McLeod's Daughters (2001)

McLeod's Daughters (English pronunciation: ) 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. Brought together after 20 years apart they put together an all-female workforce and commit to life at Drovers Run in South Australia, 180 km from the nearest town and 400 km from the city. The show had a major cast change in the final episode of season three with main character Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) departing the show and co-star Simmone Jade Mackinnon who played Stevie Hall became a main character in the show. In season 5 we found out that Jodi Fountain's biological dad was Jack McLeod and that she is the result of Jack's affair with Jodi's mum Meg, which makes her the half-sister of Claire and Tess McLeod. From season four onwards, more McLeod women joined who were cousins of Claire, Tess and Jodi McLeod. On 31 January 2009 the Nine Network aired the show's 224th and final episode in a movie length special. The show suffered poor ratings after Bridie Carter (Tess) and Rachael Carpani (Jodi) departed in seasons 6 and 7 respectively. There were no original cast members left at the time the show ended. However, Rachael Carpani ( Jodi ) and Sonia Todd ( Meg ) appeared in the series finale just as the voice of Bridie Carter ( Tess )