McLeod's Daughters season 4
| McLeod's Daughters | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 Season 4 Cast | |
| No. of episodes | 32[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 11 February – 24 November 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on 11 February 2004 and concluded on 24 November 2004 with a total of 32 episodes.[2] This is the first season to not feature Lisa Chappell as Claire McLeod and Jessica Napier as Becky Howard, as both actresses left the series in the third season. Becky left to be with boyfriend Jake and Claire McLeod died at the end of the third season.
Bridie Carter (Tess), Simmone Jade Mackinnon (Stevie), Rachael Carpani (Jodi), Aaron Jeffery (Alex), and Myles Pollard (Nick) all return to the series main cast this season. Sonia Todd (Meg) returned to the main cast until her character left for Melbourne; she recurred thereafter. Michala Banas joins the cast this season as Kate Manfredi, a friend of Jodi's. Brett Tucker returns in a recurring role as Dave Brewer, but is added to the main cast at the end of the season.
The season was the third most watched series on Australian television for 2004. It was the most watched television drama on Australian television, averaging 1.52 million viewers, up from the previous season.
Plot
Tess, now without her sister, has to find the strength to rebuild her life and take control of the Drovers' legacy. She faces challenges including her relationship and marriage with Nick, Peter returning for custody of Charlotte, working Stevie and accepting her as her partner on Drover's, and being the glue that holds Drover's together.
Stevie deals with settling down on Drover's and finding the strength to build a relationship with her daughter, Rose, who believes Stevie is her aunt. Stevie's ex-husband returns to win her back, but budding relationships with newcomer Kane Morgan and with Alex make her realize that her marriage is in the past. Tess asks Stevie to continue on Drover's, but as her partner.
Jodi and Meg both are trying to make the best decisions for their lives. Meg takes a chance and goes to Melbourne for a job opportunity, while Jodi takes on more responsibility on Drover's and with the CFS, while pursuing a relationship with Kane's younger brother, Luke.
The Ryan boys face the marriage of Harry and Sandra, while they both move back to Killarney. Alex tries to push away his feelings for Stevie, while Nick continues to grow with his relationship and later marriage to Tess.
Together, Nick and Tess have a bump in the road when Sally returns at the end of the season with news that will change Nick's and Tess' lives forever.
Cast
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Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 75 | 1 | "Out of the Ashes" | Chris Martin Jones | Dave Warner & Alexa Wyatt | 11 February 2004 |
| 76 | 2 | "Double Dealing" | Geoff Bennett | Carol Williams | 18 February 2004 |
| 77 | 3 | "Jack of All Shades" | Chris Martin-Jones | Murray Oliver & Sarah Smith | 3 March 2004 |
| 78 | 4 | "Day of Reckoning" | Geoff Bennett | Denise Morgan | 10 March 2004 |
| 79 | 5 | "Great Expectations" | Jessica Hobbs | Chris Hawkshaw | 10 March 2004 |
| 80 | 6 | "Game of Chance" | Jessica Hobbs | Sally Webb | 17 March 2004 |
| 81 | 7 | "When Sparks Fly" | Ray Quint | Chris McCourt | 24 March 2004 |
| 82 | 8 | "Show of Love" | Ray Quint | Margaret Wilson | 31 March 2004 |
| 83 | 9 | "Father's Day" | Geoff Bennett | Alexa Wyatt & Hadass Segal | 14 April 2004 |
| 84 | 10 | "Flesh and Blood" | Geoff Bennett | Alexa Wyatt & Lily Taylor | 21 April 2004 |
| 85 | 11 | "Fool for Love" | Roger Dowling | Dave Warner | 28 April 2004 |
| 86 | 12 | "Make or Break" | Roger Dowling | Giula Sandler | 5 May 2004 |
| 87 | 13 | "Second Chance" | Ali Ali | Denise Morgan | 12 May 2004 |
| 88 | 14 | "Call Me Kate" | Ali Ali | Chris McCourt | 19 May 2004 |
| 89 | 15 | "Desperate & Dateless" | Geoff Bennett | Alana Valentine & Hadass Segal | 14 July 2004 |
| 90 | 16 | "Magnetic Attraction" | Geoff Bennett | Max Dann | 21 July 2004 |
| 91 | 17 | "Every Breath You Take" | Karl Zwicky | Giula Sandler | 28 July 2004 |
| 92 | 18 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Karl Zwicky | Dave Warner | 4 August 2004 |
| 93 | 19 | "Saturn Returns" | Chris Martin Jones | Claire Haywood | 11 August 2004 |
| 94 | 20 | "Friendly Fire" | Chris Martin Jones | Denise Morgan | 1 September 2004 |
| 95 | 21 | "Secrets and Lies" | Arnie Custo | Sue Hore & Hadass Segal | 8 September 2004 |
| 96 | 22 | "For Love or Money" | Arnie Custo | Michaeley O'Brien | 15 September 2004 |
| 97 | 23 | "Dangerous Waters" | Richard Jasek | Sally Webb | 22 September 2004 |
| 98 | 24 | "Where There's Fire" | Richard Jasek | Chris Phillips & Fin Edquist | 29 September 2004 |
| 99 | 25 | "Trembling on the Brink" | Chris Martin Jones | Chris McCourt | 6 October 2004 |
| 100 | 26 | "This Moment Forward" | Chris Martin Jones | Chris Hawkshaw | 13 October 2004 |
| 101 | 27 | "Something to Prove" | Ray Quint | Giula Sandler | 20 October 2004 |
| 102 | 28 | "My House is Your House" | Ray Quint | Hadass Segal | 27 October 2004 |
| 103 | 29 | "A McLeod Daughter" | Arnie Custo | Lily Taylor & Dave Warner | 3 November 2004 |
| 104 | 30 | "The Things We Do for Love" | Arnie Custo | Chris Phillips & Fin Edquist | 10 November 2004 |
| 105 | 31 | "Love Interrupted" | Karl Zwicky | Alexa Wyatt | 17 November 2004 |
| 106 | 32 | "Twice Bitten" | Karl Zwicky | Sarah Smith | 24 November 2004 |
DVD Releases
| The Complete Fourth Series | ||||
| Set details | Special Features | |||
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| Release date | ||||
| Australia | ||||
| 10 October 2005 | ||||
References
- ^ "McLeod's Daughters: episode guide Series 4". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "McLeod's Daughters: episode guide Series 4". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "McLeod's Daughter's (2001) - Episodes cast". imdb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.