The Farm
Tom Cooper is born to the land and assumes the role of head of the family after the sudden death of his father. Tom wants to modernise and expand the family property and borrows money in the form of a foreign currency loan. When the Australian dollar crashes, thrusting interest rates into an upward spiral, and the countryside experiences a devastating drought, Tom and his wife Liz are faced with debt repayments they have no possibility of meeting. The bank threatens foreclosure and against the advice of lawyers, family and friends, Tom and Liz attempt the impossible, they decide to sue the bank.
- 2001-2001
- 1 season
- Drama
Tom Cooper is born to the land and assumes the role of head of the family after the sudden death of his father. Tom wants to modernise and expand the family property and borrows money in the form of a foreign currency loan. When the Australian dollar crashes, thrusting interest rates into an upward spiral, and the countryside experiences a devastating drought, Tom and his wife Liz are faced with debt repayments they have no possibility of meeting. The bank threatens foreclosure and against the advice of lawyers, family and friends, Tom and Liz attempt the impossible, they decide to sue the bank.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
1985
Although Tom's father George has died, Tom has inherited the farm and things are looking up, as he plans to embark on a modernisation programme, and so he naturally applies to the bank for a loan.
Episode 2
1986
The loan organised is a high risk foreign currency loan, and when the drought hits, the Australian dollar plummets leaving Tom and the family in a dire situation.
Episode 3
1995
After a foreclosure which seems to have also cost Tom his marriage he decides to sue the bank. It takes years. He needs all the help he can get.