Episode
McLeod's Daughters: Taking the Reins
Overview
Tess's confidence is shaken after she falls from her horse, and she ponders whether she truly belongs at Drovers Run. Meanwhile, Claire makes her toughest decision since Jack's death.
Details
- Series
- McLeod's Daughters
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2001-09-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Taking the Reins is Episode 5 in Season 1 of McLeod's Daughters. It aired on 2001-09-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 4: Who's the Boss?
Claire buys a pen of undernourished sheep from the stock sales, leaving Tess to question her judgment. When the truck transporting them breaks down, the girls are left to drove the ailing sheep home. Meanwhile, Jodi's exam results bring a surprise conclusion.
Episode 6: Reality Bites
Claire feels threatened when she uncovers certain evidence about Jack. Meanwhile, Meg and Claire discover more about Becky's home life when she temporarily returns to work at her parent's truck shop.
More episodes from this season
Episode 3: Don't Mess with the Girls
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.
Episode 7: Pride and Joy
A feral bull is wreaking havoc on Drovers Run, and Harry Ryan uses the opportunity to stake his own claim on the girls' property.
Episode 2: Ducks on the Pond
It's 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.
Episode 8: Stir Crazy
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.
Episode 1: Welcome Home
Spontaneous and audacious Tess meetsreticent and stubborn Claire when the half-sisters are reunited by their father Jack's recent death and an 'odd couple' situation is born. A simple mistake by Tess leads to Claire making some difficult decisions.
Episode 9: Into the Woods
Tess puts herself in danger when she comes between a dangerous wild boar and Claire's beloved cattle dog.
Episode 10: Haunted
Emotional and traumatic events of past and present return to haunt the lives of the women of Drovers Run.
Episode 11: Who's a Big Girl Now?
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.
Episode 12: Pandora's Box
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.
Episode 13: Love of My Life
When Bill Tilson decides to sell up and move to the city, Claire sees the precariousness of her own situation on Drover's Run. Meg meanwhile is preparing to make her annual tomato chutney. Despite her best efforts it tastes awful and she doesn't understand why.