McLeod's Daughters season 8 explained

Season Number:	8
Bgcolour:	7BB661
Num Episodes:	22
Network:	Nine Network
Prev Season:	Season 7

The eighth and final season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on 23 July 2008 and concluded on 31 January 2009 with a total of 22 episodes.

Plot

After years as Australia's favourite television drama, the saga of McLeod's Daughters finally came to a close... but not before financial ruin again threatened Drover's Run. New romances come under pressure, Stevie gives birth, Ingrid disappears under mysterious circumstances and Jaz McLeod makes a surprise return to Drover's Run.

Cast

Main

• Simmone Jade Mackinnon as Stevie Hall
• Abi Tucker as Grace Kingston
• Matthew Passmore as Marcus Turner
• Gillian Alexy as Tayler Geddes
• Luke Jacobz as Patrick Brewer
• Doris Younane as Moira Doyle
• Edwina Ritchard as Jaz McLeod (15 episodes)
• John Schwarz as Ben Hall (15 episodes)
• Michala Banas as Kate Manfredi (4 episodes)

Recurring

• Rachael Coopes as Ingrid Marr (21 episodes)
• Peter Hardy as Phil Rakich (20 episodes)
• Gus Murray as Father Dan (16 episodes)
• Martin Lynes as Frank Edwards (8 episodes)
• Alex Cook as Lily Edwards (8 episodes)
• Zoe Naylor as Regan McLeod (4 episodes)
• Nicholas Bishop as Russ Connors (3 episodes)

Guest

• Anita Hegh as Sharon Buckingham (2 episodes)
• Aaron Jeffery as Alex Ryan (2 episodes)
• Alex Davies as Monique Black (2 episodes)
• Rachael Carpani as Jodi Fountain McLeod (1 episode)
• Sonia Todd as Meg Fountain (1 episode)
• Basia A'Hern as Rose Hall Smith (1 episode)
• Tahlia, Brooke & Kaitlyn Stacy-Clark as Charlotte McLeod (1 episode)
• Craig Stott as Jamie Mitchell (1 episode)

Episodes

See main article: List of McLeod's Daughters episodes.

Reception

Ratings

The eighth season of Mcleod's Daughters suffered drastically in the ratings. On average, it was watched by a mere 633,000 viewers, down 547,000 viewers from the previous season, and an extreme drop compared to earlier seasons. It was the 9th most-watched Australian drama of 2008,^[1] and ranked at #29 for its eighth season.

Awards and nominations

The eighth season of McLeod's Daughters received three nominations at the 2009 Logie Awards. It also received one win at the 2009 APRA Awards.

Win

• APRA Award for Best Music for a Television Series or Serial (Alistair Ford – Episode 224)^{[2] [3]}

Nominations

• Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (Simmone Jade Mackinnon)^[4]
• Logie Award for Most Popular Actress (Simmone Jade Mackinnon)
• Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Drama Series

Home media

Title	Release	Region	Ref(s)
	3 November 2008	Australia –R4 DVD	^[5]
McLeod's Daughters: The Complete Eighth Season	5 May 2009	United States – R1 DVD	^[6]
McLeod's Töchter: Die Komplette Achte Staffel	22 March 2013	Germany – R2 DVD	^[7]

References

• www.tv.com

External links

• McLeod's Daughters Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top-rating Australian drama series and serials on television, 2004–2009. Screen Australia. 14 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130212444/http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/archmrrateseries.aspx. 30 January 2013.
2. Web site: Nominations – Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 28 March 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525120311/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/screenawards/nominations.aspx . 25 May 2010 .
3. Web site: Winners – Screen Music Awards . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 28 March 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525120316/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/screenawards/winners.aspx . 25 May 2010 .
4. Web site: Logie Awards 2009. australiantelevision.net. 28 March 2022.
5. Web site: McLeod's Daughters Series 8 (Final Series). Booktopia. 27 March 2022.
6. Web site: McLeod's Daughters: The Complete Eighth Season DVD. blu-ray.com. 27 March 2022.
7. Web site: McLeods Töchter – Staffel 6 [8 DVDs]]. Amazon. 28 March 2022.