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Season 5 |
| 107 :05x01 - No Man's Land (Feb/09/2005) | | Sally and her baby move into Wilgul with the help of Nick and Tess, who are trying to keep a sense of normality about the whole situation. Tess has to head back to Drovers Run to take part in a muster, and Nick leaves at the same time, in separate cars. When Nick gets a call from Sally back at Wilgul to help her with the hot water, he heads back, leaving Tess with a sense of foreboding. | | Guest Stars: Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan, Kathryn Hartman as Sally Clements | Director: Richard Jasek
Writer: Chris McCourt | | | |
| 108 :05x02 - Little White Lies (Feb/16/2005) | Struggling to deal with the continued presence of Sally, the mother of Nick’s newborn child, Harrison, Tess throws herself into various preparations for an upcoming Wool Board Expo, placing all her hopes for a successful Expo showing for Drovers in the Colonel, and their plans to create a new line in organic wool with his progeny—plans which come under jeopardy when the Colonel develops a serious infection.
Jodi is very excited about the event—she has been selected to model some creations by a local fashion designer. Stevie, who at the last minute is also asked to model, is less enthusiastic—she’s a stranger to high heels, and even more so to parading her stuff down a catwalk. Kate’s put out that she’s not been asked to walk the carpet, but has her own pet project to present at the Expo—sheep coats, designed to improve quality and yield. | | Guest Stars: Daniel Whyte as Dan Nugent, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan, Kathryn Hartman as Sally Clements | Director: Richard Jasek
Writer: Rick Held (1) | | | |
| 109 :05x03 - Rules of Disengagement (Feb/23/2005) | | Meg heads home early from the city in the hope she can be of some comfort to Tess during her time out with Nick. But Meg has little success trying to get Tess to open up and talk about her problems. Jodi continues to be head over heels for Luke and her life-goals seem to have changed so that they all revolve around him. Meg is shocked to learn of Jodi’s newfound enthusiasm for drag racing and is unimpressed when she learns Terry appears to have done little to dissuade her. Drawn into the family conflict as he tries to mediate between Meg, Jodi and Luke, Terry finds himself between a rock and a hard place. | | Guest Stars: Sonia Todd as Meg Fountain, Kathryn Hartman as Sally Clements, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan, Patrick Frost as Neil Thompson, Henry Nixon as Greg Dawson, John Jarratt as Terry Dodge (Recurring Season 1 > ) | Director: Steve Jordell
Writer: Kym Goldsworthy | | | |
| 110 :05x04 - Once Were Heroes (Mar/02/2005) | The passionate, stubborn side of Dave is exposed when he stumbles across an injured horse and believes he has found a descendent, a Waler, of the first settlement horses.
In taking it back to its owner, Jeremy Quaid, who is running for pre-selection in the area, Dave discovers other Walers and is appalled to find they have been neglected. Quaid goes into damage control mode and immediately lies about his intentions, fobbing Dave off with a story about a vet friend who is there from interstate and will be looking after the Walers. As soon as Dave reluctantly leaves, Quaid orders his manager, Tim, to take the horses into remote scrub and shoot them. | | Guest Stars: Simon Leonard as Ambulance Officer, Rhys Muldoon as Jeremy Quaid, Stephen Holt as Tim Warner, Colin Smith (1) as Ambulance Officer, Kevin Hernan as Damien [Farmhand], Kathryn Hartman as Sally Clements, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan, Henry Nixon as Greg Dawson, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan, John Jarratt as Terry Dodge (Recurring Season 1 > ), Patrick Frost as Neil Thompson, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan | Director: Chris Martin-Jones (1)
Writer: Denise Morgan (1) | | | |
| 111 :05x05 - Return of the Black Queen (Mar/09/2005) | | Harry is secretly thrilled when he hears Sandra is back in town, however their initial meeting doesn’t go well with neither capable of confessing their love to each other. Jeremy Quaid is interested in Sandra’s property, and when Harry catches them discussing business together, he acts like the typical jealous husband. Encouraged by this sign that Harry may still have feelings for her, Sandra strings Jeremy along, hoping it will lead to Harry declaring his feelings for her. Sandra conspires to be "caught" again with Jeremy at the pub, where Harry reacts by overbidding on Neil Thompson’s Polled Herefords, led to believe that Quaid is interested in purchasing them. Meanwhile Sandra is able to do a fantastic deal on another breed of cattle. | | Guest Stars: Rhys Muldoon as Jeremy Quaid, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan, Patrick Frost as Neil Thompson, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan, Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan, John Jarratt as Terry Dodge (Recurring Season 1 > ), Inge Hornstra (1) as Sandra Kinsela | | | |
| 112 :05x06 - Do You Read Me...? (Mar/16/2005) | | Incapacitated by an injured foot, a bored Stevie has become addicted to the two-way radio. What was supposed to be a way of her keeping in touch around the farm has become an opened Pandora's Box. If she isn't bossing Kate like Big Brother, she's snooping on the conversations of everybody from South Gungellan to West Fisher. When she overhears Renegade, a two-way radio romeo, doing his line with other females, Stevie can't help but get on the air and give him a serve. He suggests she meet him for a date She has no intention of doing so but circumstances conspire to place her in the pub when he's there—they meet, and sparks do fly. He seems to be good fun and good looking! | | Guest Stars: Brooke Stacy-Clarke as Charlotte, Trevor Coles as Warren (Barman), Dan Paris as Renegade, Danny Roberts (2) as Joe Kershaw, Teena Rusak as Paul Arbuth, Tania Camporeale as Theresa Kershaw, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan, Inge Hornstra (1) as Sandra Kinsela, Henry Nixon as Greg Dawson, Tahlia Stacy-Clark as Charlotte, John Jarratt as Terry Dodge (Recurring Season 1 > ), Kaitlyn Stacy-Clarke as Charlotte, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan | Director: Arnie Custo
Writer: Meg Mappin | | | |
| 113 :05x07 - Taking Care of Business (Apr/06/2005) | | The women of Drovers run are no longer a team of four. Kate, after being head hunted by Sandra, is working as overseer at Kinsella's. Jodi, after being fired by Stevie, has gone into business for herself, selling cosmetics, the hard way. Tess and Stevie are managing alone, but only just. Sandra lets slip that she's eager to buy some cattle. Kate, wanting to impress her new boss, tells the Drovers women about the deal although no price is discussed. Tess is interested… the cash would be handy, but Stevie's not keen to sell to Sandra, especially at the price she's offering. It's ridiculously low. But Tess agrees and sells to Sandra. | | Guest Stars: Andrew Lindquist as Mick Forrest, Michael Hartwich as Douggie Green, Michael McCulla as Scud, Craig Davidson as Truckstop truckie, Stewart Lindsay as Worthington truckie, Daniel Whyte as Dan Nugent (Policeman), Shane Stevens as Silck, Adam Wilson as Mannie, Matt Vesely as Bill ‘Birdie' Bird, Inge Hornstra (1) as Sandra Kinsela, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan, Paul Willson (1) as Athol MacIntyre, Cameron Burke as Griff Morris | Director: Chris Martin-Jones (1)
Writer: Sally Webb | | | |
| 114 :05x08 - Old Flames (Apr/13/2005) | | When Kate organizes a reunion walk of the high school hiking club, she isn’t prepared for the old feelings it’s about to stir up. Jodi isn’t thrilled to see her nemesis, Natalie, again, but it’s Kate herself who’s in for a shock when her first love and ex student-teacher, Daniel Ponter, arrives. | | Guest Stars: Melanie Vandervelden as Hiker #2, Melissa Hodder as Hiker #1, Emma Brown (1) as Rosie Denny, Jessica Carter as Chelsea Bruland, Troy Carlton as Mark Rafferty, Christopher Morris (1) as Daniel Ponter, Rachael Taylor as Natalie Woodrow, Connor Randall as Harrison Ryan, Alicia Randall as Harrison Ryan, Kathryn Hartman as Sally Clements, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan | Director: Arnie Custo
Writer: Hadass Segal | | | |
| 115 :05x09 - Body Blows (Apr/20/2005) | | Alex is feeling frustrated. When he and Nick returned from Wilgul after Harry’s heart attack it was on the understanding that they would be there to help Harry run the place. Alex is under no illusions. Because of his blood ties to their father, Nick is obviously the favoured son. | | Guest Stars: Megan Dansie as Rhonda, Anna Cheney as Nurse, Peter Rodgers as Tony Bright, Reece Horner as Nat, Chloe Gardner as Rider, Mark Gaweda as Male Patient, Sarah Manuel as Blonde Handler #1, Anthea Manuel as Blonde Handler #2, Stewart Lindsay as Truckie, Inge Hornstra (1) as Sandra Kinsela, Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan, John Jarratt as Terry Dodge (Recurring Season 1 > ), Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan | Director: Ray Quint
Writer: Kym Goldsworthy | | | |
| 116 :05x10 - Sins of the Father (Apr/27/2005) | | Sandra is at loggerheads with Alex over the running of Killarney, and, hurt by being overlooked by Harry, finds fault with everything Alex does, including his decision to agist Drovers Run cattle on Killarney. When she complains to Harry, he dismisses her concerns, making it clear that Alex is in charge. This leaves her seething, and quietly plotting revenge. | | Guest Stars: Josh Willoughby as Trey, Inge Hornstra (1) as Sandra Kinsela, Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan, John Jarratt as Terry Dodge (Recurring Season 1 > ), Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan | Director: Ray Quint
Writer: Chris McCourt | | | |
| 117 :05x11 - Boy Made Good (May/04/2005) | A powerful and successful ex-local now made good in America, John Murray, is due to visit Gungellan. Murray runs a chain of steak houses in the USA and with the rumour that he is opening his franchises Down Under, the district cattle owners are keen to secure the lucrative contract for supplying the beef to Murray’s restaurants.
When one of Murray’s employees arrives to ensure the big event goes as planned, Stevie is stunned to see he is none other than Will Hamilton, an old boyfriend from her school days in Broken Hill. He is also the father of Rose, a daughter he has no idea exists. | | Guest Stars: Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan, Patrick Frost as Neil Thompson, Chris Pitman (1) as Rick Burns, Jeremy Sims as Will Hamilton | Director: Chris Martin-Jones (1)
Writer: Denise Morgan (1) | | | |
| 118 :05x12 - The Pearl (May/11/2005) | Jodi is excited about her growing love for Luke, unaware that at the same time he is making a deal with a local criminal to deliver stolen cigars. Luke is forced to transfer the contraband to the back of Stevie’s ute and she unwittingly takes off with it before Luke can stop her.
When Stevie discovers the cigars she burns them immediately. Kate and Stevie are put in the uncomfortable position of keeping this mess from Tess. And Stevie, her own relationship with a Morgan not far from her mind, clashes with Jodi over Luke—he’s no good as far as Stevie is concerned. When Luke finds out the cigars are gone he knows he is in trouble—he now owes eight grand to Rick Burns. Luke promises a concerned Jodi that he will extricate himself from the criminal’s grasp, but his problems escalate and he becomes trapped in the criminal web. | | Guest Stars: David Whitney as Colin Chambers, Ian Bliss as Det. Christopher Montello, Matt Robertson as Local Cop, Chris Pitman (1) as Rick Burns, Dean O'Gorman as Luke Morgan | Director: Chris Martin-Jones (1)
Writer: Giula Sandler | | | |
| 119 :05x13 - The Prodigal Daughter (May/18/2005) | A new member of the McLeod clan is on her way and Tess is naturally excited about the prospect of meeting her cousin Regan.
Unfortunately the meeting sours. By the time she gets into the homestead and feels the full weight of history, her resentment surrounding the treatment of Hugh takes over and she storms from Drovers Run, telling Tess she could never stay in a place where her father had been so cheated and dispossessed. After confronting Regan over her rudeness, Stevie finds herself laughing with the visitor. Regan comes to stay with Stevie, who is disarmed by her blunt manner of speech and quick wit. | | Guest Stars: Tahlia Stacy-Clark as Charlotte, Kaitlyn Stacy-Clarke as Charlotte, Brooke Stacy-Clarke as Charlotte, Zoe Naylor as Regan McLeod | Director: Richard Jasek
Writer: Elizabeth Coleman (1) | | | |
| 120 :05x14 - Love and Obsession (Jul/18/2005) | Working in the new wildlife corridor, Stevie notices a beautiful horse amongst a herd of Brumbies. When Tess points out that the horse is Phoenix, Blaze’s foal, Stevie decides to bring Phoenix home, despite Tess’ misgivings.
Dave and Regan’s flirtation steps up a level, when Dave offers to help cure her of her animal phobia. Kate’s attitude towards Dave’s new love interest is starting to drive Jodi mad. Concerned for her friend’s niggling jealousy, she kindly hints to Kate to get and grip and move on from her crush on the handsome vet. | | Guest Stars: Zoe Naylor as Regan McLeod, Anna Cheney as Fiona, Kerry Hoare as Ram Farmer | Director: Richard Jasek
Writer: Blake Ayshford | | | |
| 121 :05x15 - One Long, Long Day (Jul/27/2005) | With Tess and Regan developing a close friendship, Stevie feels cast adrift on the property. She jumps at the chance to help take care of Charlotte, but after a momentary distraction, must face the most harrowing hour of her life when the little girl goes missing. Panic grips Drovers Run when one of Charlotte's toys is discovered floating in the dam. The long day only gets more difficult when Tess and Stevie turn on each other in the heat of the moment, and Stevie must rely on Alex to help get her through.
Nick is offered a job in Argentina and Tess is torn between her husband and the farm. | | Guest Stars: Zoe Naylor as Regan McLeod, Tahlia Stacy-Clark as Charlotte, Kaitlyn Stacy-Clarke as Charlotte, Brooke Stacy-Clarke as Charlotte | Director: Kevin Carlin
Writer: Dave Warner (1) | | | |
| 122 :05x16 - Down to Earth (Aug/03/2005) | | Drovers and Killarney are in a state of flux, if not panic, with the imminent departure of Tess and Nick. While Tess is busy handing over the reins to Stevie, Rob Shelton arrives at Killarney. Rob is Killarney’s new overseer: clean cut and well mannered, if a little reserved. He’s not Alex’s first choice and Alex’s opinion seems confirmed when Rob fails to bond over a beer and generally keeps to himself. | | Guest Stars: Jonathon Pasvolsky as Rob Shelton, Paul Hodge as Ollie Richmond, John Atkinson as Shearer #1, Shane Cooper as Bill the Shearer, Kit Fortune as Roustabout #1, Luke Zanker as Roustabout #2, Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan, Zoe Naylor as Regan McLeod | Director: Kevin Carlin
Writer: Fin Edquist | | | | | | |
| 124 :05x18 - Taking Flight (Aug/17/2005) | | Today is Harry's birthday and he's in a foul mood. Sandra is also in a mood, and Alex is stuck giving her a lift to Gungellan. She'd drive herself but she injured her arm, preventing her from driving. Neither is happy about the set up, but it's only to Gungellan, from there Sandra will catch the coach the rest of the way to Fisher. Until she discovers the bus is full and is forced to beg Alex for a lift. | | Guest Stars: John Jarratt as Terry Dodge, Reece Horner as Nat, Daniel Whyte as Officer Dan Nugent, Alivio Zavarche as Raven Loonies Twitcher #1, Victoria Mazzone as Raven Loonies Twitcher #2, Mary Coppola as Raven Loonies Twitcher #3, Peter King (1) as Raven Loonies Twitcher #4, Inge Hornstra (1) as Sandra Kinsela, Marshall Napier as Harry Ryan | Director: Chris Martin-Jones (1)
Writer: Sally Webb | | | | | | | | | |
| 127 :05x21 - Moonstruck (Sep/07/2005) | The full moon over Drovers stirs old fears and new jealousies resulting in near catastrophe.
Meg makes a surprise return to the Truckstop only to find Terry and Moira are getting on better than expected. And with no job, Meg can't help but feel left out. The discovery of notes about Jodi in Jack's old ledgers only put Meg more on edge. Is there something she's not telling her daughter? | | | |
| 128 :05x22 - If You Build It... (Sep/14/2005) | The middle of a drought, and bad blood threatens to erupt between Stevie and Sandra when, seeking water, some of Drovers Run's cattle push through the fence onto Killarney. Sandra's reaction is out of all proportion to the event. It transpires that, secretly, Sandra has been deeply effected by news of her mother's death. Rather than deal with her feelings, Sandra denies them. She takes her anguish out on Stevie and the women at Drover's Run.
Matters come to a head when Sandra has a meltdown and admits to Stevie that her mother is dead, and she has never understood how her mother abandoned her at an early age. Stevie is able to use her own situation to help Sandra make sense of it. The bad blood between them eases&$8212;but Sandra soon reverts to type. | | | |
| 129 :05x23 - Out Of Time (Sep/21/2005) | | Stevie faces the biggest decision of her life: should she tell her daughter Rose who her real mother is? | | | |
| 130 :05x24 - Betwixt And Between (Sep/28/2005) | | Rose, who adores her grandparents, is curious to know why Stevie won't mend her long estrangement from them. What did she do that was so bad that she never spoke to her own parents again? When Rose's enquiries are deflected, she snoops around to find something that will fill in the blanks. Caught off guard when Rose discovers a baby's hospital bracelet, Stevie tells a half-truth - she did have a baby, but she adopted it out. Rose is shocked, unable to understand how Stevie could be so callous as to give up her baby. | | | |
| 131 :05x25 - Truth Or Dare (Oct/12/2005) | | Outside appearances can be deciving. When a parachutist floats down from the sky onto Drovers Run, Kate is swept away. Patrick, Dave's fun loving adventurer brother, has taken a break from bungee jumping in Nepal to make a brotherly visit. Or at least, that's the cover story. | | Guest Stars: Luke Jacobz as Patrick Brewer | | | |
| 132 :05x26 - The King And I (Oct/19/2005) | | Jodi's world is turned upside down when she receives a birthday gift from the late Jack McLeod. | | | |
| 133 :05x27 - Intentions (Oct/26/2005) | | The gulf between Meg and Jodi widens when she learns that her mother's novel is based on real life… Jodi's own, to be precise. Dave is blackmailed by a student and has to fight to save his career. | | | |
| 134 :05x28 - Stranger Than Fiction (Nov/02/2005) | | Moira's prediction that a ringing bell will herald an accident for someone appears to be accurate as a series of near misses, all accompanied by a ringing bell of some sort, befall the residents of Drovers Run and Killarney. | | | |
| 135 :05x29 - Twelve and a Half Hours Behind (Nov/09/2005) | | A wave of mixed emotions washes over Drovers Run with the exciting return of Tess from Argentina. She has some unexpected news - Nick has been offered a fantastic promotion and the pair are considering moving to Argentina indefinitely. Stunned, everyone can hardly believe the news, but their shock is put on hold though when Tess suffers a series of mysterious collapses. Is it just jet lag as she suspects or something else entirely? And while still on the hunt for a sample of Jack's DNA, has Jodi finally found the right time she has been waiting for to let Tess know they may be sisters? All concerns are put aside with the joyous news that Tess' illness is not an illness at all - she's pregnant! Tess' happiness is short-lived though - a call comes from Argentina. A light plane Nick is travelling on has been reported missing. When the watch Tess has been wearing, Nick's watch, suddenly stops Tess can feel deep in her soul that something very, very bad is about to happen. | | | |
| 136 :05x30 - Anniversary (Nov/16/2005) | Tess has been holed up in her room since the news of Nick's death, and Alex and the Drovers women feel helpless, having tried everything to assist her in her grief. Jodi feels that learning she has a sister may help Tess but Stevie is adamant she must wait for the DNA results or risk yet more disappointment for Tess. Tess then surprises them all by suddenly reappearing, strong and composed, throwing herself back into work and declaring she wants to hold a party to celebrate Nick's life.
The girls decide to go along with whatever she wants, but Alex is thrown, apparently not needed for the role he wanted to play of comforter and protector. Of course this is largely because he himself is unable to deal with his own loss and after Tess points this out, he lashes out at Harry, blaming him for Nick's death. Sandra defends her husband, but later feels pushed aside when Sally and Harrison arrive and are doted on by Harry. | | | |
| 137 :05x31 - Body And Soul (Nov/16/2005) | It's the morning after Nick's life celebration and Tess has thrown herself back into work. It's time to move on. But when Tess receives a letter from Nick—delayed by the international postal system—she realises she cannot put her past behind her so easily.
Meanwhile, Stevie is worried about Alex; he went a.w.o.l after the life celebration and hasn't been seen since. Despite making many enquiries, Stevie can find no trace of him. Her concern betrays her strong feelings for Alex—feelings she is finding it harder and harder to deny…
Over on Killarney, Sally and Sandra are bearing the brunt of Harry's controlling behaviour. Determined that the Ryan empire continue despite Nick's death, Harry quickly sets about organizing his grandson's future. Sally and Harrison are to stay on at Killarney under his watchful eye. Sally almost accepts his offer, but decides that her independence is more important than Harry's money and returns to Melbourne. But Sandra senses that Harry won't take Sally's 'no' for an answer…
Kate and Jodi are stepping on eggshells around Tess at the moment, and for Kate, Nick's death is uncharted territory. She's never known anyone who died before. And when a batch of newly born chicks dies on her watch she pours all her energy into saving the one surviving chick.
Tess finally gets the courage to read Nick's posthumous letter. From the letter, Tess draws the strength to emotionally welcome the new baby, and heads off to Fisher for an ultra sound, later delightedly announcing to the others that she's having a girl. | | | |
| 138 :05x32 - New Beginnings (Nov/23/2005) | | Alex and Sandra face death in a blazing inferno, while both Stevie and Tess are tormented by their dreams. | | | |
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