McLeod's Daughters
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| McLeod's Daughters | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Posie Graeme-Evans Caroline Stanton |
| Starring | Bridie Carter Lisa Chappell Rachael Carpani Jessica Napier Aaron Jeffery Simmone Jade Mackinnon Abi Tucker Michala Banas Zoe Naylor Matt Passmore Brett Tucker Myles Pollard Doris Younane Sonia Todd Luke Jacobz Jonny Pasvolsky Gillian Alexy Dustin Clare Edwina Ritchard John Schwarz |
| Opening theme | Rebecca Lavelle Posie Graeme-Evans Chris Harriot |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 205 as of 6 August 2008 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kris Noble, Susan Bower, Posie Graeme-Evans, Jo Horsburgh |
| Production locations | Kingsford, between the townships of Gawler and Freeling, one hour north of Adelaide[citation needed] |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 8 August 2001 – TBA |
McLeod's Daughters is an Australian television drama shown on the Nine Network beginning August 2001. Its final season will air in December, 2008.[citation needed]
Plot
When elderly Jack McLeod dies, leaving his his heavily mortgaged family farm of Drover's Run, to his daughters, Tess returns home to the place where she had left more than 20 years before. Jack was first married to Prudence and they had a daughter Claire and a son Adam. Tragically both Prue and Adam die during childbirth, leaving Jack alone to raise Claire. A few years later he meets and marries a city girl, Ruth Silverman, and they have a daughter, Tess. Growing up, the two girls had been very close but were separated when Ruth took 5-year-old Tess back to the city.
Tess, who recently lost her mother to breast cancer, returns to Drover's in the hopes of cashing out and opening a cafe in the city, but is disappointed to be met with a less-than-rosy financial picture and the open resentment of her older sister. After Claire fires the male workforce, the sisters, with the help of housekeeper Meg Fountain, her daughter Jodi, and local girl Becky, decide to run the property themselves. The tentative, and presumably temporary partnership is the first step in the reunited sisters' effort to heal old wounds, improve their relationship, and lift the property out of debt.
Since Claire's death in 2003, Tess's departure with husband Nick overseas and Jodi Fountain McLeod's death. Drovers Run is now in the hands of their cousins Grace, Regan & Jasmine McLeod along with farm hands Moria Doyle, Stevie Hall Ryan and Tayler Geddes.
The McLeod Daughters
| Actor | Character | First Appearance | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridie Carter | Tess Silverman McLeod | 2001 | 2006 |
| Lisa Chappell | Claire McLeod | 2001 | 2003 |
| Rachael Carpani | Jodi Fountain McLeod | 2001 | 2007 |
| Edwina Ritchard | Jaz McLeod | 2004 [1] | 2009 |
| Zoe Naylor | Regan McLeod | 2005 | 2009 |
| Abi Tucker | Grace McLeod | 2007 | 2009 |
Series history
Posie Graeme-Evans developed the idea for McLeod's Daughters in the early 1990s for her company Millennium 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 Jack McLeod who is the father and 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 in late 2000 after the Opening Ceremony for the 2000 Sydney Olympics featured a The Man from Snowy River theme highlighting the cultural significance of the bush to Australians. The first episode of McLeod's Daughters debuted in August 2001 and proved to be a smash hit, attracting 1.89 million viewers. The first series proved to be a success attracting an average of 1.5 million viewers an episode in Australia. The show also proved to be a success when shown in New Zealand on TV2 one of TVNZ's free-to-air channels.
The second series 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, the older McLeod daughter, left the show in October 2003 to further her acting and singing career. Her character was killed off in the landmark episode 72, 'My Noon, My Midnight'.
The popularity of the program in Australia was highlighted when the show won four Logies, including Lisa Chappell winning most popular female actor, Aaron Jeffrey most popular actor and most popular Australian drama series.
Rachael Carpani's departure in 2007 meant that the show had only one original cast member, Aaron Jeffery (who will officially leave in 2008 leaving no original cast members). 2007 also marked the year which many viewers considered the show to have "jumped the shark", with the storylines becoming so far-fetched that the show had drifted into a new direction, that of a soap-opera (which is also reflected in the low ratings). Aaron Jeffrey's commented to The Daily Telegraph that his desire to departure from the show was due to the new direction which the show was moving in, and he did not like it.
The 200th episode of McLeod's Daughters aired on October 3, 2007, with Hugh McLeod returning for this special event (Grace, Jasmine & Regan's father). Ratings for this episode were very poor by Australian standards, with only 1,008,000 viewers tuning in.
The final and eighth season will begin on July 23 2008 with the episode 203, "Aftermath". The show will then finish early 2009 or late 2008 with the final, episode 224. [citation needed]
Cast
Cast
- ^ In 2007 Sonia Todd returned with a guest role as Meg Fountain Dodge for 2 episodes.
- ^ The year for Moira's first appearance is when she was a recurring character not a main character.
- ^ The year for Tayler's first appearance is when she was a guest star not a main character.
- ^ The Year 2006 For Marcus is actually the year Matt Passmore appeared on the show not the character.
- ^ Jasmine McLeod was played by Anna Torv in 2004 for 2 episodes and then left and Edwina Ritchard will take over in 2008 when Jasmine Returns.
- Upcoming & Currently Active Cast are in Yellow, Previous Cast are in Blue.
Recurring cast members
| Actor | Character | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall Napier | Harry Ryan/Carl Wetherdon | 2001 - 2006 |
| John Jaratt | Terry Dodge | 2001 - 2006 |
| Fletcher Humphrys | Brett "Brick" Buchanan | 2001 - 2003 |
| Henry Nixon | Shearer/Greg Dawson | 2001, 2005, 2006 |
| Rodger Corser | Peter Johnson | 2001 - 2004 |
| Ben Mortley | Alberto Borele | 2001, 2002 - 2003 |
| Kathryn Hartmman | Sally Clemments | 2002 - 2005 |
| Stelios Yiakmis | Sergeant Frank Da Costa | 2002 |
| Charlie Clausen | Jake Harrison | 2002 - 2003 |
| Richard Healy | Kevin Fountain | 2002, 2003, 2006 |
| Inge Hornstra | Sandra Kinsella Ryan | 2002 - 2006 |
| Reece Horner | Nat | 2003 - 2008 |
| Jovita Lee Shaw | Kylie Buchanan | 2003 |
| John Stanton | Bryce Redstaff | 2003 - 2007 |
| Carmel Johnson | Beth Martin | 2003 - 2007 |
| Brooke, Kaitlyn and Tahlia Stacey-Clark | Charlotte McLeod | 2004 - 2006 |
| Harold Hopkins | Ken Logan | 2004 |
| Susan Godfrey | Jennifer Logan | 2004 |
| Tasma Walton | Tracy Morrison | 2004 |
| Grant Bowler | Jared Wuchowski | 2004 |
| Glenda Linscott | Celia Rivers | 2004 |
| Craig McLachlan | Kane Morgan | 2004 |
| Basia A'Hern | Rose Hall-Smith | 2004 - 2008 |
| Dean O'Gorman | Luke Morgan | 2004 - 2005 |
| Anna Torv | Jasmine McLeod | 2004 |
| Josef Bur | Hugh McLeod | 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Rhys Muldoon | Jeremy Quaid | 2005 |
| Jeremy Sims | Will Hamilton | 2005 |
| Sonja Tallis | Alessa Manfredi | 2005 |
| Tara Morice | Michelle Hall - Smith | 2005 |
| Sophie Cleary | Catrina Bradfield | 2005, 2006 |
| John Atkinson | Roger | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Matt Passmore | Greg Hope | 2006 |
| Michelle Langstone | Fiona Webb Ryan | 2006 |
| Peter Hardy | Phil Rakich | 2006 - 2008 |
| Damien Richardson | Tom Braiden | 2006 |
| Daniel Feuerriegel | Leo Coombes | 2006 |
| Joe Petruzzi | Sgt. Tony Rablsi | 2006 |
| Andrew.S.Gilbert | Joel Sanderson | 2006 |
| Alicya Debnam Carey | Chloe Sanderson | 2006 |
| Robert Coleby | Howard Webb | 2006 |
| Steve Vidler | Hugh Doyle | 2006 |
| Rebecca Lavelle | Bindy Martin | 2006 |
| Sullivan Stapleton | Drew Cornwell | 2006 |
| Samantha Tolj | Heather Richardson | 2007 |
| Liam Hemsworth | Damon | 2007 |
| Callan Mulvey | Mitch Wahlberg | 2007 |
| Jay Laga'aia | Gabe | 2007 |
| Wendy Bos | Karen Aitken | 2007 |
| Sam Healy | Ashleigh Redstaff | 2007 |
| Rachael Coopes | Ingrid Marr | 2007 - 2008 |
| Sandy Winton | Heath Barrett | 2007 |
| Anita Hegh | Sharon Buckingham | 2008 |
| Martin Lynes | Frank Edwards | 2008 |
| Alex Cook | Lily Edwards | 2008 |
- Series 7 Ratings Note: Ratings dropped very low when Rachael Carpani (Jodi Fountain McLeod) & Zoe Naylor (Regan McLeod) left early in series 7 but picked up briefly, hitting 1,401,000 for the episode of Alex & Stevie's wedding day mid series 7. Then in episodes; Fanning the Flames ratings drop to 945,000 and in Seeing is believing it drop to 905,000, Then in the series 7 finale rated slightly better than the season average gaining 1,209,000 viewers.
Locations
Drovers
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Gungellan
Locations in Gungellan:
- 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 & now daughter with Claire McLeod , Tess Silverman McLeod, Jodi Fountain McLeod and Grace McLeod all have ran Drovers Run along with part-owners Stevie Hall Ryan and Regan McLeod and with help of all the staff.
- Killarney - Killarney is also know as the Ryan Empire that Harry Ryan owned and as he grew older his sons Alex and Nick took over and when Nick left, Alex ran Killarney for a couple of years then his brother Marcus came along and Alex and Marcus both own and run Killarney. Killarney is the opposite of Drovers
- Kinsellas - Kinsellas is a local farm that was run by Sandra Kinsella from 2003 - 2006. The name has changed since Heath Barret brought 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 there supplies and when they need fuel. It was first owned by Harry Ryan. Then Terry Dodge then Moira Doyle & Regan McLeod and the current owner is Phill Rakich.
- The Town Hall - The Town Hall is where most major events are helf like Miss Gungellan, Plays and much more things and the much recent bad turn out with Jodi crashing the towns birthday celebration.
- Fisher - Gungellans closes Large Town.
Episodes
In McLeod's Daughters it's first & second season it aired 22 episodes each which meant by the end of 2002 it had only aired 44. By 2003 the show began airing 30 episodes making the total 74. In its fourth season the show aired 32 episodes and also aired the 100th episode and finished on a total of 106 episodes. Season 5 remained the same airing episodes 107 - 138. The sixth season also remained the same airing episodes 139 - 170. The seventh season suffered a major drop in viewers because the seventh's season was so far fetched and also aired it's 200th episode. The Show has currently aired 202 episodes in Australia since 16 October 2007 and will air the final 22 episodes in 2008 making the total by the end of the series 224 Episodes.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | Discs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | 2001 - 2002 | September 10 2003 | 6 | |
| Season 2 | 22 | 2002 | July 12, 2004 | 6 | |
| Season 3 | 30 | 2003 | June, 2005 | 6 | |
| Season 4 | 32 | 2004 | October, 2005 | 7 | |
| Season 5 | 32 | 2005 | April, 2006 | 7 | |
| Season 6 | 32 | 2006 | April 11, 2007 | 7 | |
| Season 7 | 32 | 2007 | April 30, 2008 | 7 | |
| Season 8 | 22 | 2008 - 2009 | 2009 | 6 | |
Merchandise
Music From McLeod's Daughters
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Awards
Logie Awards
McLeod's Daughters has been nominated for, and won, numerous Logie awards including Lisa Chappell who won "Most Popular new Female talent" in 2002 and Aarron Jeffery who was awarded "Most popular Actor" in 2004. McLeod's Daughters is nominated for two awards in 2008 including" Most Popular Australian Drama" and Simmone Jade Mackinnon who is nominated for most popular actress.
DVD Releases
VHS/DVD release
- For further information on each individual release, see the relevant season article.
The Complete First - Seventh Series have been released in Region 4 format with the earliest being released in 2003 and the latest being released 30 April 2008.The Region 1 has so far released Series 1 - 5 with the sixth being released Early/Mid June.,
| Series | Length | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | 5 VHS tapes | 1 - 22 |
| Series 2 | 5 VHS tapes | 23 - 44 |
| Series 3 | 6 VHS tapes | 45 - 74 |
| Series 4 | 7 VHS tapes | 75 - 106 |
| Series | Release date | Colour | Featured episodes | Discs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Complete First Series | 10 September 2003 | Light Blue | 1 - 22 | 6 |
| The Complete Second Series | July 12 2004 | Yellow | 23 - 44 | 6 |
| The Complete Third Series | 13 April 2005 | Green | 45 -74 | 6 |
| The Complete Fourth Series | 12 October 2005 | Maroon | 75 - 106 | 7 |
| The Complete Fifth Series | 3 May 2006 | Dark Orange | 107 - 138 | 7 |
| The Complete Sixth Series | 17 April 2007 | Light Blue | 139 - 170 | 7 |
| The Complete Seventh Series | 30 April 2008 | Light Orange | 171 - 202 | 7 |
| The Complete Eighth Series | 19 November 2008 | 203 - 224 | 6 | |
Broadcast
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| Country | Name | Network/Channel | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | 8 August 2001 | 2008 or 2009 |
| McLeod's Daughters | Hallmark Channel | |||
 New Zealand |
McLeod's Daughters | TV2 | Between 2001 - 2003 | 2009 |
 Germany |
McLeods Töchter | VOX | ||
 Austria |
McLeods Töchter | VOX | ||
 Switzerland |
McLeods Töchter | VOX | ||
 UK |
McLeod's Daughters | Hallmark Channel | ||
| Asia | McLeod's Daughters | Hallmark Channel | ||
 Netherlands |
McLeod's Daughters | Net 5 | 2001 | 2008 or 2009 |
 Belgium |
McLeod's Daughters | VTM | ||
 Canada |
McLeod's Daughters | One | ||
| McLeod's Daughters (french) | Vision TV | |||
 Hungary |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel (Hungary) | ||
 Italy |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel (Italy) | ||
| Latin America | McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Estonia |
McLeod's Daughters | Kanal 2 | ||
 Bulgaria |
McLeod's Daughters | GTV | ||
 Poland |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Israel |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 South Africa |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Namibia |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Romania |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Malaysia |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Singapore |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Galacia (Spain) |
As irmás McLeod | TVG | ||
 Norway |
McLeod's Daughters | TVNorge | ||
 Sweden |
McLeods döttrar | Hallmark Channel Kanal 5 |
||
 Ireland |
McLeod's Daughters | RTÉ 2 | ||
 Denmark |
McLeod's Daughters | Kanal 4 | ||
 Finland |
McLeod's Daughters | YLE 2 | ||
 Croatia |
McLeod's Daughters | HRT | ||
 Serbia |
McLeod's Daughters | The Hallmark Channel | ||
 Kuwait |
McLeod's Daughters | KUWAIT TV2 KTV2 National Channel |
See also
References
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