack's affair with Jodi's mum Meg, which makes her the half-sister of Claire and Tess McLeod. From season four onwards, more McLeod women joined who were cousins of Claire, Tess and Jodi McLeod. On 31 January 2009 the Nine Network aired the show's 224th and final episode in a movie length special. The show suffered poor ratings after Bridie Carter
Bridie Carter
Bridie Carter 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:...
(Tess) and Rachael Carpani
Rachael Carpani
Rachael Ann Carpani is an Australian actress.-Biography:Carpani grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills district. She studied acting at the Australian College of Entertainment at Macquarie University and at the Drama Works Drama Company...
(Jodi) departed in seasons 6 and 7 respectively. There were no original cast members left at the time the show ended. However, Rachael Carpani ( Jodi ) and Sonia Todd ( Meg ) appeared in the series finale just as the voice of Bridie Carter ( Tess )
Currently reruns are being shown on the Nine Network's new female skewed HD Multichannel GEM.
Plot
Jack McLeod dies and leaves his heavily mortgaged family farm, Drovers Run, to his daughters. Claire is Jack's daughter from his first marriage. His first wife, Prudence, died giving birth to Claire's brother Adam. He later married Ruth Silverman, and they had a daughter, Tess. The two girls were close growing up, but were separated when Ruth took five-year-old Tess back to the city. At the beginning of the series, Tess returns home to the place she left more than 20 years before.Tess, who recently lost her mother to breast cancer, hopes to sell her share of the farm and open a café in the city, but is disappointed to be met with a less-than-rosy financial picture and the open resentment of her older sister. Claire fires the male workforce after they are caught stealing petrol from the farm, and the sisters run the farm themselves, with the help of housekeeper Meg Fountain, her daughter Jodi, and local girl Becky. The tentative partnership is the first step in the reunited sisters' effort to heal old wounds, improve their relationship, and lift the property out of debt.
Three years later, in October 2003, Claire’s best friend Stevie Hall arrived at Drovers Run to replace Becky, who left with Jake to run a farm. Weeks after Stevie arrived, and after Claire gave birth to a daughter and was about to become engaged to Alex Ryan, she loses her life in a tragic car accident, Tess was left to run Drovers by herself with the help of Stevie and the girls. Stevie invested her opals into Drover's Run, and Tess gave her 10% of the property, promising Stevie she would always have a home.
In March 2006, Tess and her husband Nick decide to leave Drovers to run a farm in Argentina. After finding letters and DNA support, Jodi discovered that Jack McLeod was her real father. Stevie is now running the family property with all the Jodi, with cousin Regan, and Jodi's best friend Kate Manfredi, who arrived in 2004.
In 2007, Jodi decides to go into witness protection with Matt, leaving Drover's Run. In Jodi's absence her part of the family property is given to her cousins Regan, Grace and Jazmine as per her "will" because she is presumed dead in a car accident, and cannot own property.
With Regan running the farm with Stevie, Tayler and Kate, Regan’s estranged sister Grace Kingston arrives at Drover's Run after getting a letter in the mail. Then late that year Stevie and Alex marry with Regan departing to study for her new job.
In 2009, Kate Manfredi leaves Drover's for a new job, and Regan returns after a year away; after her return Regan and Grace's sister Jasmine McLeod makes a surprising return to Drovers, hiding a dark secret. Stevie Hall's cousin Ben Hall arrives at Drovers to help out after Alex's death. Jodi Fountain-McLeod returns to Drover's Run to give birth, after coming out of witness protection with husband Matt.
Stevie always has a very strong voice on how Drover's Run should be run. Sometimes she hits the mark and sometimes she misses. But the sisters, Regan, Grace, and Jazmine, always support Stevie, and as family does, they come together and are there to love each other in good times and hard, in happy times and sad.
Series history
Posie Graeme-EvansPosie Graeme-Evans
Posie Graeme-Evans spent her childhood travelling between Europe, Asia and Australia. Having worked extensively in the Australian film and television industries as an editor, director, writer and producer/executive producer, Posie is now a full-time novelist .-Early life:Graeme-Evans is the...
developed the idea for McLeod's Daughters in the early 1990s for her company Millenium Television in conjunction with the South Australian Film Corporation
South Australian Film Corporation
South Australian Film Corporation is a South Australian Government statutory corporation established in 1972. Former State Premier Don Dunstan played an instrumental role in the foundation of the Corporation and its early film production activities....
. She also developed the idea for children's television programs such as The Miraculous Mellops
The Miraculous Mellops (TV series)
The Miraculous Mellops was a sci-fi/comedy television series, created by Posie Graeme-Evans and produced by Film Australia & Millennium Pictures in association with the Network Ten...
and Hi-5
Hi-5 (Australian Kids' Band)
Hi-5 is an Australian children's musical group formed in 1998 which is associated with the children's television series of the same name.-Origins of the group:...
. The idea was for a television drama set on an Australian rural property with two half-sisters running the property inherited from their father with an all-female workforce. She developed the idea from stories from friends who grew up in the country and from the love of South Australian landscapes as shown in the paintings of Hans Heysen
Hans Heysen
Sir Hans Heysen, OBE was a well-known German Australian artist. He was particularly recognized for his watercolours of the Australian bush. He won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting a record nine times.-Biography:...
.
Graeme-Evans pitched the idea to the board of the Nine Network who agreed to film a telemovie in 1996 with Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson (actor)
Jack Thompson, AM is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society...
starring as the father Jack McLeod, whose death leads to the two half-sisters (portrayed by Kym Wilson
Kym Wilson
Kym Wilson is an Australian actress.Wilson was born in Brisbane, Australia. She completed her secondary education at Stella Maris College, Manly. Her first major role was in the television mini-series Brides of Christ and she remains best known for playing Darcy Hudson in A Country Practice...
as Tess and Tammy MacIntosh
Tammy MacIntosh
Tammy MacIntosh is an Australian actress. She is best known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont on the medical drama All Saints.-Career:...
as Claire) inheriting the property. Following the success of the telemovie shown on Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May...
1996 the Nine Network board agreed to commission a 22 episode series, but the project was left on the shelf for four years. It wasn't until late 2000 after the Opening Ceremony for the 2000 Sydney Olympics featured a The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River is an 1890 Australian poem by Banjo Paterson."The Man from Snowy River" may also refer to the following derived works:Film:* The Man from Snow River, a silent black & white film from 1920....
theme, which highlighted the cultural significance of the bush to Australians. The first episode of McLeod's Daughters eventually debuted in August 2001 and proved to be a hit, attracting 1.89 million viewers. The first series was a success, attracting an average of 1.5 million viewers per episode in Australia. The show aired in New Zealand on TV2, one of TVNZ
Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....
's free-to-air channels. The final season on TV2 began airing a month after Australia and eventually became 10 episodes in front of Australia until the finale. Re-runs from Season 1 are currently on Vibe in New Zealand, a channel aimed at woman's programming.
The second season of McLeod's Daughters was equally successful, being the third most popular drama on Australian television. By 2003, the show was the most popular drama series on Australian television. Lisa Chappell
Lisa Chappell
Lisa Irene Chappell is an actress and musician from Auckland, New Zealand. She is best known for playing Claire McLeod on the Nine Network drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life and career:...
, who played Claire McLeod, left the show in October 2003 to further her acting and singing career. Her character was killed off in the landmark episode 72 (season 3, episode 28) "My Noon, My Midnight", but appeared in episode 73 "The Long Goodbye" (3.29) as a figment of Tess' imagination.
The popularity of the program in Australia was highlighted when the show won four Logie Awards
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
(Logies), including Lisa Chappell winning most popular female actor
Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011...
and Aaron Jeffery
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:...
winning most popular actor
Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-1997:*Martin Sacks, Blue Heelers, Seven Network *Colin Friels, Water Rats, Nine Network *Gary Sweet, Police Rescue...
, with the show itself winning most popular Australian drama series
Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Drama
The Silver Logie for Most Popular Australian Drama is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards. The award was previously known as Most Popular Drama Series , Most Popular Drama Program , Most Popular Drama , Most Popular Series , Most Popular Program and Most Popular Australian Program...
in 2004 and 2005.
The show then began to decline in popularity and perceived quality. Cast turn-over was high, and increasingly far-fetched explanations were employed to explain the sudden departure of formerly important characters. Rachael Carpani
Rachael Carpani
Rachael Ann Carpani is an Australian actress.-Biography:Carpani grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills district. She studied acting at the Australian College of Entertainment at Macquarie University and at the Drama Works Drama Company...
's departure in 2007 meant that the show had only one original cast member left, Aaron Jeffery
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:...
, who left in 2008. 2007 marked the point at which many viewers considered the show to have "jumped the shark
Jumping the shark
Jumping the shark is an idiom used to describe the moment in the evolution of a television show when it begins a decline in quality that is beyond recovery....
" as the show had drifted into a new direction, that of a soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
; at that point, the show began to experience low ratings. Aaron Jeffery
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:...
commented to The Daily Telegraph that his desire to depart from the show was due to the new direction the show was taking, which he did not like.
The 200th episode of McLeod's Daughters aired on 3 October 2007, with Hugh McLeod (Grace, Jasmine and Regan's father) returning for this special event. An entirely different script was originally written when one of the original cast (speculated to be Bridie Carter
Bridie Carter
Bridie Carter 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:...
) agreed to come back; however, it was pulled at the last minute. Ratings for this episode were very poor by Australian standards, with only 1,008,000 viewers tuning in; the highest that season was 1,415,000 for episode 16.
The eighth and final season began on 23 July 2008 with the episode 203, "Aftermath," but after two further episodes, Channel 9 pulled the show from its schedule due to extremely low ratings. The remaining episodes were eventually aired from December to January in a double-episode format, with the final two episodes ("Into the Valley of the Shadow" and "The Long Paddock") airing on 31 January 2009 with original cast members Rachael Carpani
Rachael Carpani
Rachael Ann Carpani is an Australian actress.-Biography:Carpani grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills district. She studied acting at the Australian College of Entertainment at Macquarie University and at the Drama Works Drama Company...
and Sonia Todd
Sonia Todd
Sonia Todd is an Australian actress.She studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and starred in Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann...
returning for the special event.
The final season began airing in the UK on the Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
(now Universal Channel) on 12 October 2008 with double episodes every Sunday morning from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. The final two episode aired in the UK on Sunday 21 December 2008, a month before the episodes aired in Australia. The show continues to air repeat episode on the Universal Channel weekday mornings at 6.00am, usually only seasons 6-8 in rotation.
In Ireland, RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
began airing the final season in mid-2010, with the final episode airing early 2011. This was the first time season 8 had been shown on the channel, as RTÉ had long period gaps between each season. In early 2011, the channel began airing the series from the beginning.
Main cast
| Actor | Character | Episode Count | Main Cast Seasons | Recurring Cast Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Chappell Lisa Chappell Lisa Irene Chappell is an actress and musician from Auckland, New Zealand. She is best known for playing Claire McLeod on the Nine Network drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life and career:... |
Claire Louise McLeod | 74 | 1, 2, 3 | NA |
| Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter 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:... |
Teresa Charlotte McLeod | 135 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | NA |
| Rachael Carpani Rachael Carpani Rachael Ann Carpani is an Australian actress.-Biography:Carpani grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills district. She studied acting at the Australian College of Entertainment at Macquarie University and at the Drama Works Drama Company... |
Jodi Margaret McLeod | 180 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 8 |
| Jessica Napier Jessica Napier Jessica Napier is a New Zealand born actress. She has been working consistently in Australian film and television for the past 15 years... |
Becky Howard | 70 | 1, 2, 3 | NA |
| Aaron Jeffery Aaron Jeffery Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:... |
Alexander "Alex" Marion Ryan | 202 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 8 |
| Myles Pollard Myles Pollard Myles Pollard is an Australian actor known for his role as Nick Ryan on the TV series McLeod's Daughters.-Biography:... |
Nicholas "Nick" Gary Ryan | 124 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 6 |
| Sonia Todd Sonia Todd Sonia Todd is an Australian actress.She studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and starred in Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann... |
Margaret Fountain | 107 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 6, 7, 8 |
| Simmone Jade Mackinnon Simmone Jade Mackinnon Simone Jade Mackinnon is an Australian actress.-Early life:Mackinnon was born Simone Jade Mackinnon in Mount Isa, Queensland in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales... |
Stephanie "Stevie" Hall | 153 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | NA |
| Brett Tucker Brett Tucker Brett Alan Tucker is an Australian actor and singer. He was a series regular in The Saddle Club and McLeod's Daughters... |
David "Dave" Brewer | 100 | 4, 5, 6 | 3 |
| Michala Banas Michala Banas Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas is a New Zealand television actress, and singer now living in Australia.-Career:Born in Wellington, New Zealand, she starred in her first commercial at only 18 months of age.... |
Kate Manfredi | 117 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | NA |
| Doris Younane Doris Younane Doris Younane is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in McLeod's Daughters where she plays Moira Doyle.-Career:... |
Moira Doyle | 94 | 6, 7, 8 | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Zoe Naylor Zoe Naylor Zoe Naylor is an Australian actress as well as journalist, presenter, MC, model, voice-artist and producer.-Early life:... |
Regan McLeod | 53 | 6, 7 | 5, 8 |
| Jonny Pasvolsky Jonny Pasvolsky Jonathan Marc Pasvolsky known as Jonny Pasvolsky is an Australian actor best known for his role in McLeod's Daughters, which he received a nomination for as "Most Popular New Male Talent" at the Logie Awards of 2006.He starred as Mr... |
Matt Bosnich | 36 | 5, 6 | 7 |
| Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz on 14 February 1981, Sydney is an Australian actor and television presenter.-Career:'Jacobz' is a screen name, derived from adding a 'z' to the actor's middle name of Jacob... |
Patrick Brewer | 78 | 6, 7, 8 | 5 |
| Dustin Clare Dustin Clare Dustin Clare is a Logie Award winning Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and will reprise his role in Spartacus: Vengeance.-Biography:... |
Riley Ward | 49 | 6, 7 | 8 |
| Gillian Alexy Gillian Alexy Gillian Alexy is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Tayler Geddes on McLeod's Daughters.-Career:She graduated from the John Curtin College of the Arts in 2000, after doing specialist dance and theatre courses... |
Tayler Geddes | 54 | 7, 8 | 6 |
| Matt Passmore Matt Passmore Matt Passmore , an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters , Blue Heelers , and his first American television show, The Glades .-Personal:Passmore grew up in Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane.... |
Marcus Turner Marcus Turner Marcus Turner is one of New Zealand's best-known folk musicians and songwriters, who has performed in most New Zealand folk festivals, as well as festivals in Australia, and in venues in other places overseas... |
53 | 7, 8 | NA |
| Abi Tucker Abi Tucker Abigail Anne Tucker is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress, best known for acting roles in television shows such as Heartbreak High, The Secret Life of Us and in McLeod's Daughters.-Career:... |
Grace Kingston McLeod | 45 | 7, 8 | NA |
| Anna Torv Anna Torv Anna Torv is an Australian actress known for her role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox television series Fringe.-Early life:... and Edwina Ritchard |
Jasmine McLeod | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| John Schwarz | Ben Hall | 15 | 8 | NA |
Recurring cast members
| Actor | Character | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Napier Marshall Napier Marshall James Napier is a New Zealand-born actor. He is the father of actress Jessica Napier and the uncle of actor James Napier.Before becoming an actor, Napier worked variously as an art student, factory worker and truck driver... |
Harry Ryan/Carl Wetherdon | 2001–2006 |
| John Jarratt John Jarratt -Early life:Jarratt was born and grew up in Wongawilli, a small rural town near Wollongong, New South Wales and later in the Snowy Mountains area. Jarratt's father was a coal miner and later concreter, who worked on the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme. Both his parents were of Irish origin.... |
Terry Dodge | 2001–2006 |
| Fletcher Humphrys Fletcher Humphrys Fletcher Humphrys 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:... |
Brett "Brick" Buchanan | 2001–2003 |
| Henry Nixon Henry Nixon Henry Nixon is an Australian actor.Henry Nixon was born in the 1970s at St Margaret's Hospital on Crown Street in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills... |
Shearer/Greg Dawson | 2001, 2005, 2006 |
| Rodger Corser Rodger Corser Rodger Corser is an Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen in the Nine Network crime mini-series Underbelly, based on the Melbourne gangland killings, and Senior Seargent Lawson Blake in the Network Ten police drama series Rush.-Early... |
Peter Johnson | 2001–2004 |
| Ben Mortley | Alberto Borelli | 2001, 2002–2003 |
| Kathryn Hartman | Sally Clemments | 2002–2005 |
| Stelios Yiakmis | Sergeant Frank Da Costa | 2002 |
| Charlie Clausen Charlie Clausen Charlie Clausen is an Australian actor most known for his role as Jake Harrison on McLeod's Daughters in 2003 and as Acting Sergeant Alex Kirby on the police drama series Blue Heelers, which he starred in for the majority of Season 12 and Season 13... |
Jake Harrison | 2002–2003 |
| Richard Healy | Kevin Fountain | 2002, 2003, 2006 |
| Inge Hornstra Inge Hornstra Inge Hornstra is a Dutch-born Australian television and stage actress. She is best known for her roles on Heartbreak High and McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
Sandra Kinsella-Ryan | 2002–2006 |
| Reece Horner | Nat | 2003–2008 |
| Peter Stefanou Peter Stefanou Peter Stefanou is an Australian actor, who has had many television and theatre roles. Peter is best known for his recurring role of Vince Lavise on McLeod's Daughters. He is known to international audiences for his role in Ponderosa, a prequel to the NBC television series Bonanza... |
Vince Lavise | 2003 |
| Jovita Lee Shaw | Kylie Buchanan | 2003 |
| John Stanton | Bryce Redstaff | 2003–2007 |
| Carmel Johnson | Beth Martin | 2003–2009 |
| Brooke, Kaitlyn and Tahlia Stacey-Clark | Charlotte Prudence McLeod | 2004–2006, 2009 |
| Harold Hopkins Harold Hopkins Harold Horace Hopkins FRS was a renowned British physicist. His Wave Theory of Aberrations, , is central to all modern optical design and provides the mathematical analysis which enables the use of computers to create the wealth of high quality lenses available today... |
Ken Logan | 2004 |
| Susan Godfrey | Jennifer Logan | 2004 |
| Tasma Walton Tasma Walton Tasma Walton is an Australian television and film actress.-Acting career:Walton joined local radio station 6GE and trained as a production assistant and copy writer in her home town... |
Tracy Morrison | 2004 |
| Grant Bowler Grant Bowler Grant Bowler is a New Zealand actor who has worked in American, Australian and New Zealand films and television.He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in Blue Heelers and also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in Ugly Betty.In November 2010, he was... |
Jared Wuchowski | 2004 |
| Glenda Linscott Glenda Linscott Glenda Linscott is an Australian actress, best known for her performance as tough bikie inmate and top dog Rita "The Beater" Connors in the television drama Prisoner, for which she won a Penguin award.... |
Celia Rivers | 2004 |
| Craig McLachlan Craig McLachlan Craig McLachlan is an Australian actor and singer. He appeared in shows such as Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Bugs and Home and Away.-Biography:... |
Kane Morgan | 2004 |
| Basia A'Hern Basia A'Hern Basia A'Hern is an Australian actress. She is well known for her roles on television shows, including, The Sleepover Club, McLeod's Daughters, Out of the Blue, Don't Blame the Koalas, and Double Trouble.... |
Rose Hall Smith | 2004–2009 |
| Dean O'Gorman Dean O'Gorman -Early life:Born in Auckland, New Zealand; he has a brother named Brett. He attended Rangitoto College and earned a black belt in karate by the age of ten. -Career:... |
Luke Morgan | 2004–2005 |
| Anna Torv Anna Torv Anna Torv is an Australian actress known for her role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox television series Fringe.-Early life:... / Edwina Ritchard |
Jasmine McLeod | 2004 |
| Josef Ber Josef Ber Josef Ber is an Australian actor best known for his role as Sergeant Dominic Wales in the television series Rush.-Early Life:He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art with a degree in Performing Arts in 1997.... |
Hugh McLeod | 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Zoe Naylor Zoe Naylor Zoe Naylor is an Australian actress as well as journalist, presenter, MC, model, voice-artist and producer.-Early life:... |
Regan McLeod | 2005, 2008–2009 |
| Rhys Muldoon Rhys Muldoon Rhys Muldoon is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and radio.-Television:... |
Jeremy Quaid | 2005 |
| Jeremy Sims Jeremy Sims -Personal life:He was educated at Wesley College, Perth, 1977–83. Sims was married to film director Samantha Lang. They have two daughters, Frederique and Evelyn Rose.-Career:... |
Will Hamilton | 2005 |
| Sonja Tallis Sonja Tallis Sonja Tallis is an Australian actress, singer, and drama teacher.Sonja Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting. After acting in serial The Young Doctors, she had a small role in Sons and Daughters, before going onto... |
Alessa Manfredi | 2005 |
| Tara Morice Tara Morice Tara Morice is an Australian actress, singer, and dancer.Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child... |
Michelle Hall – Smith | 2005 |
| Sophie Cleary | Catrina Bradfield | 2005, 2006 |
| John Atkinson John Atkinson (actor) John Atkinson is an Australian actor.Atkinson first appeared in the 1998-1999 Australian series Breakers as Steve Giordano. He later portrayed producer Les Markowitz in the fictionalized 2005 American television movie/docudrama Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, based on the creation and... |
Roger McIvor | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Matt Passmore Matt Passmore Matt Passmore , an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters , Blue Heelers , and his first American television show, The Glades .-Personal:Passmore grew up in Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane.... |
Greg Hope | 2006 |
| Michelle Langstone Michelle Langstone Michelle Langstone is a New Zealand actress who has been in many films and television series over the years in both New Zealand, and in Australia. She starred as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx in the hit-television series Power Rangers: S.P.D., and later appeared as Master Guin in Power Rangers: Jungle... |
Fiona Webb | 2006 |
| Peter Hardy | Phil Rakich | 2006–2009 |
| Damien Richardson Damien Richardson Damien John Richardson is an Irish football manager and former player. He currently has no club attachments, having left Cork City at the end of the 2007 season. Richardson formerly managed Gillingham in England and Cobh Ramblers, Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers in Ireland.Richardson's father... |
Tom Braiden | 2006 |
| Daniel Feuerriegel Daniel Feuerriegel Daniel Feuerriegel is an Australian actor who is based in Brisbane, Australia. He has acted in a number of Australian television series and first came to international notice with his role as a gladiator recruit Agron in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.-Biography:In 1998, Feuerriegel... |
Leo Coombes | 2006 |
| Joe Petruzzi | Sgt. Tony Rablsi | 2006 |
| Andrew.S.Gilbert | Joel Sanderson | 2006 |
| Alicya Debnam Carey | Chloe Sanderson | 2006 |
| Robert Coleby Robert Coleby Robert Coleby is a British actor who has spent most of his career in Australia. Active since the 1970s, he has over 70 film and television credits to his name. Coleby has acted on stage in numerous productions for Queensland Theatre Company based in Brisbane, Australia.Robert's real name is Robert... |
Howard Webb | 2006 |
| Steve Vidler | Hugh Doyle | 2006 |
| Rebecca Lavelle Rebecca Lavelle Rebecca Lavelle is an Australian singer. Rebecca started singing and dancing when she was three years old. She attended the Brent Street School of Performing Arts and toured Australia before being chosen to be the voice behind the songs written by Posie Graeme-Evans for Australia's hit television... |
Bindy Martin | 2006 |
| Sullivan Stapleton Sullivan Stapleton Sullivan Stapleton is an Australian actor, who has appeared in many television series but is best known from his roles in Satisfaction and The Secret Life of Us.-Career:... |
Drew Cornwell | 2006 |
| Sonia Todd Sonia Todd Sonia Todd is an Australian actress.She studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and starred in Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann... |
Meg Fountain | 2007, 2009 |
| Samantha Tolj Samantha Tolj Samantha Tolj is an actress.Her father is Croatian and mother is Anglo Celtic Australian.Tolj began professional acting guest starring on Stingers, MDA, and a bit part in an episode of Blue Heelers... |
Heather Richardson | 2007 |
| Liam Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He took the role of Josh Taylor in the soap opera Neighbours and as "Marcus" on the children's television series The Elephant Princess and appeared in the American film The Last Song, released on 31 March 2010... |
Damon | 2007 |
| Callan Mulvey Callan Mulvey Callan Francis Mulvey is an Australian actor.-Biography:Mulvey was born in New Zealand and is of Maori heritage. His family moved to Sydney, Australia when he was eight years old... |
Mitch Wahlberg | 2007 |
| Jay Laga'aia Jay Laga'aia Jay Laga'aia is an actor and singer. He is best known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.-Career:... |
Gabe | 2007 |
| Wendy Bos | Karen Aitken | 2007 |
| Sam Healy Sam Healy Sam Healy is an Australian actress most known for her work portraying Jazmina Hillerman on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama. She has also acted on other Australian series Blue Heelers and McLeod's Daughters... |
Ashleigh Redstaff | 2007 |
| Rachael Coopes Rachael Coopes Rachael Coopes is an Australian actress, best known for her character Sigourney in the SBS cult parody series Life Support... |
Ingrid Marr | 2007–2009 |
| Scott Lowe | Jim Selkirk | 2007–2008 |
| Sandy Winton Sandy Winton Sandy Winton, born Alexander Gordon, is an Australian actor currently playing the role of Erinsborough High Principal, Michael Williams, in the soap-opera, Neighbours.-Career:... |
Heath Barrett | 2007 |
| Anita Hegh Anita Hegh Anita Hegh is an Australian actor, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television seriesStingers.- Life :... |
Sharon Buckingham | 2008 |
| Martin Lynes Martin Lynes Martin Lynes is an Australian actor.-Biography: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. He was a primarily surgeon but spent time helping in ward 17. He has also... |
Frank Edwards | 2008 |
| Alex Cook | Lily Edwards | 2008 |
| Gus Murray | Father Dan | 2008 |
| Ashton & Tate Hutchins | Xander Hall | 2008–2009 |
| Aaron Jeffery Aaron Jeffery Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:... |
Alex Ryan | 2001–2009 |
Locations
- Drovers Run – Drovers Run is the main setting for the show. Drovers Run has been in the McLeod family for years, passed down to father, son, and now daughters. Claire McLeod, Tess McLeod, Jodi McLeod and Grace McLeod all have run Drovers Run along with part owners Stevie Ryan and Regan McLeod.
- Killarney – Killarney is also known as the Ryan Empire. At the start of the series Harry Ryan owned the property, and as he grew older his sons Alex and Nick took over. Nick then left to run a ranch in Argentina. Alex ran Killarney for a couple of years, until his biological father and half-brother Marcus became part owners of the property. In the final years of the show both Alex and Marcus own and run Killarney, although Alex became a largely absentee owner as he also began to spend much of his time on the ranch in Argentina.
- Kinsellas – Kinsellas is a local farm that was run by Sandra Kinsella from 2003–2006. The name was changed after Heath Barret bought it.
- The Local Pub – The Local Pub is where everyone goes for a drink after a hard days labour. Becky worked there in 2001, Jodi worked there briefly in 2005 and Tayler also worked there briefly in 2007. The pub is most likely the only pub in Gungellan.
- The Truck Stop – The Truck Stop is where most of town buy their supplies and when they need fuel. It was first owned by Ken Logan then Harry Ryan. When Harry was owner Terry Dodge managed it then Moira Doyle, Later on Moira and Regan McLeod went into business supplying the fuel, Phill Rakich was the last owner.
- The Town Hall – The Town Hall is where most major events are held, such as the Miss Gungellan contest, plays, and the town's birthday celebration.
- Fisher – Gungellan's closest neighboring town.
McLeod's Daughters is filmed on location at Kingsford, a 35-acre (55ha) propertyon the outskirts of Gawler. Gawler is one hour north of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, which Posie Graeme-Evans refers to as "our very own backlot". Kingsford was originally part of a 30,000-acre (12,245ha) property, Kingsford has been used in recent years by the South Australian Government as a wheat research starion. The property was purchased by The Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in 1999. The Historical house was built from Edinburgh sandstone, transported to Australia as a ship ballast. The house took over 30 years to build and was finished by 1856. The producers of McLeod's Daughters were thrilled to have a location. Although Kingsford was a grand property at the time, it is now quite run down - a look that was important for the production design of the series, as the McLeod family has no money for maintenance.
The interior scenes set at Drover's Run are all, in fact, filmed inside the house. It added authenticity to the production, and it was convenient in that the large rooms and high ceilings were ideal for filming. Kingsford was a working farm in its day.
Filming
The show was shot on Super 16mm film, and is the first Australian drama series to be delivered in HDTV format. Three cameras were used, two on main unit and the third on second unit. The cinematography is vast and in composition is beautiful. Director of phototography, Roger Dowling had masterfully created the illusion that the series is shot on 200,000-hectare property in the Australian bush, instead of on a heritage estate, the size of a hobby farm, one hour north of Adelaide.Ratings, rank and fans ranks
| Season | Timeslot | Season premiere | Season finale | Television season | Rank | Fans rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 McLeod's Daughters (season 1) The first season of McLeod's Daughters aired on the Nine Network from 8 August 2001 to 20 March 2002. It consists of 22 episodes, beginning with "Welcome Home" and ending with "Deep Water".... |
Wednesday 7:30 pm | 8 August 2001 | 20 March 2002 | 2001–2002 | #1 | #1 | 1.85 |
| Season 2 McLeod's Daughters (season 2) The Second season of McLeod's Daughters aired from 27 March 2002 to 16 October 2002.-2002 main cast:-2003 recurring cast:- Episodes :-DVD release:-References:* * -External links:*... |
Wednesday 7:30 pm | 27 March 2002 | 16 October 2002 | 2002 | #1 | #1 | 1.84 |
| Season 3 McLeod's Daughters (season 3) The third season of the television series McLeod's Daughters originally aired from 12 February 2003 to 29 October 2003 and consisted of 30 episodes.-2003 main cast:-2003 recurring cast:-Episodes:- DVD release :-References:* *... |
Wednesday 7:30 pm | 12 February 2003 | 29 October 2003 | 2003 | #1 | #1 | 1.82 |
| Season 4 McLeod's Daughters (season 4) McLeod's Daughters originally aired from 11 February 2004 to 24 November 2004 and consisted of 32 episodes.-2004 main cast:-2004 recurring cast:-Episodes:-DVD release:-References:* * .-External links:*... |
Wednesday 7:30 pm | 11 February 2004 | 24 November 2004 | 2004 | #1 | #1 | 1.68 |
| Season 5 McLeod's Daughters (season 5) The fifth season of McLeod's Daughters aired from 9 February 2005 to 30 November 2005.-2005 main cast:-2005 recurring cast:-Episodes:-Ratings:-DVD release:-References:* * -External links:*... |
Wednesday 7:30 pm | 9 February 2005 | 23 November 2005 | 2005 | #1 | #2 | 1.65 |
| Season 6 McLeod's Daughters (season 6) The sixth season of McLeod's Daughters aired from 15 February 2006 to 29 November 2006.-2006 main cast:-2006 recurring cast:-Special Guest Stars:-Arrivals/returns:-Departures:-Episodes:-DVD release:-References:* * -External links:*... |
Wednesday 7:30 pm | 15 February 2006 | 29 November 2006 | 2006 | #2 | #3 | 1.44 |
| Season 7 McLeod's Daughters (season 7) The seventh season of the Australian Drama McLeod's Daughters originally aired from 7 February 2007 to 17 October 2007.Sony Entertainment released the season under McLeod's Daughters: The Complete Seventh Series in Region 4 on 30 April 2008 as a 7-disc set.-Plot:Along with Jodi's departure from... |
Wednesday 7:30 pm | 7 February 2007 | 17 October 2007 | 2007 | #8 | #5 | 1.17 |
| Season 8 McLeod's Daughters (season 8) The eighth and final season of the Australian television drama McLeod's Daughters was screened on the Nine Network from 23 July 2008 until 29 January 2009.-Plot:... |
Wednesday 8:30 pm (1–3), Saturday 8:30 pm (4–6), Saturday 10:00 pm (7–8), Saturday 9:30 pm (9–22) | 23 July 2008 | 31 January 2009 | 2008–2009 | #30 | #10 | 0.65 |
Home Video
- For further information on each individual release, see the relevant season article.
VHS
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| Season 1 | 5 VHS tapes | 1–22 |
| Season 2 | 5 VHS tapes | 23–44 |
| Season 3 | 6 VHS tapes | 45–74 |
| Season 4 | 7 VHS tapes | 75–106 |
DVD
Sony Pictures has released the entire series on DVD in Region 4.In Region 1, Entertainment One
Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd is a leading international entertainment business operating in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand...
has released all 8 seasons on DVD.
| Season | Ep | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Special Features | Rating |
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| Season 1 | 22 | 3-10-06 | - | 10-9-03 | Pilot TV Movie, Cast and Crew Interviews | M |
| Season 2 | 22 | 8-5-07 | - | 13-4-04 | None | M |
| Season 3 | 30 | 14-8-07 | - | 12-4-05 | None | M |
| Season 4 | 32 | 6-11-07 | - | 10-10-05 | None | M |
| Season 5 | 32 | 5-2-08 | - | 2-5-06 | None | PG |
| Season 6 | 32 | 10-6-08 | - | 11-4-07 | None | M |
| Season 7 | 32 | 9-12-08 | - | 30-4-08 | None | M |
| Season 8 | 22 | 19-5-09 | - | 17-11-08 | Cast Interviews, Top 3 Moments | M |
| Complete | 224 | - | - | 23-11-09 | Pilot TV Movie, Cast and Crew Interviews, Top 3 Moments | M |
All 8 seasons and the complete boxset have been released on region 2 in other countries not Ireland or UK. The original pilot TV movie has also been released separately in other countries.
Merchandise
Music From McLeod's Daughters
Three volumes of McLeod's Daughters: Songs from the Series were released. They were composed by Chris Martin with vocals by Rebecca Lavelle.Logie Awards
McLeod's Daughters has been nominated for, and won, numerous Logie awards. Lisa ChappellLisa Chappell
Lisa Irene Chappell is an actress and musician from Auckland, New Zealand. She is best known for playing Claire McLeod on the Nine Network drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life and career:...
won "Most Popular New Female Talent" in 2002 and Aaron Jeffery
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:...
was awarded "Most Popular Actor" in 2004. McLeod's Daughters was nominated in 2008 and 2009 for "Most Popular Australian Drama" and Simmone Jade Mackinnon
Simmone Jade Mackinnon
Simone Jade Mackinnon is an Australian actress.-Early life:Mackinnon was born Simone Jade Mackinnon in Mount Isa, Queensland in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales...
was nominated in 2008 and 2009 for "Most Popular Actress".
Broadcast
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| Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... |
McLeod's Daughters | Universal Channel Universal Channel (Asia) Universal Channel is a television channel specializing in movies and television series in the thriller, drama, comedy, crime and investigation genres. It is owned by NBC Universal Global Networks... (formerly Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (Asia) Diva Universal is an Asian cable and satellite television channel owned and operated by Universal Networks International. It has been available on most subscription television cable and Satellite platforms in Asia since 1 January 2008.-Operating Channels:... ) |
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| Nine Network Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia... |
8 August 2001 | 31 January 2009 | ||
| GEM GEM (Australian TV channel) GEM is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, launched by the Nine Network on Sunday 26 September 2010 at 6am... |
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 Austria |
McLeods Töchter | VOX | January 2006 | 2009 |
 Belgium |
McLeod's Daughters | VTM Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij vtm or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium.It went live in 1989 and quickly became the Flemish market leader... |
2011 | |
| Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 Brazil |
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 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Дъщерите на Маклауд | Universal Channel Universal Channel Universal Channel is a television channel specializing in movies and television series in the thriller, drama, comedy, horror, crime and investigation genres, owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal and available on satellite and cable platforms... |
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 Canada |
McLeod's Daughters | Vision TV Vision TV VisionTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts multi-faith, multicultural, and general entertainment programming aimed at the 45 and over demographic.... Series Plus(in french) |
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 Spain |
Las hermanas McLeod | Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television is a series of general entertainment television channels, owned by Sony Pictures Television. At least 9 International versions of this channel exist:*Sony Entertainment Television Asia... |
20 July 2009 | 25 jun 2010 |
 Catalonia |
Les germanes McLeod | TV3 Televisió de Catalunya Televisió de Catalunya is Catalonia's public broadcasting network, officially composed by eight channels: TV3, 33, Super3, 3/24, 3XL, Esport 3, TV3 HD and TV3CAT. K3 was replaced by Super3 in 2009 and 300 was replaced by 3XL in 2010... |
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 Independent State of Croatia |
McLeodove kćeri | HRT Croatian Radiotelevision Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite... |
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 Czech Republic |
McLeodovy dcery | CT1 | February 2008 | November 2008 |
 Denmark |
McLeod's Daughters | Kanal 4 Kanal 4 Kanal 4 is a Danish subscription television channel operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.The station is broadcast to Denmark by satellite from London, showing mainly films, US and drama shows.Kanal 4 profile them self as Denmark's only "women's channel".... |
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 Estonia |
McLeodi tütred | Kanal 2 Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2".First broadcasts were aired on October 1, 1993.- Television series :Daytime* Victoria * Julia – Wege zum Glück ... |
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 Finland |
McLeodin Tyttäret | YLE TV2 YLE TV2 YLE TV2 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by YLE.TV2 launched in 1964, and broadcasts public service programming, children's, youth, sport and music programmes.-Own Productions:* Ajankohtainen kakkonen* Akuutti* Jopet Show* Kummeli... |
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| Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 Galicia (Iberian peninsula) |
As irmás McLeod | TVG TVG Televisión de Galicia , commonly known as A Galega , is the primary television channel of Galician public broadcaster Compañía de Radio Televisión de Galicia .-History:... |
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 Germany |
McLeods Töchter | VOX | 19 January 2006 | 4 November 2008 |
 Greece |
Οι Κόρες του McLeod | ET-3 ERT3 ET3 is the third television network of the ERT, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts nationwide from Thessaloniki. It has regional studios operating in various cities across the country, including Florina, Komotini and Alexandroupolis and on the islands of Paros, Mytilini and... |
September 2009 | 27 July 2010 |
 Hungary |
McLeod Lányai | M1 M1 (TV channel) m1 is a Hungarian television channel own and operated by Magyar Televízió. It is also transmitted in high definition.It was 24 hours in 2000 along with m2... , M2 M2 (TV channel) m2 is a Hungarian television channel own and operated by Magyar Televízió. It is also transmitted in high definition.-Transmission Hours throughout the years:... |
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| Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 Republic of Ireland |
McLeod's Daughters | RTÉ One RTÉ One RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ... |
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| RTÉ Two RTÉ Two RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of... |
2003 | 2011 | ||
 Israel |
Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 Italy |
Le Sorelle Mc Leod | - | ||
| Rai Uno Rai Uno Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to... |
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 Kuwait |
McLeod's Daughters | KTV2 KTV2 Kuwait television channel 2 is Kuwait's governmental television channel dedicated for the English-speaking public. The channel broadcasts English-speaking shows, local programmes, news, English-subtitiled local serials, English-speaking international serials, and English-speaking or... National Channel |
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 Lithuania |
Makleodo dukterys | LTV Lithuanian National Radio and Television Lithuanian National Radio and Television is the national public broadcasting company of Lithuania. The company operates the two national public television channels LTV, LTV2 and LTV World . LRT also broadcasts three national public radio stations... |
February 2009 | 27 January 2010 |
 Latvia |
"Makleoda meitas" | TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group . It was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001... |
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 Malaysia |
McLeod's Daughters | Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 Netherlands |
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| Net 5 NET 5 NET 5 is a commercial TV channel in the Netherlands owned by Sanoma and Talpa Holding . Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are SBS6 and Veronica.- History :... |
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 New Zealand |
TV2 | Between 2001–2003 | 12 February 2009 | |
 Norway |
TVNorge TVNorge TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK... |
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| Córki McLeoda | Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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| TVP2 | March 2009 | March 2010 | ||
 Philippines |
McLeod's Daughters | Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family... |
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 Portugal |
As Irmãs McLeod | SET Portugal Sony Entertainment Television (Portugal) Sony Entertainment Television in Portugal is a television channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International Networks Iberia. Its programming is basically focused on television series and movies. The channel was launched in Portugal on April 14, 2008, as part of the meo and Optimus Clix TV... |
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 Kingdom of Romania |
Fiicele lui McLeod | Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 Russia |
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 Serbia |
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 Singapore |
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 Slovenia |
McLeodove hčere | RTV SLO (only Season 1) and Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 South Africa |
McLeod's Daughters | Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (International) The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts in over 100 countries. They specialize in series and movies that are appropriate for the whole family. In all countries except the United States they are owned by NBC Universal. The Hallmark name is licensed from Hallmark Cards,... |
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 Sweden |
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| Kanal 5 Kanal 5 (Sweden) Kanal 5 is a Swedish commercial television channel established in 1989. It is owned by the media corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media.After a troublesome 1990s, Kanal 5 launched new strategies in the early 2000s that established it as a popular entertainment channel targeting young people... |
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 Switzerland |
McLeods Töchter | 3+ | September 2006 | 2009 |
| VOX | January 2006 | 2009 | ||
 United Kingdom |
McLeod's Daughters | Universal Channel (formerly Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel (UK) The Universal Channel is a television channel owned by NBCUniversal.The channel mainly broadcasts United States imports including drama series and TV movies such as House MD and Law & Order. However the channel also screens British dramas including Hustle and Spooks, and Australian series like Sea... ) |
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See also
- McLeod's Daughters (TV movie)
- List of Australian television series
- Station (Australian agriculture)Station (Australian agriculture)Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term ranch or South American estancia...
External links
- McLeod's Daughters at the Australian Television Information Archive
- Interview with the cast on WHO.com
- McLeod's Daughters at the National Film and Sound Archive