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
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, 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)
Nominations Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (Simmone Jade Mackinnon) 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 –R4 DVD McLeod's Daughters: The Complete Eighth Season 5 May 2009 – R1 DVD McLeod's Töchter: Die Komplette Achte Staffel 22 March 2013 – R2 DVD
References
External links McLeod's Daughters Official Website www.tv.com