McLeod's Daughters (season 2)

McLeod's Daughters - The Second Season
Country of origin	Australia
Broadcast
Original channel	Nine Network
Original run	2002 – 2002
Home video release
DVD release date	2004
Season chronology
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The Second season of McLeod's Daughters aired from 27 March 2002 to 16 October 2002.

2002 main cast

Actor	Character
Lisa Chappell	Claire McLeod
Bridie Carter	Tess Silverman McLeod
Rachael Carpani	Jodi Fountain
Jessica Napier	Becky Howard
Aaron Jeffery	Alex Ryan
Myles Pollard	Nick Ryan
Sonia Todd	Meg Fountain

2003 recurring cast

Actor	Character
John Jarratt	Terry Dodge
Marshall Napier	Harry Ryan
Catherine Wilkin	Liz Ryan
Doris Younane	Moria Doyle

Episodes

Season #	Series #	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original airdate
1	23	"The Drovers Connection"			27 March 2002 (2002-03-27)
Alex teases Tess about her new venture, planting a hemp crop. Becky is thrilled when her brother Sean visits, hoping that she can stop him from following the same path as her jailbird older brother, Mark.
2	24	"Through The Looking Glass"			3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)
Drovers Run has a rabbit infestation, but that's not the only problem troubling Claire. She can't seem to get Peter Johnson out of her mind, and is worried that he's gotten cold feet.
3	25	"Desperate Measures"			10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)
Claire's relationship with Peter is deepening. They spend virtually twenty-four hours a day together seeking out horses for training. This only confirms how much they are starting to feel for each other.
4	26	"The Bore War"			17 April 2002 (2002-04-17)
It's a dry spell and the women are suffering the consequences. When a newly discovered water source turns into a dispute, a water licensing representative is called in to settle the claims.
5	27	"Hello Stranger"			24 April 2002 (2002-04-24)
Meg's world is turned upside down with the arrival of Kevin, her first love and Jodi's father, who didn't walk out on her as she had said. Meg's feelings for Kevin are rekindled as they spend more and more time together. Guest Stars: Richard Healy as Kevin Fountain
6	28	"A Dry Spell"			1 May 2002 (2002-05-01)
As final preparations for the Miss Gungellan ball continue, Meg is faced with a difficult decision; to stay at Drovers Run or to leave with Kevin. Jodi is desperate to go with her father and is over the moon when Meg decides to take a chance and leave.
7	29	"Three's A Crowd"			8 May 2002 (2002-05-08)
Tess finds herself increasingly isolated from Claire because of Peter. As she tries to patch things up between Alex and Nick, she mistakenly reveals the truth about the rodeo accident...that Harry could've stopped the boys but didn't.
8	30	"The Bridle Waltz"			15 May 2002 (2002-05-15)
Claire and Peter appear to moving closer towards marriage, but Becky's suspicions about Peter have only grown. While playing detective, she discovers the horrible truth that...he's actually married. Knowing that it will devastate Claire, he struggles with telling her.
9	31	"To Have & To Hold"			3 July 2002 (2002-07-03)
Claire's relationships are fragmented. Becky and her barely speak, and Tess is living in Melbourne. When Peter arrives, she asks him straight out whether he is married. Learning that he is, she sends him packing and tells him the relationship is over.
10	32	"Home Is Where The Heart Is"			10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)
Claire is taking the loss of both Peter and Tess badly. Unable to raise energy or enthusiasm for anything, she refuses to accept that she is suffering from emotional stress. Things reach crisis point when she decides to sell Drovers.
11	33	"Wildfire"			17 July 2002 (2002-07-17)
Everything appears to be going well for Becky's younger brother Sean, until her older brother Mark returns. Sean is unwillingly drawn into Mark's plans against the Ryans.
12	34	"Hounded"			24 July 2002 (2002-07-24)
There's a fox on the prowl and Tess is determined to find a solution other than shooting the animal. When Terry buys some weathered Alpacas, it seems like the perfect solution until he learns that one of the Alpacas is a stolen $200,000 Peruvian stud.
13	35	"Steer Trek"			31 July 2002 (2002-07-31)
With the continuing drought, and no money to buy feed or truck in water, Claire, Tess and Nick join forces. Like the drovers of old, they take their combined herds out on the Gungellan track.
14	36	"Brave J"			7 August 2002 (2002-08-07)
Tess motivates Claire into rekindling her dreams of becoming a stock horse trainer and breeder. Drovers Run needs the money and with Peter out of the way, her dream can finally be pursued.
15	37	"You Can Leave Your Hat On"			15 August 2002 (2002-08-15)
In the middle of the night, a stranger knocks on their door claiming a broken down van, and suspicions are aroused. When Jodi discovers that occupants of the van are strippers, she is thrilled and volunteers to cook them dinner with disastrous results. Guest Stars: Luke Ford as Craig Woodland
16	38	""Stripped Bare""			21 August 2002 (2002-08-21)
Everything from Drovers is stolen as Jodi and Craig have a secret rendezvous in the spa. When Wilgul is robbed, Tess and Nick set a trap to catch the thieves.
17	39	""Blame It On The Moonlight""			4 September 2002 (2002-09-04)
Claire is irritated over Tess' three out of town guests. The girls are starting to shear today, and the last thing they need are tourists getting in the way. More surprises are in store as Alberto returns from Italy.
18	40	""Made To Be Broken""			18 September 2002 (2002-09-18)
Claire and Alex are finding out that potential clients are being put off by rumors that Alex was responsible for crippling an ex-local boy. Although he denies the rumors, Alex's current behavior makes Claire question whether or not she really knows the man she loves.
19	41	""Best Of Enemies""			25 September 2002 (2002-09-25)
Tess meets Sandra Kinsela at the cattle sale yards and likes her instantly, only to discover that Claire dislikes her intensely. Their childhood dispute is renewed when a herd of calves is stolen from Drovers, and Claire is convinced she is responsible. Guest Stars: Inge Hornstra as Sandra Kinsella
20	42	""Wind Change""			2 October 2002 (2002-10-02)
Sexual tension mounts between Nick and Tess. Tess is ready to take a step forward but is interrupted when Alex's chopper flies over Killarney dusting the farm with chemicals and threatening the freshly sewn organic wheat crop.
21	43	""No More Mr Nice Guy""			9 October 2002 (2002-10-09)
Changes are looming at Drovers Run when Claire is presented with repossession papers for defaulting on her contract with Australian Bloodlines. Matters are made worse when she discovers that she is pregnant.
22	44	""Future Perfect""			16 October 2002 (2002-10-16)
Peter offers to stop Australian Bloodlines from repossessing Drovers if Claire agrees to marry him. After she rejects Peter's deal, Claire takes him on in the Stockman's Challenge and falls. Her accident reveals her pregnancy.

DVD release

The Complete Second Season
Set Details			Special Features
22 Episodes 6-Disc Set 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)			4 Biographies
Release Dates
Australia	North America
12 July 2004	8 May 2007

See also

• McLeod's Daughters

References

• Australian Television Information Archive
• www.tv.com
• McLeod's Daughters at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• McLeod's Daughters Official Website