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Winners & Losers
Season 2
DVD cover art
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release26 June (2012-06-26) –
27 November 2012 (2012-11-27)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The second season of the television drama series Winners & Losers aired from 26 June to 27 November 2012 on the Seven Network in Australia. It replaced Packed to the Rafters while the series was on hiatus. Season two follows the lives of Jenny, Bec, Sophie and Frances three months on from the events of the first season. Filming for the season began in August 2011 and creator of the show, Bevan Lee stated that viewers would see big changes for the girls. The main cast members all returned, while Anne Phelan joined them as Gross family matriarch Nanna Dot.

Production

On 5 July 2011, it was announced that Seven had renewed Winners & Losers for a second season to air in 2012.[1] Filming for the second season began on 23 August 2011[2] and completed on 5 April 2012.[3] Bevan Lee, the creator of Winners & Losers, told the Herald Sun's Colin Vickery that viewers would see big changes in the new season. He said "We turn the girls' lives on their heads in a pretty major way in the final episode (of series one). That will give us a new launching pad for season two."[1] Zoe Tuckwell-Smith told a TV Week reporter that the new season would see the girls get different individual storylines.[4] Tuckwell-Smith added that she had filmed limited scenes with Melissa Bergland, who plays Bec's best friend, Jenny.[4] Of her character's journey, Bergland revealed "Jenny is falling in love and getting everything she ever wanted ... and then ruining her life! She's doing everything in two years that everyone else has done over 10. She's 28 next season, and she's catching up."[4] The actress commented that Winners & Losers felt like it had grown up a bit.[4] The season began airing on 26 June 2012 in the 8:30 pm timeslot on Tuesdays.[5]

Cast

Casting

Returning supporting cast members included Michala Banas as Tiffany Turner, PiaGrace Moon as Jasmine Patterson, Natalie Saleeba as Claire Armstrong, Mike Smith as Bec's brother Callum Gilbert and Nell Feeney as their mother Carolyn Gilbert.[5][6][7][8] Nick Simpson-Deeks reprised his role as Rhys Mitchell for ten episodes.[9]

In April 2012, Erin McWhirter of TV Week announced Luke Hemsworth would be appearing in at least two episodes.[10] On 7 July 2012, a writer for The Advertiser revealed that Maya Aleksandra had joined the guest cast as Brandi Bower, a character who is engaged to Steve Gilbert (Greg Stone).[11] Luke Arnold was cast as Lachie, Jenny's university friend, while Lara Robinson appeared in five episodes as student Tilly Young.[12][13] Peta Sergeant started appearing as Sophie's friend, Cat Johnson, from August.[14] Tom Hobbs also joined the main cast as Cat's brother Flynn.[15] Brett Cousins began appearing from October 2012 as Tilly's father, Glenn.[16]

Episodes

See also: List of Winners & Losers episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Australian viewers
231"The Happily Ever After Thing"Nicholas BufaloDavid Hannam26 June 2012 (2012-06-26)1.223[17]
242"Grape Expectations"Nicholas BufaloKirsty Fisher3 July 2012 (2012-07-03)1.161[18]
253"Welcome to the Family"Ian GilmourAlix Beane10 July 2012 (2012-07-10)1.246[19]
264"Juggling's Not Just a Party Trick"Ian GilmourTrent Roberts17 July 2012 (2012-07-17)1.159[20]
275"A Day in the Life"Bill HughesFaith McKinnon24 July 2012 (2012-07-24)1.026[21]
286"Twists of Fête"Bill HughesPhil Lloyd31 July 2012 (2012-07-31)0.843[22]
297"What Lies Beneath"Steve JodrellSandy Webster7 August 2012 (2012-08-07)0.845[23]
308"Letters and Lies"Steve JodrellDan Bennett14 August 2012 (2012-08-14)1.104[24]
319"Stalled"Nicholas BufaloPete McTighe21 August 2012 (2012-08-21)1.348[25]
3210"Moving On"Nicholas BufaloClare Atkins21 August 2012 (2012-08-21)1.281[25]
3311"Future Tense"Ian GilmourDavid Hannam28 August 2012 (2012-08-28)1.328[26]
3412"Maybe Baby"Ian GilmourKirsty Fisher4 September 2012 (2012-09-04)1.434[27]
3513"A Problem Shared"Jean-Pierre MignonTrent Roberts11 September 2012 (2012-09-11)1.303[28]
3614"The Right Time"Jean-Pierre MignonAlix Beane18 September 2012 (2012-09-18)1.326[29]
3715"Footprints"Jet WilkinsonNicky Arnall2 October 2012 (2012-10-02)1.194[30]
3816"A Whole New World"Jet WilkinsonDan Bennett9 October 2012 (2012-10-09)1.233[31]
3917"Matters of the Heart"Declan EamesDan Bennett16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)1.269[32]
4018"Eyes Wide Open"Declan EamesSarah Hillman-Stolz23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)1.280[33]
4119"To Have & to Hold"Pino AmentaPete McTighe30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)1.264[34]
4220"The Whole Truth"Pino AmentaClare Atkins6 November 2012 (2012-11-06)1.439[35]
4321"Perfect Match"Kevin CarlinAlix Beane13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)1.316[36]
4422"This is Our Last Goodbye"Kevin CarlinTrent Roberts27 November 2012 (2012-11-27)1.313[37]

DVD release

Winners & Losers - The Complete Second Season
Set details Special features
  • 22 episodes
  • 6-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  •  M 
    (recommended for mature audiences: mature themes, sexual references and coarse language)
  • Behind the Scenes
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
— 11 June 2012 (2012-06-11)[38] 21 September 2011 (2011-09-21)[39]

Critical reception

The season debut did not impress Gordon Farrer from WAtoday, who wrote "welcome to season two of Winners & Losers [...] the acting is patchy, too many of the characters are tinny and the moral is ham-fisted."[40] While Holly Richards from The West Australian said that the storyline surrounding the characters of Sophie, Doug, Bec and Matt was an "awkward situation" and overall "the first episode promises some interesting conflict to come".[41]

Ian Cuthbertson from The Australian said that season two is "still centred on four women, defined as losers at school, who win a motza on Oz Lotto". He called it "soap as usual" and questioned why something "interesting" was not done with their winnings, such a living abroad.[42] While Debi Enker of The Age said that the biggest problem in the series was the "relentlessly ham-fisted style". They fail to be subtle because "every potential issue" is predictable and "everything is restated to the point that you want to scream at the screen".[8] Enker added that they had "tweaked" characters and added "new elements" for season two, but it still lacked confidence. She concluded that Winners & Losers needed to remove the soap-style close-ups and "tone down the caricatured aspects of its characters".[8]

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  3. ^ "What will come first for Melissa Bergland: a Logie or her dress?". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Details: Winners & Losers in 2012". TV Week. Ninemsn. November 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Hit drama Winners & Losers returns to Tuesday nights". Prime7. Prime Media Group. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  6. ^ Miller, Erin (4–10 August 2012). "Look who's back!". TV Week (31). ACP Magazines: 16–17.
  7. ^ Rigden, Claire (23–29 June 2012). "Brave new world". TV Week (25). ACP Magazines.
  8. ^ a b c Enker, Debi (5 July 2012). "New golden girl shakes up winners". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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  10. ^ McWhirter, Erin (7–13 April 2012). "TV insider". TV Week (14). ACP Magazines: 25.
  11. ^ "Maya loves playing the bimbo". The Advertiser. (News Limited). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  12. ^ Richards, Holly (10 July 2012). "Striking a new chord". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Robinson more a winner than a loser". Yahoo!7. July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  14. ^ Murray, Scott (16 August 2012). "Tuesday, August 21". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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  16. ^ Miller, Erin; Stewart, Carolyn (20–26 October 2012). "Parent teacher nights". TV Week (42). ACP Magazines.
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