McLeod's Daughters
Estranged sisters Claire and Tess are reunited after 20 years when they inherit their family's cattle station, "Drover's Run", in the outback of South Australia, following their father's death.
Cast:Aaron Jeffery , Rachael Carpani , Simmone Mackinnon , Bridie Carter , Myles Pollard , Michala Banas , Sonia Todd , Brett Tucker , John Jarratt , Doris Younane , Marshall Napier , Luke Jacobz , Lisa Chappell , Jessica Napier , Matt Passmore , Gillian Alexy , Inge Hornstra , Dustin Clare
S1.E1 ∙ Welcome Home
Tess Silverman arrives in the country after nearly 20 years in the city with dreams of selling off her share of the family ranch, Drovers Run.
S1.E2 ∙ Ducks on the Pond
Tess tries to realize some cash from Drovers Run without hurting Claire. One of the shearers Claire hired disappears; did he leave because his wife was in labour, or was he murdered?
S1.E3 ∙ Don't Mess with the Girls
It's time for the annual rodeo. Claire wants to ride Jack's horse Sirocco to a championship, and Tess tries to get Becky to report being raped.
S1.E4 ∙ Who's the Boss?
Claire buys a herd of thin sheep at an auction to fatten up and resell. Jodi finds she did badly on her examination. Tess applies her mother's therapist techniques to encourage the women at Drovers Run to open up emotionally and bond.
S1.E5 ∙ Taking the Reins
Tess tries to improve her riding skills. Sirocco becomes severely ill. Jodi wants to go out at night and party like she thinks Becky does.
S1.E6 ∙ Reality Bites
Meg and Claire discover more about Becky's home life when she temporarily returns to work at her parents' truck stop.
S1.E7 ∙ Pride and Joy
A feral bull is wreaking havoc at Drovers Run and Tess trades in her cappuccino machine for a dairy cow.
S1.E8 ∙ Stir Crazy
Tess introduces Claire to chat rooms. Jodi finds her mother in bed with Terry. A wild stallion lures Blaze away, and Claire calls the Ryans to help recapture her.
S1.E9 ∙ Into the Woods
Feral pigs have attacked Roy as well as sheep and cattle, so Claire, Becky and the Ryans go hunting. Meg feels awkward about having Terry over now that Jodi knows about them.
S1.E10 ∙ Haunted
The pain of dealing with loss grips the women of Drovers Run and each are forced to examine events - some old, some new - and find a way to deal with these emotional life-altering events.
S1.E11 ∙ Who's a Big Girl Now?
The Drovers Run crew throw a surprise party for Jodi's 18th birthday, and she complains she is the oldest virgin in the country. But her interest in the handsome DJ doesn't lead to what she had hoped.
S1.E12 ∙ Pandora's Box
Jealousies and family tensions between the brothers Ryan suddenly come to light when an innocent question by Tess re-opens a very ugly wound.
S1.E13 ∙ True Love and Consequences
When Bill Tilson decides to sell up and move to the city, Claire sees the precariousness of her own situation on Drovers Run.
S1.E14 ∙ Dirty Pool
There are cattle duffers working in the district. Killarney has been struck - Nick's high tech security cameras undone by rifle fire - and a flock of Claire's sheep have gone missing.
S1.E15 ∙ If the Boot Fits...
Claire and Alex endure a three hour drive to Fisher together only to be involved in a bingle with Peter Johnson who is running the seminar. He assumes Alex and Claire are a married couple and manages to rile Claire even more.
S1.E16 ∙ Playing to Win
It's all fun and games at the annual hay bale race, which Alex has won every year. But Claire and the girls are determined to unseat him, even if it means bending the rules.
S1.E17 ∙ Girls Night Out
It is discovered that the new barmaid, Kimmy, has been copping the same abuse Becky fell victim to at the hands of Brian.
S1.E18 ∙ More Than One Way
Claire is about to achieve her dream, and wants Tess to have hers - that little cafe in Brunswick she used to talk about.
S1.E19 ∙ The Italian Stallion
When Alberto, a good looking itinerant Italian rescues Jodi from a rampant steer she falls hopelessly in love with him.
S1.E20 ∙ Lover Come Back
When Tess finds an old psychology textbook, she becomes obsessed with "the three levels of why": as in, "Why doesn't Alex bring me flowers?" and "Why are Jodi and Becky at each other's throats?"
S1.E21 ∙ Friends Like These
Drovers Run is big, but is it big enough to handle two new city slickers? Tess is delighted when Simon and Briony, two old friends, show up for an unexpected visit.
S1.E22 ∙ Deep Water
The charges against Brian are dropped when Kimmy changes her story. Jodi gets ready for a bush polo game that is part of her Miss Gungellan quest. When Meg finds Brian dead, she and Claire are sure Becky killed him and try to protect her.
S2.E1 ∙ The Drover's Connection
Alex teases Tess about her new venture, a hemp crop, as Meg serves up another in a recent succession of gourmet meals. Meanwhile Becky gets a visit from her brother Sean.
S2.E2 ∙ Through the Looking Glass
An abandoned baby causes problems for Alex and Tess, and rabbits decimate the Drovers Run garden. Peter and Claire agree their relationship needs to stay strictly professional.
S2.E3 ∙ Desperate Measures
Becky is thrown from her horse and injured when someone takes a shot at her. Liz Ryan takes Jodi under her wing as she begins preparing her for the Miss Gungellan pageant.
S2.E4 ∙ The Bore War
Summer has brought the water table so low there isn't enough for both Claire's stock and Nick's crops. The women suffer from not being able to shower.
S2.E5 ∙ Hello Stranger
Meg's world is thrown into turmoil at the sudden return of her first love, the man she gave her heart to and the man she's told everyone, Jodi included, walked out on her.
S2.E6 ∙ A Dry Spell
Meg is faced with a difficult decision: to stay at the place she loves or to leave with the man she loves.
S2.E7 ∙ Three's a Crowd
Harry yearns to know all about Peter Johnson who seems to settle in at Drovers Run. His background check turns up a surprise, but unable to inform Claire himself, he tells Becky who must decide what to do with the information.
S2.E8 ∙ The Bridle Waltz
Harry guilt-trips Becky into telling Claire that Peter is married. Liz tries to reconcile Harry and the boys. Tess decides to leave Drovers Run and work in the café with Simon and Briny.
S2.E9 ∙ To Have and to Hold
Claire's relationships are fragmented - she and Becky are barely speaking, and Tess is now living in Melbourne, unaware of recent events.
S2.E10 ∙ Home Is Where the Heart Is
Claire is taking the loss of both Peter and Tess badly. Unable to raise energy or enthusiasm for anything, including the imminent birth of Blaze's foal, she nonetheless refuses to accept she is suffering from emotional stress.
S2.E11 ∙ Wildfire
Becky's brother Mark reappears, determined to drag Sean away from his wholesome life at Killarney. Mark knocks Nick out and coerces Sean into helping steal the Ryans' prize stallion, Wildfire.
S2.E12 ∙ Hounded
Frank Da Costa, the new cop in town, has it in for Terry. When Terry unwittingly sells a pair of stolen alpacas to Tess, he sets up an explosive confrontation that will unearth the dark secret at the heart of Frank's animosity.
S2.E13 ∙ Steer Trek
With the drought continuing, and no money to buy feed or truck in water, Claire, Tess, and Nick join forces. Like the Drovers of old, they take their amalgamated herds out on the Gungellan track
S2.E14 ∙ Brave J
Tess motivates Claire into rekindling her dreams of becoming a stock horse trainer and breeder. There's no reason why the dream can't be pursued.
S2.E15 ∙ You Can Leave Your Hat On
When Jodi's cooking gives five young men food poisoning, the women of Drovers must convince the Killarney men to put on a strip show.
S2.E16 ∙ Stripped Bare
When Drover's Run and then Wilgul are emptied by thieves, the Drover's Run women use Killarney as bait to trap the thieves and get their belongings back.
S2.E17 ∙ Blame It on the Moonlight
Claire is irritated over Tess's three homestay guests: they're starting to shear today, and the last thing she needs are tourists, getting in the way.
S2.E18 ∙ Made to Be Broken
Claire and Alex are finding potential clients are being put off by rumours circulated by Peter Johnson that ten years ago Alex was responsible for crippling a boy.
S2.E19 ∙ Best of Enemies
An old enemy of Claire's steals her calves, and the only way to prove it is to steal them back. Alberto and Jody are broke so they throw a party.
S2.E20 ∙ Wind Change
Jodi and Alberto are forced to move back to Drovers Run when they are kicked out of their apartment in town after being unable to pay the rent. Meg is happy to have her daughter back but it may be too much of a good thing.
S2.E21 ∙ No More Mr Nice Guy
On the eve of the Gungellan Show, Claire is presented with repossession papers for Drovers Run, a result of her defaulting on her contract with Australian Bloodlines.
S2.E22 ∙ Future Perfect
Peter offers to stop Australian Bloodline's from repossessing Drovers if Claire will agree to marry him. After ultimately rejecting Peter's offer, Claire takes him on in the Stockman's Challenge but is seriously injured in a fall.
S3.E1 ∙ Fairy Tale Ending
Meg agonises over whether to send more money to Jodi who is still on her overseas travels, and using up her mum's funds like there's no tomorrow.
S3.E2 ∙ Better the Devil You Know
Alex and Claire's secret brings one family together and brings another to the brink. Tess and Liz clash over the lie âEUR" each with their own family's best interests at heart âEUR" while Jodi arrives home with a secret of her own.
S3.E3 ∙ The Road Home
After months of searching, Becky finally finds out what happened to Brick. She and Jodi discover the horrible truth after Becky is led to Brick by a dream.
S3.E4 ∙ An Affair to Forget
It seems Sally is taking advantage of Nick's absence in town by inviting a stranger over to Wilgul. Claire warns Tess against putting her nose in, but she just can't resist.
S3.E5 ∙ Put to the Test
A careless prank on the groom threatens to put a stop to the impending nuptials of Jodi and Alberto. Meanwhile, Claire's expanding waistline is causing her all kinds of problems!
S3.E6 ∙ The Wedding
The Wedding Day is here and nearly everything that can go wrong does go wrong. But for one couple, it will be a day to remember for all the right reasons!
S3.E7 ∙ Gone to the Dogs
When Becky and Jake are forced to steal a horse, they find new depths to their relationship and Alex is dismayed when Claire starts buying up old nags from the sale yards.
S3.E8 ∙ The Ghost of Things to Come
Claire discovers a hidden treasure which brings back ghostly memories of her mother and unleashes the fear that she too will die in childbirth.
S3.E9 ∙ A House of Cards
A thirtieth wedding anniversary is no protection for Liz when Harry, suspicious about Claire's baby, discovers an even bigger lie.
S3.E10 ∙ Three Little Words
Alex struggles with the truth about his family as Harry tries to win his son back the only way he knows how. Sally comes to the realisation that her relationship with Nick is going nowhere and she makes a heartbreaking decision.
S3.E11 ∙ Repeat Offenders
An old friend of Tess' makes a visit to Drover's planning to portray the lives of the woman in her next article. Becky and Meg clash over Jake's appointment as Killarney's new overseer.
S3.E12 ∙ Sins of the Father
Jake's true identity is revealed after his father and brother turn up wanting him to come home. Whilst weaning Phoenix from Blaze, Claire starts to realise that the lie about her baby isn't right and cannot last forever.
S3.E13 ∙ Jokers to the Right
Sandra Kinsella is back and her meddling brings Alex and Claire to the brink. Will they go their separate ways and end the lie?
S3.E14 ∙ Chain Reaction
After Jodi tears up a chain letter, things start to go wrong at Drover's. As Dave shares his grief with Tess, Alex and Claire start to mend their wounds despite Sandra's presence.
S3.E15 ∙ The Awful Truth
Harry is back in town and up to his old tricks. Sandra Kinsella's influence continues to spread, but just which Ryan man is she manipulating this time?
S3.E16 ∙ Seeing the Light
The appearance of mysterious Min Min lights over Drover's Run coincides with events that will alter the course of Claire & Tess' life forever.
S3.E17 ∙ A Slight Interruption
An emu plague interrupts life at Drover's Run. As Claire chooses to battle alone with her baby, Meg gets caught in a crossfire.
S3.E18 ∙ Old Beginnings
Peter returns to Drover's Run during the naming ceremony of his and Claire's baby, leading to a very important decision. Tess and Dave set out on an impulsive trip to the altar, which has an unexpected result.
S3.E19 ∙ Where There's Smoke
As Claire discovers more about her new neighbour, Jodi is determined to prove herself at the Fire Service training weekend - but it's going to be far more difficult than she anticipated.
S3.E20 ∙ Perfect Match
Jake's ambitions with Storm Cloud threaten his relationships with Becky and Claire. Speed Dating doesn't provide Claire with a match, but an internet ad reveals a rather interesting perfect match.
S3.E21 ∙ Let the Best Man Win
Both Nick and Alex practically fall over each other trying to win the affections of a newcomer to the district âEUR" but they are both in for a shock as the competition heats up.
S3.E22 ∙ Majority Rules
Claire is coaxed into running for the Gungellan Farmers Council by Vince, but she won't win if Sandra Kinsella gets her way.
S3.E23 ∙ The Ties That Bind
When Claire and Alex hit big smoke, a long-lost father is found and a hidden passion is finally ignited. Will Alex finally acknowledge his true feelings?
S3.E24 ∙ One Step at a Time
Claire and Alex are still in Melbourne with Charlotte and making plans to extend their stay. At Drover's, Tess discovers a lump on her breast and fearing her mother's fate, tells no one...not even Dave.
S3.E25 ∙ Time Frame
Tess and Dave reach a crossroads, as her cancer scare reveals that Dave is not completely over grieving his wife Leanne.
S3.E26 ∙ Body Language
Drovers Run hosts the Regional Young Farmer of the Year Award and Becky is surprised to find herself competing with Jake. As the old spark between them returns, Becky is torn between the man she loves and Drover's Run.
S3.E27 ∙ To Catch a Thief
Surgery is not the only worry for Tess in this episode, as her fear and worry about cancer is compounded by the unsettling arrival of Claire's old friend, Stevie Hall.
S3.E28 ∙ My Noon, My Midnight
Joy at Tess' biopsy result soon turns to tragedy, when Claire, Tess and Charlotte are involved in a serious car accident and one sister must make the ultimate sacrifice.
S3.E29 ∙ The Long Goodbye
Tess is struggling with Claire's death and survivor guilt, but a surprise visitor may help when she needs it most.
S3.E30 ∙ Turbulence
Tess is having a hard time getting along with Stevie. But when Charlotte's life is threatened, Tess and Stevie put aside their differences to save her.
S4.E1 ∙ Out of the Ashes
A stolen horse, a raging bushfire and Stevie defying orders push Tess to the limit now she is in charge of Drovers Run.
S4.E2 ∙ Double Dealing
It's high noon at Drovers when Tess and Stevie get caught in a sting by Sandra.
S4.E3 ∙ Jack of All Shades
Tess' world is turned upside down by the arrival of a man claiming to be Jack McLeod's long lost son.
S4.E4 ∙ Day of Reckoning
Sandra has a surprising solution when Alex and Nick face a heart wrenching decision, while Tess tackles her own problems with a charging bull and a gate.
S4.E5 ∙ Great Expectations
Stevie uncovers a dying man's secret and some secrets of her own are ready to rock Drovers Run.
S4.E6 ∙ Game of Chance
When Tess' fantasy world collides with reality, she finds herself pulled in two different directions and must decide between the two men who love her.
S4.E7 ∙ When Sparks Fly
Tess and Nick try to put their faltering relationship back on track, but there is an explosion that neither sees coming.
S4.E8 ∙ Show of Love
Alex's first love arrives in town with a proposition for Alex - which turns out to be a lot more complicated than it seems.
S4.E9 ∙ Father's Day
Tess has a fight on her hands when Peter claims custody of Charlotte. Alex enlists the help of his barrister father, Bryce.
S4.E10 ∙ Flesh and Blood
An old well on Drovers Run holds a forgotten secret for Tess, leading her to a devastating decision about the future.
S4.E11 ∙ Fool for Love
Stevie's ex-husband shows up at the farm and tells her they were never divorced. He intends to win her back.
S4.E12 ∙ Make or Break
Stevie is upset with Alex for putting her name on brochures advertising their new Rodeo school. Tess and Jodie are on their way to market to sell some cattle but are targeted by thieves at the truck stop.
S4.E13 ∙ Second Chance
Something is killing sheep. At first thought to be a fox until Roy's strange behavior makes some people think otherwise. Meg's sister is in town for a visit, and Meg receives a job offer from her Tutor.
S4.E14 ∙ Call Me Kate
As Meg and Jodi plan to move to Melbourne, Drover's Run needs to hire a new hand. Kate, a school friend of Jodi's, gets the job. Working at Killarney proves a challenge for Kate when she has her first run-in with Sandra.
S4.E15 ∙ Desperate and Dateless
On the way to the B and S ball, little goes as planned. Kate's car is stolen, Dave's car breaks down, Alex gets in a bar fight, and Stevie misses a big chance to unload some items on the black market.
S4.E16 ∙ Magnetic Attraction
When Stevie's daughter Rose arrived unannounced, life at Drovers is thrown into turmoil for everyone, and Stevie is faced with revealing the biggest secret of her life.
S4.E17 ∙ Every Breath You Take
An innocent flirtation turns into something more dangerous for Kate as Stevie and Alex finally realise their dream of starting a rodeo school.
S4.E18 ∙ My Brother's Keeper
Stevie falls for the charismatic Kane, while Alex's growing friendship with him creates estrangement between the Ryan brothers.
S4.E19 ∙ Saturn Returns
Tess' birthday forces her to take a long hard look at herself, but she "sees" more than she bargained for and unwittingly creates some midsummer nights madness.
S4.E20 ∙ Friendly Fire
Alex and Stevie's friendship is put to the test when Kane comes between them. Terry discovers that his new mechanic has bought bad fuel.
S4.E21 ∙ Secrets and Lies
Tess' plans to propose to Nick go haywire when Dave makes a discovery that threatens to derail the proposal permanently.
S4.E22 ∙ For Love or Money
When Stevie's past catches up with her, she decides to run again - and this time she asks Kane to come with her.
S4.E23 ∙ Dangerous Waters
As marriage looms for Tess and Nick, Tess finds herself in over her head.
S4.E24 ∙ Where There's Fire
Jodi's new position in the Country Fire Service is compromised when Luke becomes the prime suspect in a series of fires.
S4.E25 ∙ Trembling on the Brink
An earth tremor makes Tess worried about the omens for her wedding to Nick, but when the earth moves for Stevie and Alex, they try to pretend that nothing happened.
S4.E26 ∙ This Moment Forward
Nick and Tess approach the altar at last, but there's family heartache to endure before any glimpse of a gold ring.
S4.E27 ∙ Something to Prove
Stevie and Kate let pride get in the way as they both try to prove themselves in preparation for Tess and Nick's return from their honeymoon.
S4.E28 ∙ My House Is Your House
The Drovers girls have a tough time adjusting to Nick as the new 'man of the house' and when Dave makes a career-threatening mistake, love, loyalty and family ties are called into question.
S4.E29 ∙ A McLeod Daughter
Tess and Claire's cousin, Jasmine McLeod, appears at the farm telling everyone she's Hugh McLeod's daughter, there to spread the ashes of her father on the property. However it soon becomes clear that she has ulterior motives.
S4.E30 ∙ The Things We Do for Love
Jasmine overcomes her fears and leaves to resume her Riding career.
S4.E31 ∙ Love Interrupted
Sally comes back to tell Nick that she's pregnant with his baby. Tess has to find out why some of her sheep are dying. Stevie has a secret admirer.
S4.E32 ∙ Twice Bitten
Kane is playing cards with Terry and Luke when Alex turns up offering some work driving a truck. In no rush to go back to the cottage, Kane stays the night and in the morning is made an offer seemingly too good to refuse by Ray.
S5.E1 ∙ No Man's Land
Nick and Tess struggle to stay together. The arrival of Sally with Harrison, Nick's child, stresses their already strained relationship.
S5.E2 ∙ Little White Lies
Struggling to deal with the continued presence of Sally, the mother of Nick's newborn child, Harrison, Tess throws herself into various preparations for an upcoming Wool Board Expo. She places all her hopes for a successful Expo showing for Drovers in a sheep named the Colonel, and their plans to create a new line in organic wool with his progeny - plans which are placed in jeopardy when the Colonel develops a serious infection. Jodi is very excited about the event - she has been selected to model some creations by a local fashion designer. Stevie, who at the last minute is also asked to model, is less enthusiastic - she's a stranger to high heels, and even more so to parading her stuff down a catwalk. Kate's put out that she's not been asked to walk the carpet, but has her own pet project to present at the Expo - sheep coats, designed to improve quality and yield. Jodi gets caught out in a deception of her own when a local cop, Dan, issues Kate with a speeding fine incurred whilst her car was on loan - to Jodi, with Luke driving. Kate is hurt by the betrayal and lack of trust. Jodi has confessed the real reason she didn't ask Kate to model was an unfortunate incident at a party once when Kate trod on a dress and ripped it - yet Kate trusted Jodi sufficiently to loan her her car, with that trust subsequently betrayed. During a dry run for the fashion parade, it is Jodi who accidentally steps on Stevie's dress and rips it, forcing her to seek Kate's help, the only one who can use the sewing machine. Kate reveals her insecurities about her looks compared with Jodi, who finally understands why it was so important that Kate not be overlooked as a model. Also during the parade rehearsal, events come to an explosive head when Nick feels compelled to come clean with Tess. The others go on to the Expo without them, and Nick and Tess have a long and honest talk about their situation and come to the painful conclusion that it is best they part for a while, in order that Nick can continue seeing Harrison without causing Tess further pain. They part in sorrow, with Nick moving back into the Boys Cottage, and Tess again the head of an all-female household. Returning from the Expo, the girls try to cheer up Tess with their good news - the fashion show was a hit, Kate has received a Young Farmer's Award for the sheep coats. But at the end of the day, it's Stevie's friendship for which Tess is grateful most of all, and we know that Tess will move on with grit and her ever-present optimism.
S5.E3 ∙ Rules of Disengagement
Alex and Stevie do their best to reunite Tess and Nick, but things do not go as planned.
S5.E4 ∙ Once Were Heroes
Dave's passionate but stubborn side is exposed when he risks his career to save some mistreated horses. Jodi also takes some dangerous risks of her own, trying to stop Luke from gambling both his car and future in a drag race.
S5.E5 ∙ Return of the Black Queen
Harry is secretly thrilled when he hears Sandra is back in town, however their initial meeting doesn't go well with neither capable of confessing their love to each other.
S5.E6 ∙ Do You Read Me...?
Incapacitated by an injured foot, a bored Stevie has become addicted to the two-way radio. What was supposed to be a way of her keeping in touch around the farm has become an opened Pandora's Box.
S5.E7 ∙ Taking Care of Business
The women of Drovers Run are no longer a team of four. Kate, after being head hunted by Sandra, is working as overseer at Kinsella's. Jodi, after being fired by Stevie, has gone into business for herself, selling cosmetics, the hard way.
S5.E8 ∙ Old Flames
When Kate organizes a reunion walk of the high school hiking club, she isn't prepared for the old feelings it's about to stir up.
S5.E9 ∙ Body Blows
A brush with death causes Harry to reconsider his plans for Killarney. Alex has an ulterior motive offering Jodi a job parading his new bull while Meg's political career hits an unexpected snag.
S5.E10 ∙ Sins of the Father
Sandra is at loggerheads with Alex over the running of Killarney, and, hurt by being overlooked by Harry, finds fault with everything Alex does, including his decision to agist Drovers Run cattle on Killarney.
S5.E11 ∙ Boy Made Good
When Stevie's high school boyfriend, Will Hamilton, re-enters her life, she must decide whether to tell him about Rose. Meanwhile, Terry leaves Luke in charge of the truck stop but Luke may be in over his head.
S5.E12 ∙ The Pearl
Jodi is excited about her growing love for Luke, unaware that at the same time he is making a deal with a local criminal to deliver stolen cigars.
S5.E13 ∙ The Prodigal Daughter
After failing to bond with Regan, Tess looks inward for family and confronts the issue of children with Nick. Nick does not want his own children because of the genetic risks, but will not talk about other options.
S5.E14 ∙ Love and Obsession
Working in the new wildlife corridor, Stevie notices a beautiful horse amongst a herd of Brumbies. When Tess points out that the horse is Phoenix, Blaze's foal, Stevie decides to bring Phoenix home, despite Tess' misgivings.
S5.E15 ∙ One Long, Long Day
Stevie jumps at the chance to help take care of Charlotte, but after a momentary distraction, must face the most harrowing hour of her life when the little girl goes missing.
S5.E16 ∙ Down to Earth
Tess and Nick prepare for their move to Argentina. Alex hires a new overseer. Regan shares the findings from her geological investigations and her intentions with Stevie. Predictably, when Tess finds out, lines are drawn in the sand.
S5.E17 ∙ Heart of Gold
Tensions build, with Stevie, Jodi, Kate, and eventuality Tess, taking extreme measures to deter Regan from perusing her mining claim, and Dave tries a more subtle approach. But it takes a life-and-death crisis to change hearts and minds.
S5.E18 ∙ Taking Flight
Today is Harry's birthday and he's in a foul mood. Sandra is also in a mood, and Alex is stuck giving her a lift to Gungellan. She'd drive herself but she injured her arm, preventing her from driving.
S5.E19 ∙ Make Believe
Kate's grandmother, the powerful matriarch of the Manfredi family, is on her way to Drovers Run and Kate is mortified.
S5.E20 ∙ Heaven and Earth
Stevie tries to save a life as a dust storm sweeps across Drovers Run. Meanwhile, Harry buys the truck stop and appoints Moira as manager, leaving Terry as a lowly mechanic.
S5.E21 ∙ Moonstruck
Alex is overcome by toxic fumes while cleaning an old water tank. Meanwhile Jodi gives Meg advice about how to fix her relationship with Terry; Stevie discovers that Meg is hiding something concerning Jodi's birth.
S5.E22 ∙ If You Build It...
Stevie locks horns with Sandra, but then later helps her through a crisis. Meanwhile, Jodi suspects Rob is gay; Alex spends the day with Charlotte and learns some surprising information about Rob.
S5.E23 ∙ Out of Time
Stevie has to decide whether or not to tell her daughter Rose who her real mother is, when Rose and Stevie's sister Michelle arrive for a visit. Meanwhile, Rob learns that Jodi thinks he's gay and decides to have a little fun with her.
S5.E24 ∙ Betwixt and Between
Rose, who adores her grandparents, is curious to know why Stevie won't mend her long estrangement from them. What did she do that was so bad that she never spoke to her own parents again?
S5.E25 ∙ Truth or Dare
Dave's brother drops in, literally, for a visit and ensnares Kate's heart. Meanwhile, Stevie and Alex hunt a predator that is stalking the animals on Drovers Run and Killarney; Jodi contemplates changing her name.
S5.E26 ∙ The King and I
Jodi's world is turned topsy-turvy when she receives a birthday gift from the deceased, Jack McLeod. Meanwhile, Dave begins training a new veterinary student.
S5.E27 ∙ Intentions
Dave is forced to question his behaviour when his former student, Catriona, threatens him with a sexual harassment suit.
S5.E28 ∙ Stranger Than Fiction
Jodi learns that her mother's novel is based on real life as it details the mystery surrounding her birth. Meanwhile, Harry clashes with Alex over a deal.
S5.E29 ∙ Twelve and a Half Hours Behind
Tess returns home to Drovers Run with news that she's pregnant. But her joy is soon turned to grief when Nick's plane crashes and he is presumed dead. Meanwhile, Jodi attempts to verify that she is Jack McLeod's daughter.
S5.E30 ∙ Anniversary
Tess holds a celebration of life for Nick. Stevie, Jodi, and Kate try their best to help give Tess what she needs as she come to term with Nick's death. Alex and Harry struggle as they grieve for Nick.
S5.E31 ∙ Body and Soul
Alex struggles to deal with Nick's death, and he disappears, worrying Stevie. Tess worries that her mourning may harm the baby.
S5.E32 ∙ New Beginnings
Stevie realises she's in love with Alex, but can't bring herself to tell him. Meanwhile, Jodi gets the results of her DNA test and Tess has a strange recurring dream about Nick.
S6.E1 ∙ Lost & Found
Jodi has been trying to get up the courage to tell Tess about being sisters, and has told the others that today is the day. But things don't go quite to plan thanks to Dave.
S6.E2 ∙ Truth Hurts
Alex and Fiona's engagement becomes official after a notice appears in the Gungellan Gazette. Fiona is delighted by what she naturally assumes is Alex's romantic gesture and so he takes credit for it, not telling her Harry placed it.
S6.E3 ∙ Kiss of Death
Stevie is trying to deal with the fact that Alex, now engaged to Fiona, will never be hers, but she's not coping with it at all. She ends up bringing home a very young guy for the night, which causes Tess to worry.
S6.E4 ∙ Luck Be a Lady
In the wake of the crop-dusting incident, Drovers has lost all its contracts for organic produce. With no cash flow, the bank gives Tess an ultimatum: come up with new contracts in 36 hours or the bank will take possession of the farm.
S6.E5 ∙ The Real McLeod
Jodi is stunned when Tess offers her half her share of Drovers Run. Tess feels that, as a McLeod, Jodi should have an equity in the family heritage, as well as sharing their current massive debt.
S6.E6 ∙ The Calling
As Tess is slowly piecing her life together she receives a phone call that threatens to shatter it again. The Embassy in Argentina advises her that Nick's remains will be repatriated and she will need to make funeral arrangements.
S6.E7 ∙ What Lies Beneath
Tess's excitement about Nick's return is tempered only by an underlying fear that it's all a dream. She finds it hard to believe that, just as she'd accepted he was never coming back, he will be here this very morning.
S6.E8 ∙ Where the Heart Is
After a week back in Australia, Nick finds it hard to settle. Killarney has no need of him and so he sets his eyes on Wilgul once more, anxious to start up the cattle breeding program he never had the chance to realise in Argentina.
S6.E9 ∙ Deliver Us from Evil
Driving flat out to escape from Tom, Rob and Jodi are forced to abandon their vehicle and flee into the scrub. As they scramble for safety, Tom shoots Rob, and only Jodi's courage may see them survive the daylight risk.
S6.E10 ∙ The Big Commitment
Dave's brother Patrick loses his sight in an unfortunate farming accident and must rely on Kate for help.
S6.E11 ∙ Biting the Bullet
The Drovers girls are shocked to find Regan rattling through the homestead, desperate to speak with Tess. When she finds out Tess now lives in Argentina, she is shattered.
S6.E12 ∙ Second Best
When Harry's stud ram is stolen, the Drovers women unmask an unlikely sheep rustler.
S6.E13 ∙ The Trouble with Harry
Jodi is driving back to Drovers Run when her mobile phone rings. For a split second, she takes her eyes off the road. She looks up again - but it's too late. She's unable to avoid a head-on collision with a ute.
S6.E14 ∙ The Legend of Harry Ryan
As he prepares for his father's funeral, Alex is finding it difficult to compose a eulogy. What can he say in remembrance of a man who had so few redeeming characteristics?
S6.E15 ∙ Second Chances
Jodi's father Kevin makes an unexpected return to Drovers Run wanting to get back into his daughter's life. Jodi is thrilled at the opportunity, but not at having the task of telling him that she is not his daughter but Jack's.
S6.E16 ∙ Secrets and Lies
It's the day before Alex's wedding to Fiona, and as if Stevie isn't feeling wretched enough, as bridesmaid, she's suddenly lumbered with looking after Fiona for the day.
S6.E17 ∙ The Life of Riley
Shooters have encroached on Drovers Run, leaving a trail of dead brumbies in their wake. A chance encounter with Riley, a handsome bushie encamped on the property, leads the girls to believe that he is the killer.
S6.E18 ∙ Wild Horses
Fiona has returned from her honeymoon, leaving Alex to spend a few extra weeks with Nick in Argentina, to discover Sandra installed at Killarney. Sandra threatens to reveal Fiona's fake pregnancy to Alex.
S6.E19 ∙ The Great Temptation
The Drovers girls are excited-Jodi has won a new beef contract with Worthingtons; and Drovers Run is about to host the first Gungellan Fresh Cross Country Challenge.
S6.E20 ∙ Suspicious Minds
When evidence begins to mount against Stevie, Kate starts to believe that she could be guilty of Harry Ryan's murder and must decide if she should go to the police with her suspicions.
S6.E21 ∙ Days of Reckoning
Kate, who went to the police with her suspicions about Stevie's involvement in Harry's death, struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions.
S6.E22 ∙ Scratch the Surface
The women of Drovers Run are determined to discover who killed Harry Ryan, and when Leo returns to the district and locks horns with Stevie she becomes convinced that he is the killer.
S6.E23 ∙ For Better or Worse
Fiona and Alex have vowed to try to make the marriage work. Keen to impress, Fiona pulls out all the stops, starting by organising a top QC for Stevie's defence.
S6.E24 ∙ The Eleventh Hour
Having received word that her trial date has been moved up, Stevie is kept busy during her last day at Drovers Run tying up loose ends.
S6.E25 ∙ Old Wrongs
Stevie's daughter, Rose, is coming to stay for a month, and it's the first time in two years since she has seen her. Stevie sees it as an opportunity to rebuild their relationship, but Rose sees it differently.
S6.E26 ∙ Handle with Care
A chance roadside encounter with a seemingly reformed Leo sets Rose's heart a flutter. Rose decides to keep the ensuing romance a secret from her mother and arranges a series of clandestine meets with the much older Leo.
S6.E27 ∙ Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
After Rose and Stevie enthusiastically prepare for dinner with Rose's "mystery man", the girls are horrified when they see who the date turns out to be.
S6.E28 ∙ One Perfect Day
Jodi has introduced Boer goats onto Drovers and wants to associate them with Gungellan Fresh. Phil Rakich is instantly opposed to the idea and bad mouths the animals to Jodi.
S6.E29 ∙ Winners & Losers
When Alex returns from the city with Fiona, Stevie fears he's changed his mind about leaving his wife. Alex promises he'll do the deed this afternoon and agrees to meet Stevie later.
S6.E30 ∙ Damage Control
Riley and Jodi find a brumby that escaped during the storm, but it is injured and Riley has no choice but to put it down. The incident uncovers more traumatic memories about Rob for Jodi.
S6.E31 ∙ Risk
Dave gets offered a research job in Africa for two years and although he's tempted, he convinces himself, and everyone else, that he's not interested.
S6.E32 ∙ Twenty Questions
Kate is rattled. Dave's imminent move to Africa has awoken old feelings and whenever she sees him now she lapses into daydreams of Dave declaring his love for her.
S7.E1 ∙ Second Chances
Jodi's day is thrown into chaos when Matt suddenly returns. Finally free of his assumed identity, he has travelled back with plans to rekindle his relationship with Jodi.
S7.E2 ∙ All the Wrong Places
Kate's romantic exit has stirred up some confusing emotions for Jodi who becomes obsessed with building a new dam on Drovers, with near tragic results.
S7.E3 ∙ Digging Up the Past
Jodi unearths the bizarre 140-year-old mystery of Emma McLeod. Jodi is spooked by a mysterious vision and develops an angry rash on her wrists and ankles.
S7.E4 ∙ Thicker Than Water
Alex and Marcus come to blows over the future of Killarney, and Marcus reveals a secret that will change their lives forever.
S7.E5 ∙ Reaching Out
Jodi questions her sanity when she is haunted by visions of her ancestor Emma McLeod and a murdered convict.
S7.E6 ∙ Returned Favour
Riley and Matt both declare their love for Jodi, but who will she choose?
S7.E7 ∙ Of Hearts and Hunters
For Jodi and Matt, love is blossoming, and the Drovers' world as a whole is looking remarkably sunny. Jodi suggests Matt move in permanently, and we find Matt making plans to ask Jodi to marry.
S7.E8 ∙ Climb Every Mountain
Stevie has taken over a meeting that Jodi organised with Natural Resource Management, to tackle a weed problem on Killarney and Drovers. Though schmoozing suits is not Stevie's strong point, she is determined not to let Jodi down.
S7.E9 ∙ Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves
Regan tries to reconcile with her wild-at-heart sister, Grace, after Grace inherits part-ownership of Drovers Run from Jodi.
S7.E10 ∙ Rules of Engagement
Kate and Riley are caught in a game of theft and deception over stray cattle as Moira finds herself on a date with Phil Rakich.
S7.E11 ∙ Bloodlines
When Grace makes an unexpected return to Drovers Run, Regan tries her best to convince her sister to make her stay permanent.
S7.E12 ∙ Warts and All
Stevie is not enjoying becoming the new Mrs Alex Ryan. It is clear there are responsibilities that her new position brings, a feeling that is reinforced both by Bryce and Beth Martin.
S7.E13 ∙ Conflicts of Interest
Alex takes drastic action to lodge his marriage licence application in time.
S7.E14 ∙ Flesh and Stone
Grace kidnaps a government official to prevent the toxic dump going ahead. Regan fights to save Drovers Run, as her relationships with Grace and Lyle reach crisis point.
S7.E15 ∙ All's Fair in Love and War
Old wounds are opened when Stevie's daughter Rose arrives at Drovers Run accompanied by a stranger Stevie hasn't seen for seventeen years her mother, Helen.
S7.E16 ∙ Ever After
It's Alex and Stevie's wedding day, but after being arrested for cattle theft, will Alex get out of jail in time for the service?
S7.E17 ∙ Grace Under Fire
Grace is convinced she has cursed Drovers Run when a series of bizarre plagues hit the farm.
S7.E18 ∙ Gift Horse
Grace is determined to resist Heath's charms - but for how long? Patrick suffers a life-threatening reaction when bitten by a lizard.
S7.E20 ∙ Leaving the Nest
Stevie returns from her honeymoon hoping to spend the summer with her daughter Rose before she starts university.
S7.E21 ∙ A Spark from Heaven
This episode deals with the aftermath of Rose's fall. Also Grace has a plan to help with future water trouble. A mysterious stranger comes to help.
S7.E22 ∙ The Courage Within
While the girls investigate a mysterious explosion at the fuel dump, wheelchair-bound Rose is trapped in the homestead during a brazen robbery attempt.
S7.E23 ∙ Divided We Stand
Stevie's loyalty to Drovers Run and the potential benefits of Grace's controversial drought-proofing project are both tested when Stevie leaves Drovers to move into Killarney, awaiting Alex' return home.
S7.E24 ∙ On the Prowl
The women of Drovers team up with the men from Killarney to hunt the dangerous beast that is killing Drovers stock - is it a wild dog, or something more exotic as Kate suspects?
S7.E25 ∙ Fanning the Flames
Blinded by love, Kate decides to go on the run with her outlaw boyfriend Mitch. Meanwhile, Drovers Run and other local farms are the victims of a professional arsonist.
S7.E26 ∙ My Enemy My Friend
Grace faces an uphill battle to save Ashleigh's life after they are left stranded in the bush after being involved in a serious car accident on an isolated road.
S7.E27 ∙ Knight in Shining Armour
During preparations for a Medieval Fair organised drought relief, Grace is shocked when Heath proposes marriage. Will she accept?
S7.E28 ∙ The Short Cut
While Grace takes drastic action to catch a cattle thief, Ashleigh has to face the impending death of her father. And local bank manager Adam Gardiner returns to deliver some devastating news to the girls at Drover's Run.
S7.E29 ∙ Seeing Is Believing
Kate is convinced she has killed Ashleigh in a hit-and-run accident. But where is the body? It's Halloween and the horror stories the girls tell over dinner start to come true.
S7.E30 ∙ Second Chances
The arrival of a mysterious stranger forces Grace to reconsider her future with Heath who wants to move them to Queensland to take over a horse stud and setting up camp drafting school.
S7.E31 ∙ Mixed Messages
Marcus suspects Heath is cheating on Grace or is jealousy clouding his judgement?
S7.E32 ∙ Silent Night
It's Christmas Eve, and Alex makes an surprise return from Argentina to visit Stevie. Christmas Day ends tragically when Grace, Riley, Tayler and Patrick are involved in a shocking car accident at the flooded river.
S8.E1 ∙ Aftermath
Kate is obsessed with proving that Riley survived the Christmas night car accident.
S8.E2 ∙ The Pitfalls of Love
Grace and Marcus are trapped at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft. Will help arrive before Grace succumbs to hypothermia?
S8.E3 ∙ Wild Ride
Stevie's wild at heart former rodeo mate Sharon visits Drovers and turns everyone's lives upside down. Marcus sacrifices his chances in a major horse endurance race to save Ingrid from an abusive rider.
S8.E4 ∙ Nowhere to Hide
Kate gets offered a new job, while Stevie is shown a new side to Sharon.
S8.E5 ∙ Stand by Me
There seems to be an intruder haunting Drovers. Moira is spooked by strange noises in the night, and discovers an open packet of biscuits lying on the floor of the kitchen. Possums? Then what is the noise in the laundry?
S8.E6 ∙ Close Enough to Touch
Stevie awakes from a dream in which she is having trouble finding Alex to help her with their new baby. She puts it out of her mind quickly, for today is the day Alex returns from Argentina.
S8.E7 ∙ Bringing up Wombat
Tayler questions Patrick's commitment to their relationship while Grace decides not to even pursue her's with Marcus.
S8.E8 ∙ Three Sisters
Jaz McLeod steps off a bus in Gungellan looking every inch a fashion plate. As she struggles to gather up her luggage she meets Ben, a handsome larrikin on the same bus.
S8.E9 ∙ Dammed
The girls mobilise the local community to prevent a massive dam being build upstream.
S8.E10 ∙ Mother Love
Tayler's and Patrick's happy domesticity is disrupted when Tayler's mother, Jane, returns. Jane wants to set the record straight with her daughter about why she left, but Tayler is wary.
S8.E11 ∙ Bright Lights, Big Trouble
Grace, Jaz, Marcus and Frank head off to the city to confront the Minister responsible for a dam proposal that will take away their water.
S8.E12 ∙ Love and Let Die
An extremely bitter Frank Edwards launches an explosive attack on Minister Ayres as he tours the lands that may be affected by the dam and it is up to Grace, Jaz and Ben to stop him before he causes carnage.
S8.E13 ∙ Dog's Life
Ben's ex-girlfriend, Monique is playing on his mind. He tries to contact her with no luck, and resigns himself to another day in the district without her.
S8.E14 ∙ My Prince Will Come
After finding Annie, her showjumping horse from Europe, grazing in the windmill paddock, Jaz is surprised to discover she has been personally delivered by Mischa, her friend from Europe who happens to be a wealthy prince.
S8.E15 ∙ Snogging Frogs
Concerned for Jaz getting caught up in Mischa's scheme to clear her name, Grace threatens to report him to the officials if he puts Jaz at risk by going through with his plan.
S8.E16 ∙ The Merry Widow
Rumors fly about Stevie and Marcus. Stevie leaves Xander alone overnight for the first time. Moira and Phil make plans for the future. Tayler sees a job application Patrick has completed for a position on the other side of the country.
S8.E17 ∙ Show Pony
New detectives arrived to investigate stock thefts, and one of them is Ingrid's violent ex-husband. Jaz tries to work out what is making Annie panic and Ben volunteers to help her. Phil and Moira are trying to cope with their loss.
S8.E18 ∙ Every Move You Make
Drover's is hit by a cattle theft. Ingrid's husband watches Marcus. Tayler has difficulties with her studies.
S8.E19 ∙ Into Thin Air
Out of hospital after being shot, Ingrid's husband Paul is determined to get his wife and he will not let anyone stand in his way.
S8.E20 ∙ The Show Must Go On
With the debut performance of Phil's musical, The Girl from Gungellan, coming fast, rehearsals' and preparations are in full swing.
S8.E21 ∙ Into the Valley of the Shadow
With Jaz and Ben growing closer, Regan wants Ben to deal with his past before getting involved with her sister. Little does Regan know the consequences her suggestion will have.
S8.E22 ∙ The Long Paddock
Old friends and loved ones return home as the future of Drovers Run is secured for the next generation.
