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McLeod's Daughters Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2001 - 2002
Episode 1
Welcome Home
44 mins
Following the death of her father, Jack McLeod, Tess Silverman leaves her home in the city for Drovers Run, to claim her share of the property which she plans to sell off. She receives a frosty reception from her half-sister Claire McLeod, who has her own plans for the property that she has lived on all her life, which don't include Tess.
Episode 2
Ducks on the Pond
44 mins
It's shearing time and one of the men hired on to do the job arrives with a reputation as a killer. Meanwhile, Tess witnesses strange goings on and uncovers a secret, as Claire struggles to maintain her authority over the shearers, desperate to meet the deadline for selling her wool. A letter from Tess's solicitor forces her to make a decision about her plans for the future.
Episode 3
Don't Mess with the Girls
42 mins
All the women of Drovers Run have their eyes on the prizes when the rodeo comes to town. City girl Tess develops a new appreciation for some of the country's more masculine sights, while Claire is determined to win big and prove she's as good as any man, her father included, when it comes to managing a ranch. Meanwhile, Becky's reputation lands her in serious trouble, and the two sisters forget their differences and come to the rescue.
Episode 4
Who's the Boss?
43 mins
Claire buys a pen of undernourished sheep from the stock sales, leaving Tess to question her judgment. When the truck transporting them breaks down, the girls are left to drove the ailing sheep home. Meanwhile, Jodi's poor exam results (38!) are a disappointment to her mother who see's an opportunity wasted and asks Claire to take Jodi on full time.
Episode 5
Taking the Reins
42 mins
Tess's confidence is shaken after she falls from her horse, forcing her to wonder whether she truly belongs at Drovers Run. Claire refuses to let Tess help in the care of her late father's ailing stallion and must make her toughest decision since Jack's death. Meg is concerned that Jodi may be spending too much time with Becky.
Episode 6
Reality Bites
44 mins
Claire starts to gentle Blaze. Tess' espresso maker arrives but is not a hit with the Drovers Run women. Becky's mother wants her to come back home. Tess visits Killarney and is floored by its luxury, then appalled when everyone except her knows about the Drovers Run overdraft.
Episode 7
Pride and Joy
43 mins
An un-neutered bull is roaming Drovers Run. Tess traded her cappuccino machine for a milk cow, but doesn't know how to take care of her. Harry Ryan replaces a boundary fence that Claire had planned on just fixing, and Claire insists on paying half but doesn't have the cash.
Episode 8
Stir Crazy
43 mins
When Claire's new mare runs off with a wild stallion, Alex and Nick offer their help. Tess and Nick search for the horses on motorbikes while Alex and Claire take to the skies in a helicopter. Finally, they track and rope the mare, and both Tess and Claire find themselves attracted to Nick because of his brave efforts. A steamy night gives away Meg's secret lover.
Episode 9
Into the Woods
44 mins
Just when Tess thinks she's beginning to get the hang of ranch life, the hunt for a dangerous wild boar that is threatening the stock disrupts life and throws her skills into question. Tess puts herself in danger as she comes between the boar and Claire's beloved cattle dog Roy. Help is given from an unexpected and mysterious side.
Episode 10
Haunted
42 mins
Tess sorts through her mother's belongings. An orphaned lamb thinks a possibly pregnant Becky is its mother. Encountering a fatal car accident leaves Claire and Tess distracted but desperately trying to act normal. Brian confronts Becky and demands his new wheels back.
Episode 11
Who's a Big Girl Now?
43 mins
The youngest member of the Drovers Run family is ready to celebrate her 18th birthday in style - but why doesn't anyone else seem interested in helping her mark such a special occasion? Meg struggles to cope with the reality of Jodi's coming of age and during the ensuing surprise party, relationships are put to the test.
Episode 12
Pandora's Box
43 mins
Claire and Harry Ryan make a bet as to whether Claire can gentle his new prize stallion. Tess keeps asking about Nick's injured leg and not getting answers. The herd Bill is paying Claire to run develops lepto and Bill blames Claire, but Claire and Tess discover his herd on his own land also has it.
Episode 13
True Love and Consequences
44 mins
Bill is selling his land and moving to the city, but tries to kill himself. Tess blames him for not living for his family, while Claire keeps remembering that his family has lived on that land for a long time. Tess invites Bill to stay at Drovers Run until his family gets back - but are they coming? Claire breaks a rib trying to clear some land to grow crops.
Episode 14
Dirty Pool
43 mins
Rustlers have hit Killarney and Claire is worried about Drovers Run being hit. Tess finds an old man who worked under her father who may be rather balmy. Meg, disgusted with being taken for granted, moves to the hotel in town. Brian threatens Becky and puts the moves on Meg.
Episode 15
If the Boot Fits...
44 mins
Claire and Alex go off to a horse-insemination seminar. Tess, left in charge and delightedly wearing her new work boots, decides to round up and treat some fly-blown sheep. Becky's brother is out of jail and dumping pesticides into the creek, killing stock. Tess has to get the cattle away from the creek single-handed.
Episode 16
Playing to Win
43 mins
Deceased farmer Max leaves Meg his prize Brown Leghorn rooster, and rumor says it was because Meg slept with him. Claire enters the annual hay bale race. Harry is badly injured in a bulldozer accident and promises Nick half of Killarney while waiting for the ambulance. Terry demands Meg tell him about her relationship with Max, and when the rooster is found dead, Meg blames Terry. A distraught Liz tells Tess that Harry could have prevented Nick's accident, and Tess tells Claire. Harry, now recovering, tells Claire he's not changing his will to leave anything to Nick, and Claire tells Nick.
Episode 17
Girls Night Out
44 mins
Becky and Jodi see Brian grabbing his new bar girl Kimmy. Nick buys Bill's ranch. Brian threatens Becky's family if she reports his rape, but Tess says they need to catch him in the act and Meg volunteers to seduce him, but can't seem to catch his interest -- until she's alone in her hotel room and her witnesses are back in the pub. Brian announces he and his wife are leaving Gungellan to care for an aged mother. Becky convinces Kimmy that they should report Brian together.
Episode 18
More Than One Way
43 mins
Claire is annoyed at Tess' and Alex' bedroom antics at Drovers Run and doesn't understand why she hasn't gone back to the city to buy her dream café. Jodi decides to enter the Miss Gungellan quest, but Liz Ryan is her interviewer. Claire falls and injures her knee just before she has to demonstrate her horse-training skills to the expert from Australian Bloodlines. Jodi rides Blaze but is unable to control her.
Episode 19
The Italian Stallion
43 mins
A gorgeous young Italian, Alberto, travelling through Australia has Jodi smitten. After he is bitten by a brown snake he pulled Jodi away from, he winds up staying at Drovers Run even though Meg wants him gone. Peter is also staying at Drovers Run to help Wildfire cover Blaze. Jodi thinks Alberto betrayed her with Becky so she turns him in to Immigration for overstaying his visa, but he promises to come back after he has done his military service in Italy.
Episode 20
Lover Come Back
43 mins
Claire sells Loverboy to Nick. Tess is tired of Alex' lack of romance. Jodi is so obsessed with the memory of Alberto that she is shirking her work, and when Becky reproaches her, Meg threatens that she and Jodi will leave if Claire doesn't fire Becky.
Episode 21
Friends Like These
44 mins
Some old friends of Tess' show up with a lease on a café and plan to take Tess with them. Jodi sneaks some of the drugs one of the visitors brought. Tess longs for someone to ask her to stay, but Claire is afraid that Tess will hate her if she interferes with Tess' dream.
Episode 22
Deep Water
44 mins
There's trouble in Drovers Run - especially when an old face makes a new (and unwanted) entrance at the worst possible moment. As Jodi is in the final stages of arranging a charity polo match as part of her fund-raising efforts for the Miss Gungellan quest, Brian decides it's high time to reacquaint himself with Becky, who's less than happy to receive this blast from the past. Becky finds Brian ransacking her room and he informs her the charges against him have been dropped as a result of Kimmy retracting her statement. Becky is devastated and vows she won't let him get away with what he did to her. When Brian's body is discovered in the dam, everyone suspects Becky - but is she really to blame?