The eighth and final season of the Australian television drama McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...

was screened on the Nine Network

Nine Network

The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...

 from 23 July 2008 until 29 January 2009.

Plot

Adventure and drama continues on Drover's Run in the final series with 22 episodes of McLeod's Daughters. Financial ruin threatens the future of Drovers Run, new romances come under pressure and Stevie mourns the death of her late husband Alex. Jaz McLeod returns to help sister Grace; Ingrid goes missing. The series ends on a high note with the property secured for the future and the return of Jodi Fountain-McLeod and her mother Margaret Fountain. Jodi Fountain-Mcleod is now Matt Bosnich's wife and can now return to Mcleod's daughters because the peope following her and Matt have all been put in jail. As the screen scrolls down we see that Jodi is pregnant but we never see the birth or baby due to the series ending abruptly.

2008-2009 Main Cast

Actor	Character	Episodes	Number Of Episodes
Simmone Jade Mackinnon Simmone Jade Mackinnon Simone Jade Mackinnon is an Australian actress.-Early life:Mackinnon was born Simone Jade Mackinnon in Mount Isa, Queensland in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales...	Stevie Hall	8.01 - 8.22	22
Abi Tucker Abi Tucker Abigail Anne Tucker is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress, best known for acting roles in television shows such as Heartbreak High, The Secret Life of Us and in McLeod's Daughters.-Career:...	Grace Kingston-McLeod	8.01 - 8.22	22
Edwina Ritchard	Jaz McLeod	8.08 - 8.22	15
Michala Banas Michala Banas Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas is a New Zealand television actress, and singer now living in Australia.-Career:Born in Wellington, New Zealand, she starred in her first commercial at only 18 months of age....	Kate Manfredi	8.01 - 8.04	4
Matt Passmore Matt Passmore Matt Passmore , an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters , Blue Heelers , and his first American television show, The Glades .-Personal:Passmore grew up in Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane....	Marcus Turner Marcus Turner Marcus Turner is one of New Zealand's best-known folk musicians and songwriters, who has performed in most New Zealand folk festivals, as well as festivals in Australia, and in venues in other places overseas...	8.01 - 8.22	22
John Schwarz	Ben Hall	8.08 - 8.22	15
Gillian Alexy Gillian Alexy Gillian Alexy is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Tayler Geddes on McLeod's Daughters.-Career:She graduated from the John Curtin College of the Arts in 2000, after doing specialist dance and theatre courses...	Tayler Geddes	8.01 - 8.22	22
Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz Luke Jacobz on 14 February 1981, Sydney is an Australian actor and television presenter.-Career:'Jacobz' is a screen name, derived from adding a 'z' to the actor's middle name of Jacob...	Patrick Brewer	8.01 - 8.22	22
Doris Younane Doris Younane Doris Younane is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in McLeod's Daughters where she plays Moira Doyle.-Career:...	Moira Doyle	8.01 - 8.22	22

Special Guest Stars

Actor	Character	Episodes
Aaron Jeffery Aaron Jeffery Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:...	Alex Ryan	203, 205, 208
Zoe Naylor Zoe Naylor Zoe Naylor is an Australian actress as well as journalist, presenter, MC, model, voice-artist and producer.-Early life:...	Regan McLeod	209, 210, 223, 224

Special Guest Appearance By

Actor	Character	Episodes
Rachael Carpani Rachael Carpani Rachael Ann Carpani is an Australian actress.-Biography:Carpani grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills district. She studied acting at the Australian College of Entertainment at Macquarie University and at the Drama Works Drama Company...	Jodi Fountain McLeod	224
Sonia Todd Sonia Todd Sonia Todd is an Australian actress.She studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and starred in Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann...	Meg Fountain Dodge	224

Recurring Cast

Actor	Character
Rachael Coopes Rachael Coopes Rachael Coopes is an Australian actress, best known for her character Sigourney in the SBS cult parody series Life Support...	Ingrid Marr
Dustin Clare Dustin Clare Dustin Clare is a Logie Award winning Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and will reprise his role in Spartacus: Vengeance.-Biography:...	Riley Ward
Anita Hegh Anita Hegh Anita Hegh is an Australian actor, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television seriesStingers.- Life :...	Sharon Buckingham
Martin Lynes Martin Lynes Martin Lynes is an Australian actor.-Biography:Lynes is known for his work as Dr. Luke Forlano on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama. On the series he tried many times to become the Chief medical officer but failed. He was a primarily surgeon but spent time helping in ward 17. He has also...	Frank Edwards
Alex Cook	Lily Edwards
Basia A'Hern Basia A'Hern Basia A'Hern is an Australian actress. She is well known for her roles on television shows, including, The Sleepover Club, McLeod's Daughters, Out of the Blue, Don't Blame the Koalas, and Double Trouble....	Rose Hall-Smith

Arriving/Returns

Actor	Character Name	Episode
Edwina Ritchard	Jaz McLeod	103 - 104, 210 - 224
John Schwarz	Ben Hall	210 - 224

Departing

Actor	Character Name	Episode	Info
Dustin Clare Dustin Clare Dustin Clare is a Logie Award winning Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and will reprise his role in Spartacus: Vengeance.-Biography:...	Riley Ward	203	Missing from the Christmas Eve car crash.
Michala Banas Michala Banas Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas is a New Zealand television actress, and singer now living in Australia.-Career:Born in Wellington, New Zealand, she starred in her first commercial at only 18 months of age....	Kate Manfredi	206	Left to run a youth farm.
Aaron Jeffery Aaron Jeffery Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award winning New Zealand – Australian actor.-Early life:Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA.-Career:...	Alex Ryan	208	Killed by a falling tree.

Finale Episode Air Dates

• Australia - 29 January 2009 (Double Episode 223 & 224)
• New Zealand - 12 February 2009 (Double Episode 223 & 224)
• Germany - 4 November 2008 (Single Episode 224)

Opening credits

For the final season of McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...

the show's opening theme remained the same as the 2007 version, but the pictures were all updated. Grace and Stevie remained together; the background was changed to the Drover's Run sign. Marcus remained on a motorbike but on a dirt road, Kate was blowing a feather in front of trees. Tayler was holding a dandelion, and Patrick was standing in the rain.

Episodes

Season #	Series #	Title	Director(s)	Writer(s)	Original airdate

Songs In Episodes

• Aftermath

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Don't Give Up--Rebecca Lavelle

Take The Rain Away--Rebecca Lavelle

• The Pitfalls of Love

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

The First Touch--Rebecca Lavelle

6 Months Overtime--Floyd Vincent and the Childbrides

Sick Of Love--Sarah McGregor

• Wild Ride

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Love You Hate You--Rebecca Lavelle

Struck Down--Mia Dyson

Right On Time--Black Guns

• Nowwhere to Hide

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Understand Me--Rebecca Lavelle

• Stand By Me

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Just A Child--Rebecca Lavelle

• Close Enough To Touch

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

We Had No Time--Rebecca Lavelle

• Bringing Up Wombat

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

We Had No Time--Rebecca Lavelle

Did I Tell You?--Rebecca Lavelle

• Three Sisters

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Don't Give Up--Rebecca Lavelle

• Dammed

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

My Hearts Home (Drovers Run)--Rebecca Lavelle

So Fine--Cinema

• Mother Love

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

• Bright Lights, Big Trouble

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Common Ground--Rebecca Lavelle

Always a Devil--Braindead Lovers

Stand Back--Offcuts

• Love and Let Die

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

We Got It Wrong--Rebecca Lavelle

• A Dog's Life

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Common Ground--Rebecca Lavelle

Bright Eyed Century--Eva Trout

Sleeping In--Danny McDonald

• My Prince Will Come

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Broken Dreams--Rebecca Lavelle

• Snogging Frogs

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Sometimes--Rebecca Lavelle

Busta Blues--as credited

Free To Choose--as credited

The Price You Pay--as credited

You'll Be Mine Tonight--as credited

The Charity Ends Here--as credited

• The Merry Widow

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Don't Judge--Rebecca Lavelle

• Show Pony

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Broken Dreams--Rebecca Lavelle

Sorrow--Rebecca Lavelle

Bright Eyed Century--Eva Trout

• Every Move You Make

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Heat--Rebecca Lavelle

• Into Thin Air

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Am I Crazy?--Rebecca Lavelle

• The Show Must Go On

McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Wake Up Gungellan--Doris Younane

Truckstop Woman--Doris Younane & chorus

Forever--Doris Younane, Peter Hardy, Abi Tucker, Matthew Passmore & chorus

Trust The Night--Rebecca Lavelle

• Into The Vally Of The Shadow

PART 1
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Time Turn Over--Rebecca Lavelle

You Believed--Rebecca Lavelle

PART 2

McLeod's Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

Drovers Run--Rebecca Lavelle

Speak My Angel--Abi Tucker

Ella--Crash Symphony

External links

• McLeod's Daughters Official Website