The BEST episodes of McLeod's Daughters season 1
Every episode of McLeod's Daughters season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of McLeod's Daughters season 1!
McLeod's Daughters tells the story of two sisters who are reunited when they inherit a vast outback cattle property in South Australia. Thrown together after 20 years apart they pull together an all-female workforce at Drover's Run.
#1 - Lover Come Back
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/2002
Tess is obsessed with her psychology theory and believes she can discover the real reason behind everybody’s behaviour.
#2 - The Italian Stallion
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/27/2002
Love is in the air over Drovers Run, even in the equine world. But in their individual pursuits of true love, the women realise there will be many battles of the heart and land to be won.
#3 - Playing to Win
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/5/2001
Pushed by a neighbour’s untimely death Harry works too hard and is found trapped under a tractor. Fearing the end Harry continues to play one son off against the other and Tess learns a shocking secret from Liz.
#4 - If the Boot Fits...
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/28/2001
When Claire attends a seminar she leaves Tess in charge of Drovers Run and on her return she discovers a lot more can happen in twenty four hours than she would ever have imagined or, at least, would have led Tess to believe.
#5 - Who's the Boss?
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2001
A truck carrying sick sheep to Drovers Run breaks down, and the girls find themselves ding some unconventional modern-day droving to get them back. Tess and Claire find themselves in a toe-to-toe battle over who’s the boss.
#6 - Girls Night Out
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/2002
A celebratory night out almost ends in disaster when a plan to stop Brian’s misdeeds backfires.
#7 - Pandora's Box
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/7/2001
Tess learns the impenetrable rules of what to say and not to say in the country and an innocent remark re-opens a very ugly wound, which divides the Ryan brothers.
#8 - Reality Bites
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/26/2001
Claire is confronted when Tess finds evidence that Jack, their father loved her. Meg and Claire discovers more about Becky’s home life when Becky temporarily returns to the truck stop.
#9 - Into the Woods
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/2001
Tess puts herself in danger when she comes between a dangerous wild boar and Claire's beloved cattle dog.
#10 - Pride and Joy
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/3/2001
A feral bull is wreaking havoc on Drovers Run, and Harry Ryan uses the opportunity to stake his own claim on the girl’s property.
#11 - Who's a Big Girl Now?
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/31/2001
Meg struggles to cope with the reality of Jodi's coming of age and during the ensuing surprise party relationships are put to the test.
#12 - Friends Like These
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/2002
When Tess’s friends from the city arrive unexpectedly, it becomes apparent that Tess’s previous life isn’t going to fade quietly away in the distance.
#13 - Deep Water
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/2002
Jodi’s fund raising efforts for Miss Gungellan are reaching fever pitch with a charity bush polo match to be held at Drovers Run, but a cloud of discontent covers the girls when they make a macabre discovery in the dam.
#14 - Haunted
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/24/2001
Emotional and traumatic events of past and present return to haunt the lives of the women of Drovers Run.
#15 - More Than One Way
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/2002
When Claire falls and injures her knee it looks certain she will lose the horse-training contract to the boys at Killarney. Tess comes up with dirty tactics that have surprising consequences.
#16 - Don't Mess with the Girls
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/22/2001
Jealousies arise as Claire competes in the rodeo while Nick and Alex compete for Tess’s attention. Becky’s reputation lands her in serious trouble and the two sisters forget their differences and come to the rescue.
#17 - Love of My Life
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/14/2001
Claire and Tess save a neighbour from a burning shed, but all is not as it seems. His desperate act prompts Claire to work harder than ever to keep Drovers Run and Tess reveals why she’s frightened of true love.
#18 - Welcome Home
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/8/2001
Spontaneous, audacious Tess meets reticent, stubborn Claire when the half sisters are reunited by their father Jack's recent death and an 'odd couple' situation is born.
#19 - Dirty Pool
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/21/2001
Theft is on everyone’s mind and the women on Drover’s Run have their own style of justice.
#20 - Stir Crazy
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/10/2001
A steamy night gives away Meg's secret lover and Claire puts her life on the line against a wild stallion which comes into the night to steal her prized mare.
#21 - Ducks on the Pond
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/15/2001
Shearing time and one of the men arrives with a reputation as a killer. Tess witnesses strange goings on and uncovers a secret, as Claire struggles to maintain her authority over the shearers, desperate to meet the deadline for selling her wool.
#22 - Taking the Reins
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/2001
Tess’s confidence is shaken when she falls from her horse and then wonders if she truly belongs at Drovers, but she finds her seat when Claire makes her toughest decision since Jack’s death.