McLeod's Daughters: Season 1
McLeod’s Daughters season 1 is the inaugural season of the Australian drama series created by Posie Graeme‑Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network. The season premiered on 8 August 2001 and concluded on 20 March 2002, comprising twenty‑two episodes that open with “Welcome Home” and close with “Deep Water”. The narrative follows the death of patriarch Jack McLeod, after which his two daughters inherit Drovers
Season overview
McLeod’s Daughters season 1 is the inaugural season of the Australian drama series created by Posie Graeme‑Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network. The season premiered on 8 August 2001 and concluded on 20 March 2002, comprising twenty‑two episodes that open with “Welcome Home” and close with “Deep Water”. The narrative follows the death of patriarch Jack McLeod, after which his two daughters inherit Drovers Run, a large cattle property in the Australian outback. The sisters, Tess and Claire, choose to manage the ranch together, assisted by the housekeeper Meg, Meg’s teenage daughter Jodi, and a local girl named Becky. The series depicts the challenges of running a remote cattle operation, highlighting the hard work, obstacles and occasional rewards the characters encounter. The season aired on the Nine Network in Australia and is catalogued on The Movie Database (TMDB) and other reference sites as the first of eight seasons that ran until 31 January 2009.
Episodes
Welcome Home
Aug 8, 2001 · 44 min
Spontaneous and audacious Tess meetsreticent and stubborn Claire when the half-sisters are reunited by their father Jack's recent death and an 'odd couple' situation is born. A sim
Ducks on the Pond
Aug 15, 2001 · 44 min
It's shearing time and one of the men arrives with a reputation as a killer. Tess witnesses strange goings on and uncovers a secret, as Claire struggles to maintain her authority o
Don't Mess with the Girls
Aug 22, 2001 · 44 min
Jealousies arise as Claire competes in the rodeo while Nick and Alex compete for Tess's attention. Becky's reputation lands her in serious trouble, and the two sisters forget their
Who's the Boss?
Sep 5, 2001 · 44 min
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
Taking the Reins
Sep 19, 2001 · 44 min
Tess's confidence is shaken after she falls from her horse, and she ponders whether she truly belongs at Drovers Run. Meanwhile, Claire makes her toughest decision since Jack's dea
Reality Bites
Sep 26, 2001 · 44 min
Claire feels threatened when she uncovers certain evidence about Jack. Meanwhile, Meg and Claire discover more about Becky's home life when she temporarily returns to work at her p
Pride and Joy
Oct 3, 2001 · 44 min
A feral bull is wreaking havoc on Drovers Run, and Harry Ryan uses the opportunity to stake his own claim on the girls' property.
Stir Crazy
Oct 10, 2001 · 44 min
A steamy night gives away Meg's secret lover and Claire puts her life on the line against a wild stallion which comes into the night to steal her prized mare.
Into the Woods
Oct 17, 2001 · 44 min
Tess puts herself in danger when she comes between a dangerous wild boar and Claire's beloved cattle dog.
Haunted
Oct 24, 2001 · 44 min
Emotional and traumatic events of past and present return to haunt the lives of the women of Drovers Run.
Who's a Big Girl Now?
Oct 31, 2001 · 44 min
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.
Pandora's Box
Nov 7, 2001 · 44 min
Tess learns the impenetrable rules of what to say and not to say in the country and an innocent remark re-opens a very ugly wound, which divides the Ryan brothers.
Love of My Life
Nov 14, 2001 · 44 min
When Bill Tilson decides to sell up and move to the city, Claire sees the precariousness of her own situation on Drover's Run. Meg meanwhile is preparing to make her annual tomato
Dirty Pool
Nov 21, 2001 · 44 min
Theft is on everyone's mind. There are cattle duffers working in the district. Killarney has been struck - Nick's high tech security cameras undone by rifle fire - and a flock of C
If the Boot Fits...
Nov 28, 2001 · 44 min
When Claire attends a seminar on Artificial Insemination with Alex she leaves Tess in charge of Drovers Run. In spite of a few doubts, Claire gives her a new pair of boots to honou
Playing to Win
Dec 5, 2001 · 44 min
The sudden death of local farmer Max Martin alarms Harry, prompting inner fears of his own mortality, and a sudden outward drive to defy whatever fate may have in store by pursuing
Girls Night Out
Feb 13, 2002 · 44 min
A good sale at the sheep sales and the girls are ready to celebrate. A night at the pub, a bit of Karaoke perhaps, all the signs of a great ""Girls Night Out"". But things don't go
More Than One Way
Feb 20, 2002 · 44 min
Claire is finding it difficult to come to terms with Tess' new found relationship with Alex. Her dream of developing a quarter horse breeding program at Drover's Run looks as if it
The Italian Stallion
Feb 27, 2002 · 44 min
Love is in the air over Drovers Run. When Alberto, an itinerant, good looking young Italian rescues Jodi from a rampant steer she falls hopelessly in love with him. At first Meg is
Lover Come Back
Mar 6, 2002 · 44 min
Tess is obsessed with her new psychology theory - the three levels of why. Armed with one of her mother's old psychology textbooks she figures if she can real reason for people's a
Friends Like These
Mar 13, 2002 · 44 min
After a grubby day mustering cattle, Tess is thrilled to see two friends turn up unannounced at the homestead. Simon (Murray Bartlett) and Briony (Alexandra Davies) are her best ma
Deep Water
Mar 20, 2002 · 44 min
Jodi's fund raising efforts for Miss Gungellan are reaching fever pitch with a charity bush polo match to be held at Drovers Run, but a cloud of discontent covers the girls when th