McLeod's Daughters (season 2)

McLeod's Daughters season 2
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	March 27 – October 16, 2002
Season chronology

The second season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on March 27, 2002 and concluded on October 16, 2002 with a total of 22 episodes.

Cast

Regular

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

Recurring

• John Jarratt as Terry Dodge
• Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan
• Catherine Wilkin as Liz Ryan
• Rodger Corser as Peter Johnson
• Fletcher Humphrys as Brick Buchanon (episodes 1-12)
• Charlie Clausen as Jake Harrison(episodes 13-22)

Guest

• Richard Healy as Kevin Fountain
• Carmel Johnson as Beth Martin
• Ben Mortley as Alberto Borelli
• Luke Ford as Craig Woodland
• Inge Hornstra as Sandra Kinsella
• Doris Younane as Moira Doyle

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"The Drovers Connection"	Robert Klenner	Chris Hawkshaw & Sarah Smith	27 March 2002
Alex teases Tess about her new venture, a hemp crop. Becky gets a visit from Sean, escaping another of their father's benders. Becky is secretly thrilled, seeing her chance to stop Sean going down the same path as Mark, her jailbird older brother.
24	2	"Through the Looking Glass"	Robert Klenner	David Phillips	3 April 2002
Drovers Run has a rabbit infestation and rabbit habits seem to be contagious. Claire can't get Peter Johnson out of her mind and is worried that, having made the first romantic move towards her, he's got cold feet.
25	3	"Desperate Measures"	Lewis Fitz Gerald	Chris McCourt	10 April 2002
Claire's relationship with Peter is deepening. They are spending virtually twenty-four hours a day together as they seek out horses for training... and the time spent together only confirms how much they are starting to feel for each other.
26	4	"The Bore War"	Lewis Fitz Gerald	Alexa Wyatt	17 April 2002
It's a dry spell and the women are suffering the consequences of water shortages. Claire cleans out an old bore to water her stock, but the newly discovered water soon dries up when Nick irrigates his cash crop at Wilgul. Initial attempts to resolve the situation fail, so a water licensing representative is called in to adjudicate.
27	5	"Hello Stranger"	Donald Crombie	Michaeley O'Brien	24 April 2002
Meg's world is thrown into turmoil at the arrival of the man she gave her heart to... and the man she has told everyone walked out on her. But Kevin didn't walk out on Meg and as Jodi finds her dad simply delightful. Meg begins to remember all the reasons she fell in love with him in the first place.
28	6	"A Dry Spell"	Donald Crombie	Chris Phillips	1 May 2002
As final preparations for the Miss Gungellan ball continue, Meg is faced with a difficult decision; to stay at the place she loves or to leave with the man she loves. Jodi is desperate to go with her father and is over the moon when Meg decides to take a chance for once in her life.
29	7	"Three's a Crowd"	Karl Zwicky	Chris Pearce & Alexa Wyatt	8 May 2002
Tess is finding herself increasingly isolated from Claire because of Peter. Tess tries to patch things up between Alex and Nick, but mistakenly reveals the truth about the rodeo accident - that Harry could have stopped the boys going out but chose not to.
30	8	"The Bridle Waltz"	Karl Zwicky	Robert Dudley & Alexa Wyatt	15 May 2002
Claire and Peter move one step closer to marriage when Peter holds a romantic dinner, presenting Claire with a valuable ruby pendant and declaring he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Meanwhile, Becky pays detective and discovers what she vainly hoped was not true - that Peter is in fact married. She struggles with the problem of telling Claire, knowing it will destroy Claire's life.
31	9	"To Have and to Hold"	Chris Martin-Jones	Chris McCourt & Sarah Smith	3 July 2002
Claire's relationships are fragmented ... she barely speaks to Becky and Tess is living in Melbourne. When Peter arrives, unsuspecting, she asks him straight out whether he is married and on learning that he is, she sends him packing, telling him the relationship is over.
32	10	"Home is Where the Heart is"	Chris Martin-Jones	Ysabelle Dean	10 July 2002
Claire is taking the loss of both Peter and Tess badly. Unable to raise energy or enthusiasm for anything, including the imminent birth of Blaze's foal, she nonetheless refuses to accept she is suffering from emotional stress. Things reach crisis point when she decides to sell Drovers.
33	11	"Wildfire"	Ian Gilmour	Sally Webb	17 July 2002
Things appear to be going well for Becky's young brother Sean. However, when older brother Mark returns to the district, he determinedly sows the seeds of temptations for Sean. Sean soon finds himself unwillingly drawn into Mark's plans against the Ryans.
34	12	"Hounded"	Ian Gilmour	Dave Warner	24 July 2002
There's a fox on the prowl. Tess can understand the need to shoot the animal, but if there's a better way to handle the pest, Tess will find it. When Terry buys some Alpacas it seems the perfect solution, until Tess learns that one of her Alpacas is a stolen $200,000 Peruvian stud.
35	13	"Steer Trek"	Karl Zwicky	David Phillips & Alexa Wyatt	31 July 2002
With the drought continuing and no money to buy feed or truck in water, Claire, Tess and Nick join forces. Like the drovers of old, they take their amalgamated herds out on the Gungellan track. Meg is quietly delighted when the Ryans send Terry along to help and sees a chance to win him back from Jane. The attraction between Nick and Tess grows.
36	14	"Brave J"	Karl Zwicky	Louise Crane	7 August 2002
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 there is slim chance of crossing paths with him again. There's no reason why the dream can't be pursued.
37	15	"You Can Leave Your Hat On"	Chris Martin-Jones	Giula Sandler	15 August 2002
When a stranger knocks on their door in the middle of the night claiming a broken down van, suspicions are aroused. When it is discovered that the occupants of the van are strippers, Jodi is thriled and volunteers to cook them dinner with disastrous results.
38	16	"Stripped Bare"	Chris Martin-Jones	Chris Hawkshaw	21 August 2002
Everything from Drovers is stolen as Jodi and Craig have a secret rendezvous in the spa. When Wilgul is also burgled, Tess and Nick set a trap to catch the thieves.
39	17	"Blame It on the Moonlight"	Donald Crombie	Chris McCourt	4 September 2002
Claire is irritated over Tess' three homestay guests. They're starting to shear today and the last thing she needs are tourists getting in the way. Jodi is surprised by Alberto's return from Italy.
40	18	"Made to be Broken"	Donald Crombie	Ysabelle Dean	18 September 2002
Claire and Alex are finding potential clients arebeing put off by rumours spread by Peter Johnson - that 10 years agoAlex was responsible for crippling a local boy when he ran his car off the road.
41	19	"Best of Enemies"	Robert Klenner	David Phillips	25 September 2002
Tess meets Sandra Kinsella at the cattle sale yards and likes her instantly, only to discover that Claire dislikes her intensely. Their childhood dispute is renewed whena herd of calves is stolen from Drovers and Claire is convinced that Sandra is responsible.
42	20	"Wind Change"	Robert Klenner	Chris Phillips	2 October 2002
Sexual tension is mounting between Nick and Tess. Tess is ready to take a step forward, but is interrupted when Alex's chopper flies over Killarney and dusts with chemicals, which threatens the freshly sewn Wilgul organic wheat crop.
43	21	"No More Mr Nice Guy"	Karl Zwicky	Sarah Smith	9 October 2002
On the eve of the Gungellan Show, Claire is presented with repossession papers, a result of her defaulting on her contract with Australian Bloodlines. Claire is shattered when she discovers she is pregnant and Becky is devastated when Brick doesn't return.
44	22	"Future Perfect"	Karl Zwicky	Chris Hawkshaw	16 October 2002
Peter offers to stop Australian Bloodlines repossessing Drovers if Claire agrees to marry him. After rejecting Peter's deal, Claire takes him on in the Stockman's Challenge and falls. Her accident reveals her pregnancy and Alex claims paternity.

See also

• McLeod's Daughters
• McLeod's Daughters episodes
• McLeod's Daughters characters
• McLeod's Daughters awards

References