Grace has a glamour makeover for a charity ball, and finds herself kissing Father Dan. In the sixth season premiere, Jodi tells Tess that she is Jack McLeod's daughter and her half-sister. Her professor offers her a job as a researcher in Melbourne, and she thinks she wants to take the risk for herself. Alex finds it difficult to compose a eulogy for Harry's funeral. So it came as a shock when she recently discovered what Tess named her daughter on the show. Both new and old viewers continue to reach out to the actress and her co-stars to share how the iconic Aussie drama has impacted their lives. Tess welcomes the stranger into their home, but Nick is wary of the newcomer and his story. When she and Riley have to put a brumby down, this continues to bring back memories of being with Rob. How many McLeod's Daughters are there? Meanwhile, Stevie's trial date has been moved up and she frantically ties up loose ends. Meanwhile, Nick discovers he has the same genetic heart condition as Harry. Meanwhile, Meg reveals that she had a substantial fling with Jack, with results much to everyone's surprise. Tess offers Jodi half her shares of Drover's since she is a McLeod. Ingrid's relationship with Marcus starts to have negative effects on her vet business. In the fourth season finale, Sally goes into labor before she can make it back to the city, and Tess is there to take her to the hospital. Kate puts her job on the line, and makes an enemy in Harry, after an incident with Sandra and sheep shearing. Meanwhile, Jodi helps Fiona with her mustering skills and Fiona's amateur abilities lets a cow loose and Tess in danger. Together, Nick and Tess have a bump in the road when Sally returns at the end of the season with news that will change Nick's and Tess' lives forever. Tess leaves Drovers to be with Nick who gets a job offer in Argentina. Sally is sent to the hospital and Nick must look after Harrison. On their way to the ball they pick up a hitchhiker, who leads them on a wild goose chase when he steals their car- with Stevie's opals in the trunk. Bryce's advice includes him putting up a lot of money and becoming a silent investor in Killarney. Alex and Dave try to get Harry back in the Killarney state of mind now that Sandra has left for good. Jodi is involved in a car accident when she takes her eyes off the road for a second and she hits a car driving toward her on the wrong side of the road. Alex calls in his lawyer father, Bryce, to help. Marshall Napier (Harry) and Inge Hornstra (Sandra) appear for their last season on the series as Napier's character, Harry, dies and Hornstra's character, Sandra, causes his death. Kate soon believes Stevie could have killed Harry when evidence starts connecting Stevie to the incident including a video of Stevie and Harry fighting, Harry's heart medication in Stevie's car, and a canteen with the medicine dissolved in it in the car. Fiona, guilty and still being blackmailed by the deal with Sandra, tells Alex that she has had a miscarriage. The fifth season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on 9 February 2005 and concluded on 23 November 2005 with a total of 32 episodes. Nick's attention is more on his new family than it is on Tess. He does stick up for Kate when a Killarney shearer disrespects her. Myles Pollard (Nick) returned for two episodes to wrap up his character's story line. Meanwhile, all three "Mrs. Ryan's"- Fiona, Sandra, and Liz, are stuck together while Alex looks into Harry's past. Stevie and Marcus's lives are at risk when they accompany a visiting politician on a visit of the local area. But time heals all wounds and we're hoping Mrs Ryan has had enough of Argentina and returns to Drovers Run. One of the students takes a special interest in Kate, but when she declines his offer to be more than friends he takes things to the extreme, putting her in danger. Tess discovers Regan wants to dig for gold under Drover's Run. Meanwhile, Kate surprises everyone with how far she goes to get Dave's attention. It's the day of the charity race and Tess plans on being unconventional and proposing to Nick herself. Tess, now without her sister, has to find the strength to rebuild her life and take control of the Drovers' legacy. Stevie is excited since she hasn't seen Rose since the truth came out, but the two still don't seem to see eye-to-eye. Dave's brother, Patrick literally flies in for a visit by jumping out of a plane. The Ryan boys face the marriage of Harry and Sandra, while they both move back to Killarney. She lives part-time with Peter and Tess McLeod, her aunt. Dave is offered a research job in Africa, but decides against taking it. And, Tess gets a phone call that will change her life. Jodi begins having recurring nightmares about Rob and their flight from the hitman Tom. Passions and rivalries erupt on the soccer field, during a fund-raiding sports day. When Tess discovers he is not home, she is furious not only because she wants him to choose her, but also because of a devastating incident with one of her alpacas. Tayler discovers the painful reasons why her mother abandoned her as a child. Tracy also has an offer for Alex to join her on the rodeo circuit. Moira has dark premonitions about Phil's safety. Tayler headed to Drover's Run to exact revenge on Regan, who she held responsible for her father's death. She will become a main cast member in the final two seasons. Tess appears only in episodes 18 as Bridie Carter departed the series. Anxiety and fear take over Tess after she loses her ring in the dam pond, and Nick takes too long to come back up from searching for it. Tayler befriends a homeless girl and discovers some home truths of her own. He leaves in an effort to work out his feelings, but when he returns, Tess does not take him back as she and Nick are together. Stevie, meanwhile, also tries to get Harry to allow Rose work experience on Killarney, but he declines. Harry is more worried about the arrival of his grandson, Harrison, than he is about Alex or Sandra. Dave tries to help her cope with the aftermath when he notices her fear. Elsewhere, Moira learns that Sandra's rampage includes possibly selling the truck stop, so she looks into a lucrative fuel-carting contract, with Regan backing her. So for me it's been probably the most special job I've ever done in that regard, in terms of giving to an audience.". Stevie is guilt stricken when she develops feeling for the handsome new veterinarian. Meanwhile, Stevie and Rose go dress shopping before Rose heads home. Drovers Run faces its biggest crisis ever, and only a massive cattle drive will save them from financial ruin. Since filming her final McLeod's Daughters episodes in 2006 Bridie has continued to act with roles in the hit Aussie/Kiwi drama 800 Words and movie Emo the Musical. Stevie tries to compensate for not having Alex by hooking up with a younger guy, Leo. On her first day Fiona helps Jodi put out a fire at Kinsella's that Sandra started before she left. Elsewhere, Alex continues bonding with newcomer Kane. Nick takes care of Charlotte while working on the farm, to prove he and Tess can have children and also run the farm at the same time. Dave asks Kate to watch over a handful of baby chicks, but unforeseen circumstances leave Kate feeling un-motherly. Kate is obsessed with proving Riley survived the Christmas night car accident. Meanwhile, Sandra gets wind of a sale Drover's is making and undercuts it by offer a rock bottom price, hoping this will make Harry happy and he will have her attention again since Fiona's arrival. They now feature both the actor's or actress' name and the character's name. Meanwhile, Terry organizes a line dancing record to open the new Gungellan Truck Stop. Meanwhile, Sandra is battling with the loss of her baby after suffering a miscarriage. Tess shows up on the Drover's Run farm and tries to fit in. The women soon meet a stranger who helps them and is looking for a job, but quickly turns against them after Stevie has an altercation with Fiona. Leo takes a liking to Stevie, but Stevie takes it as a one-night stand and rejects his continuous gestures. Carter's departure presents a quandary for a series . Bridie Carter (Tess), Simmone Jade Mackinnon (Stevie), Aaron Jeffery (Alex), Brett Tucker (Dave), and Michala Banas (Kate) return as main cast members. Eventually it is reported that his plane crashed, and he is presumed dead. To straighten things out, Tess plays Sandra in a poker game. Does Lisa Chappell children? He later has a relationship with Tess's cousin, Regan McLeod, which ends when Regan leaves Drover's to take a job. Fans of. Elsewhere, The Colonel (Harry's prized ram) is stolen by a young teen whose family is on rough times. Kate helps Father Dan by caring for a cantankerous elderly woman, who makes her life a misery. Due to a rodeo accident in his teens that left him with a limp, Nick works mostly on the business operations at Killarney. Meanwhile, fire ants cause an interruption of the weddings plans and everyone pitches in so that Nick and Tess can become husband and wife. Elsewhere, Stevie holds in the fact that she had an argument with Harry right before Harry's accident and that may have caused his heart attack. Dave has a surprise for Tess, and Kate practices singing for the celebration of life. When Tess tries to confront Nick she gets more than she bargained for. Riley wants to join the CFS and Jodi is not on board until the two have a moment together to bring back an escaped brumby. Meanwhile, Jodi, Kate, Alex, and Riley go out on a muster than ends up being an overnight. Jonny Pasvolsky leaves the show early in the season, but his character makes a guest appearance in the season finale, and will also return during the seventh season. She had an older half sister Claire and an older half brother Adam, who was stillborn. When Harry's prize bull is found dead from poisoning, Harry suspects Leo. Harry is ready to combine the properties with the pending nuptials of Tess and Nick, and Stevie is left feeling she doesn't fit in the picture. This page was last edited on 14 August 2022, at 13:36. The Drovers Run girls race to prevent a tragedy when they learn Ingrid plans to kill her ex-husband. McLeod's Daughters. She relives her past experiences with Jack. The Drovers girls use 'olde worlde' technology to repair their windmill which broke and fell over during the recent flood. Stevie, however, is concerned for her innocence and works with a lawyer to try and win her case. Sandra returns, much to Harry's excitement. Sonia Todd (Meg) returns for several episodes and wraps up her story line with John Jarratt (Terry). Tess asks Stevie to continue on Drover's, but as her partner. Tess has to make a difficult decision between Dave and Nick. Tess is married toNick Ryan. Carpani left McLeod's Daughters to pursue her career in the United States. Meanwhile, Sandra takes over Killarney with Alex away and tries to continue Harry's vision. It also received one nomination at the 2006 AFI Awards. He takes the news positively that Jodi is Jack McLeod's daughter, not his. Tayler suspects Patrick is planning to leave the district without her. Stevie and Alex are running best man and woman errands and everything goes wrong- except that it leads to something more between the two of them. Moira predicts that ringing will precede bad events. She remained until the show's cancellation. Doris Younane has a more recurring role as Moira Doyle. Jodi thinks Terry misses Meg. Alex calls his blood father Bryce to help him work out a divorce. Stevie, meanwhile, is excited to see her daughter on her birthday. "The Long Paddock" redirects here. Becky left to be with boyfriend Jake and Claire McLeod died at the end of the third season. Ingrid is pushed to breaking point as her ex-husband stalks and harasses her. A massive cattle stampede puts lives in danger, and could spell disaster for Drovers Run. Stevie tries her best to take charge of Drover's now that Tess has left for Argentina. Meanwhile, Nick tries to lay ground rules down between the bickering Alex and Sandra after the boys move back to Killarney. It's a surprise reunion as family and friends return to Drovers Run for Xander's first birthday party. Elsewhere, when moving Nick and Tess into the main bedroom, memories of Claire come flooding back to Alex. Meanwhile, Fiona presses Alex to make a decision about spending Christmas with her family, but his mind is still on Stevie. Terry returns from their trip solo, as Meg stays behind to write a book. Tess and Jasmine search through old logs to try and figure out the reason for an apparent rift between the two brothers. Rachael left McLeod's to pursue her career in the US, though she did return for the show's final episode, reprising her role as Jodi Fountain. Tess is acting the complete opposite of what is expected for a devastated, grieving widow. Meg tries to pick up the pieces from the bombshell, and including how the newly revealed information could threaten her relationship with Terry. Tess McLeod is the third child and second-oldest daughter of Jack McLeod. Patrick, however, has more on his mind when he soon realizes he doesn't know Kate as well as he thinks, and more importantly he doesn't know Kate as well as Dave does. Meg is running against Harry in the local election, but some of her platform positions may affect others in unanticipated ways. Becky left to be with boyfriend Jake and Claire McLeod died at the end of the third season. Bridie, who starred as Tess McLeod for six seasons, says she gets asked about a possible revival "all the time" and reveals fans were asking her about it on the TV WEEK Logies red carpet. Rob thinks he may have been recognized and tries to push off the situation. Moira discovers Phil has been dating another woman- so much for her supposed psychic abilities! Elsewhere, Kate is shortlisted for the Young Farmer's Award and Patrick uses Dave's ideas as his own to help Kate with her speech. She has had a string of roles in NCIS: Los Angeles, The Glades and Against the Wall. Liz makes a return for the wedding, with an unappealing proposition for Tess. Regan makes her first regular appearance from episode 10; she previously had a recurring role in Season 5. After they make it to safety at Drover's, Jodi discovers that Tom has also made his way back to the farm and Stevie helps save Jodi, Rob, and Kate's life from the hitman. To push him away, Stevie enlists Alex to be her pretend boyfriend to attempt throwing Jared off. The fourth season of McLeod's Daughters received one win and four nominations at the 2005 Logie Awards. Regan McLeod. Brett Tucker returns in a recurring role as Dave Brewer, but is added to the main cast at the end of the season. Stevie joins a mothers group, but all she can talk about is her late husband Alex. Carpani left McLeod's Daughters to pursue her career in the United States. Dave is a country veterinarian who tends to the animals on Drover's Run and other farms in the district. Patrick is caught in the middle of a power struggle between Ben and Stevie over the management of Killarney. He will return in the sixth season as a recurring character when it is discovered Nick is still alive. Rob is not thrilled when Charlotte spends time at their place and gets into his belongings. After playing Tess on McLeod's Daughters for six years, Bridie Carter thought she knew everything there was to know about her character. Jodi, trying to prove herself, goes to great lengths to get their "Gungellan Fresh" natural beef concept on the council's agenda, as well as their support. It doesn't come easy, especially after Rose creates turmoil for everyone on Drover's Run. Kate is still attracted to Dave and tries to figure out how to let him know. Sparks fly when Jaz and Grace visit the city to protest against the dam that will destroy Drovers Run. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Meanwhile, Alex is watching Charlotte for the weekend, giving the couple an idea of what it would be like if they have children. Her visit pushes Stevie to try and reveal to Rose that she is her mother. Things go too far when Leo finds out Stevie has been snooping around and she loses control with him. Meanwhile, Stevie discovers that Fiona has secrets- she broke off an engagement to another man three weeks prior. Tess has trouble coping with everything surrounding Sally. She had been cast in the CBS pilot, Law Dogs with Janeane Garofalo, but the series was not picked up. "I was in a Telstra shop two days ago and I had this beautiful older lady stop me and this is a regular occurrence, they don't just stop and have a chat she held my hand, she looked deeply into my eyes and touched her heart to tell me how much the show meant to her.". Terry discovers Moria is also thinking about her future when she shares something personal with him while they are stuck at the truck stop during the duststorm. Alex gets stuck driving Sandra to Fisher and he makes the best of it by purposely making Sandra reach her boiling point. Nick's return causes excitement for Tess, but Nick is overwhelmed by what everyone thinks is a miracle, when he is privately trying to figure out what happened to him since he has no memory of his attack. Harry Ryan He later has a relationship with Tess's cousin, Regan McLeod, which ends when Regan leaves Drover's to take a job. Jodi and Meg both are trying to make the best decisions for their lives. Discovering an old well on Drover's Run brings up old memories for Tess involving her trauma at leaving the farm as a young child, and being separated from Claire. She wants to continue Claire's training of horses, but finds balancing it all difficult with taking care of Charlotte, Stevie stealing one of Harry's horses, and a brushfire sweeping through the area. Regan gets romantically involved with Dave Brewer, who helped her over her fear of animals, but the relationship ends when Regan leaves. She, however, is not as easily inclined to take him back. The unexpected death of Claire McLeod is the most tragic event you'll see on television. Will she warn him in time? Kate isn't Regans's biggest fan, while Stevie is more concerned with Jodi's lack of leadership and decision making now that she is a McLeod and part owner of Drover's. Alex returns from Argentina to learn that Sandra has been barking orders and changing things during his absence, and that Stevie is the prime suspect in Harry's murder. After filming three seasons, Chappell decided to not renew her contract and leave the show. She is Jack McLeod's daughter, but when she goes to tell Tess, Tess is sleeping. Rose returns to Drover's for a visit, but this time is accompanied by Michelle, Stevie's sister. Jodi convinces Luke to make another bet with Greg to get his car back- only this time it involves her as bait. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Elsewhere, an accident leaves Patrick temporarily blinded, and Kate steps in to help him. Jodi and Luke suss out their real feelings for each other after the CFS commander makes a pass at Jodi and a young customer has her eyes set on Luke. Tess gets into a fight with Claire after trying to settle what to do with the farm. Elsewhere, Moira lands on hard times and Terry steps in to seek Moira a place to live- on Drover's. After years as Australia's favourite television drama, the saga of McLeod's Daughters finally came to a close but not before financial ruin again threatened Drovers Run. Elsewhere, Jodi and Kate compete for a promotion. Regan feels like she has let Drover's down, but she soon discovers Sandra pulled one over on them after Dave diagnoses the cattle with paratyphoid. Dustin Clare joins as the recurring role of Riley Ward, but will act as a main cast member in the following season. And, Sandra is threatened by Fiona's arrival on Killarney. It's time for the wedding and Fiona is on edge, especially after she falls off a horse and Stevie soon realizes she is faking the pregnancy. It was the most watched television drama on Australian television, averaging 1.51 million viewers, up from the previous season. Moira and Phil make plans for parenthood, until tragedy strikes.