McLeod's Daughters season 7

*McLeod's Daughters*
McLeod's Daughters
Season 7
	Season 7 Cast
No. of episodes	32
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	7 February –; 17 October 2007
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 6 Next →; Season 8
	List of episodes

The seventh season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on 7 February 2007 and concluded on 17 October 2007 with a total of 32 episodes.

Cast

Main

Simmone Jade Mackinnon as Stevie Hall (28 episodes)
Rachael Carpani as Jodi Fountain (8 episodes)
Abi Tucker as Grace Kingston (24 episodes)^{[note 1]}
Matt Passmore as Marcus Turner (31 episodes)^{[note 2]}
Aaron Jeffery as Alex Ryan (21 episodes)^{[note 3]}
Michala Banas as Kate Manfredi (26 episodes)^{[note 4]}
Gillian Alexy as Tayler Geddes
Luke Jacobz as Patrick Brewer
Dustin Clare as Riley Ward
Zoe Naylor as Regan McLeod (14 episodes)
Doris Younane as Moira Doyle^{[note 5]}

Recurring

Peter Hardy as Phil Rakich (19 episodes)
Sandy Winton as Heath Barrett (15 episodes)
Sam Healy as Ashleigh Redstaff (13 episodes)
Jonny Pasvolsky as Matt Bosnich (8 episodes)
Craig Stott as Jamie Mitchell (7 episodes)
Basia A'Hern as Rose Hall Smith (5 episodes)
John Stanton as Bryce Redstaff (5 episodes)
Rachael Coopes as Ingrid Marr (4 episodes)

Guest

Carmel Johnson as Beth Martin (4 episodes)
Reece Horner as Nat (4 episodes)
Patrick Frost as Neil Thompson (3 episodes)
Callan Mulvey as Mitch Wahlberg (3 episodes)
Genevieve Picot as Helen Hall (2 episodes)
Rebecca Hall as Dana Rivers (2 episodes)
Sonia Todd as Meg Fountain (1 episode)
Jay Laga'aia as Gabriel (1 episode)
Trudy Hellier as Barbara Geddes (1 episode)
Josef Ber as Hugh McLeod (1 episode)

Notes

^ Abi Tucker had been listed as recurring previous to being upgraded to main character status
^ Matthew Passmore had been listed as recurring previous to being upgraded to main character status
^ Whilst removed from the opening credits, Aaron Jeffery was listed as a main in the closing cast block
^ While appearing in the opening title sequence, Michala Banas was removed briefly from the closing credit block as her character did not appear in the first six episodes of the season, returned briefly and left for Africa, returning permanently four episodes later
^ Whilst not in the opening credits, Doris Younane was listed as a main in the closing cast block

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
171	1	"Second Chances"	Arnie Custo	Nick Stevens & Jane Allen	7 February 2007 (2007-02-07)
172	2	"All the Wrong Places"	Arnie Custo	Michaeley O'Brien & Sarah Duffy	14 February 2007 (2007-02-14)
173	3	"Digging Up the Past"	Richard Jasek	Margaret Wilson	21 February 2007 (2007-02-21)
174	4	"Thicker than Water"	Richard Jasek	Jane Allen & Justine Gillmer	28 February 2007 (2007-02-28)
175	5	"Reaching Out"	Andrew Prowse	Chris McCourt	7 March 2007 (2007-03-07)
176	6	"Returned Favour"	Andrew Prowse	Chris Hawkshaw	14 March 2007 (2007-03-14)
177	7	"Of Hearts and Hunters"	Richard Jasek	Nick Stevens	21 March 2007 (2007-03-21)
178	8	"Climb Every Mountain"	Richard Jasek	Michaeley O'Brien	11 April 2007 (2007-04-11)
179	9	"Sisters Are Doing it for Themselves"	Grant Brown	Margaret Wilson	18 April 2007 (2007-04-18)
180	10	"The Rules of Engagement"	Grant Brown	Jane Allen	25 April 2007 (2007-04-25)
181	11	"Bloodlines"	Declan Eames	Jane Allen	2 May 2007 (2007-05-02)
182	12	"Warts and All"	Declan Eames	Chris McCourt	9 May 2007 (2007-05-09)
183	13	"Conflict of Interests"	Arnie Custo	James Walker	16 May 2007 (2007-05-16)
184	14	"Flesh and Stone"	Arnie Custo	Chris Hawkshaw	30 May 2007 (2007-05-30)
185	15	"All's Fair in Love and War"	Steve Jodrell	Jane Allen	6 June 2007 (2007-06-06)
186	16	"Ever After"	Steve Jodrell	Margaret Wilson	20 June 2007 (2007-06-20)
187	17	"Grace Under Fire"	Grant Brown	Sarah Smith	27 June 2007 (2007-06-27)
188	18	"Gift Horse"	Arnie Custo	Anthony Ellis	11 July 2007 (2007-07-11)
189	19	"Hot Water"	Arnie Custo	James Walker	18 July 2007 (2007-07-18)
190	20	"Leaving the Nest"	Declan Eames	Chris Hawkshaw	25 July 2007 (2007-07-25)
191	21	"A Spark from Heaven"	Declan Eames	Chris Hawkshaw	1 August 2007 (2007-08-01)
192	22	"The Courage Within"	Declan Eames	Chris McCourt	8 August 2007 (2007-08-08)
193	23	"Divided We Stand"	Richard Jasek	Jane Allen & Tracey Trinder	15 August 2007 (2007-08-15)
194	24	"On the Prowl"	Richard Jasek	Margaret Wilson	22 August 2007 (2007-08-22)
195	25	"Fanning the Flames"	Nick Bufalo	Anthony Ellis	29 August 2007 (2007-08-29)
196	26	"My Enemy, My Friend"	Nick Bufalo	Justine Gillmer	5 September 2007 (2007-09-05)
197	27	"Knight in Shining Armor"	Grant Brown	Greg Millin	12 September 2007 (2007-09-12)
198	28	"The Short Cut"	Grant Brown	Alexa Wyatt	19 September 2007 (2007-09-19)
199	29	"Seeing is Believing"	Arnie Custo	Jane Allen	26 September 2007 (2007-09-26)
200	30	"Second Chances"	Arnie Custo	Chris Hawkshaw	3 October 2007 (2007-10-03)
201	31	"Mixed Messages"	Richard Jasek	Sarah Duffy	10 October 2007 (2007-10-10)
202	32	"Silent Night"	Richard Jasek	Chris McCourt	17 October 2007 (2007-10-17)

Ratings

All Sourced from: http://australiantelevision.net/mcleod/series7.html

This season averaged 1.17 Million Viewers. Ratings seriously suffered this season which eventually led to the cancellation at the conclusion of this season. The Season premiere was down 10% from Season 6 premiere with the current season only having 1.181 million (compared to 1.315 last season). Ratings eventually climbed to 1.333 Million for Episode 8 (Rachael Carpani (Jodi McLeod's) final appearance). Ratings then dropped to 1.184, similar to the beginning of the season. Ratings then hovered around the high 1.2 millions until hitting a season high of 1.401 million viewers for Stevie & Alex's wedding, making it the highest since the season 6 finale in November 2006. 2 episodes later saw new lows of 1.083 million viewers which it hovered around until 7-25 saw 0.989 million viewers making it the lowest viewed episode of McLeod's at that point. Ratings stayed around 1.50 million viewers until 7-29 saw 0.937 million viewers, making another series low. The 200th episode (7-30) saw an extremely disappointing 1.008 million viewers and 7-31 didn't fare much better. The season finale rose to 1.207 million viewers, making it the highest viewed episode since 7-17 in June 2007, however was still disappointing and over 200,000 viewers down from the last season finale.

Episode Number	Airdate	Ratings
171 7-01	7 February 2007	1.181 Million
172 7-02	14 February 2007	1.148 Million
173 7-03	21 February 2007	1.146 Million
174 7-04	28 February 2007	1.166 Million
175 7-05	7 March 2007	1.213 Million
176 7-06	14 March 2007	1.321 Million
177 7-07	21 March 2007	1.320 Million
178 7-08	11 April 2007	1.333 Million
179 7-09	18 April 2007	1.243 Million
180 7-10	25 April 2007	1.355 Million
181 7-11	2 May 2007	1.242 Million
182 7-12	9 May 2007	1.184 Million
183 7-13	16 May 2007	1.184 Million
184 7-14	30 May 2007	1.282 Million
185 7-15	6 June 2007	1.289 Million
186 7-16	20 June 2007	1.401 Million*
187 7-17	27 June 2007	1.262 Million
188 7-18	11 July 2007	1.083 Million
189 7-19	18 July 2007	1.122 Million
190 7-20	25 July 2007	1.156 Million
191 7-21	1 August 2007	1.205 Million
192 7-22	8 August 2007	1.072 Million
193 7-23	15 August 2007	1.083 Million
194 7-24	22 August 2007	1.072 Million
195 7-25	29 August 2007	0.989 Million
196 7-26	5 September 2007	1.078 Million
197 7-27	12 September 2007	1.181 Million
198 7-28	19 September 2007	1.094 Million
199 7-29	26 September 2007	0.937 Million**
200 7-30	3 October 2007	1.008 Million
201 7-31	10 October 2007	1.076 Million
202 7-32	18 October 2007	1.207 Million

DVD releases

The Complete Seventh Season
Set Details
32 Episodes 7-Disc Set 1440 minutes 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Released by Sony Entertainment
Release Dates
Australia	30 April 2008

References

External links

McLeod's Daughters Official Website

[1] Abi Tucker had been listed as recurring previous to being upgraded to main character status

[2] Matthew Passmore had been listed as recurring previous to being upgraded to main character status

[3] Whilst removed from the opening credits, Aaron Jeffery was listed as a main in the closing cast block

[4] While appearing in the opening title sequence, Michala Banas was removed briefly from the closing credit block as her character did not appear in the first six episodes of the season, returned briefly and left for Africa, returning permanently four episodes later

[5] Whilst not in the opening credits, Doris Younane was listed as a main in the closing cast block

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Music	McLeod's Daughters: Songs from the Series