Big Sky: episode guide

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Light Foot

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Episode 2.01 (41)
Sat, January 02, 1999
Written by Christopher Lee
Directed by Tony Tilse

Lightfoot arrives at Big Sky with a deal to do special, undercover customs-related work for Chris. Chris, under financial pressure from the new board, eventually agrees to one job to ascertain any futher interest.

Starring: Gary Sweet as Chris Manning, Rhys Muldoon as Jimbo James, Martin Henderson as Scotty Gibbs, Bille Brown as Lightfoot, Danielle Nuss as Paula Niessen, Robyn Cruze as Shay McWilliam, Tim Campbell as Blake Wallace

Guest Starring: Sharyn Hodgson as Jodie Turner, Sebastian Huber as Max Turner, Linal Haft as Klenner, Bill Conn as Sam; Frederick Miragliotta as Gollan, Anthony Phelan as FPO, Andrew Hunter as Joey, Ben Sullivan as Captain, Brendan Higgins as Chambers, Tracy Ellis as Tara, Nell Hourn as Marissa, Charles Weyman as Peter

The Price of Freedom

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Episode 2.02 (42)
Sat, January 09, 1999
Written by ?
Directed by Tony Tilse

Jimbo is in denial about Jodie's condition, enjoying Max's company and pretending nothing will happen to change this. Despite trying to make Jimbo understand the reality of her situation, Jodie is also swept up by his optimism, desperately wishing it could be true.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Sharyn Hodgson as Jodie Turner, Sebastian Huber as Max, Bill Conn as Sam, Frederick Miragliotta as Gollan, Tom Richards as Ted, Matt Juarez as Craig, David Slingsby as Pittman, Colin Burkenshaw as Policeman, Anthony Jensen as Frank, Nick Jasprizza as Mechanic, Hamish Mitchell as Policeman

Stand By Your Man

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Episode 2.03 (43)
Sat, January 16, 1999
Written by ?
Directed by Julian McSwiney

Jimbo suddenly has cold feet about marrying Jodie. The responsibilities of looking after not just Max, but a sick woman, for an indefinite period, frighten him. He offers to take a long flight and finds himself contemplating escaping to a whole new life when he meets Marie, a country woman running her property alone.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Sharyn Hodgson as Jodie Turner, Sebastian Huber as Max, Frederick Miragliotta as Gollan, Ned Manning as Ray, Kim Deacon as Marie, Ruth Caro as Sally, John Lucantonio as Tony, Jon Fabian as Mario, Michael Harrop as Detective #1, Mark Bower as Detective #2, Peter Hernfield as Dryden, Elliott Weston as Truckie

The Things We Do For Love

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Episode 2.04 (44)
Sat, January 23, 1999
Written by Grant Fraser
Directed by Julian McSwiney

Scotty and Rosie make an emergency landing on a beach to rescue a man, Ramon. Taken to hospital, the staff want to report the illegal immigrant. Scotty and Rosie discover him stowed away on their plane on their return to Sydney. He pleads for their help.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Sharyn Hodgson as Jodie Turner, Sebastian Huber as Max, Bill Conn as Sam, Kenneth Moraleda as Ramon, Isabella Gutierrez as Consuela, Ronn Lee as Carroll, Michael Ross as Dr Carmody, Peter Harvey-Wright as NTF 1, Matthew Long as NTF 2, Alvaro Marques as Steve, Raina McKeon as Hostess, Lynne McGimpsey as Secretary, Laurence Heywood as Fireman, Vicky Wong as Woman at Brothel, Sarah Burns as Receptionist

A Family Affair

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Episode 2.05 (45)
Sat, January 30, 1999
Written by Dave Warner
Directed by Scott Harford Davis

Paula's apparent secret other life as a volunteer charity worker for street kids comes to Chris attention when Lightfoot expresses interest in one of the kids she helps, a boy named Dean, who is in dire straits, trying to help his drug addict girlfriend Angie kick her habit.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Sharyn Hodgson as Jodie Turner, Sebastian Huber as Max, Linal Haft as Klenner, Dean O'Gorman as Dean, Frederick Miragliotta as Gollan, Rose Byrne as Angie, Andrew Hunter as Joey, Kate Buchanan as Eva, Claire Paradine as Richmond, Dan Uliel as Austin, Rowena Doyle as Janice

The Wrong Box

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Episode 2.06 (46)
Sat, February 06, 1999
Written by Terence Crawford
Directed by Scott Harford Davis

As a result of the capture of Klenner, Lightfoot hopes to expose his entire network. Whilst police swoop on his operatives in various major cities, the Big Sky pilots are to attempt identification of rural distributors by tracking bugged packages of heroin to their ultimate destinations.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Joy Smithers as Grace, Linal Haft as Klenner, Anthony Phelan as Rivers/Federal Police Officer, Heather Christie as Liz, Julie Herbert as Alice, Colin Taylor as Alec, Anthony Hughes as Simmo, Ian Mortimer as McLachlan, Dan Holliday as Thomas, Christopher Cummings as Dave, Owen Gill as Ian

Friends In High Places

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Episode 2.07 (47)
Sat, February 13, 1999
Written by David Lowe & Bill Searle
Directed by Tony Tilse

Lightfoot entrusts Big Sky with their most important brief so far: to find a missing plane that was carrying one of Lightfoot's agents, Joy. She was on her way to give Lightfoot some highly valuable, but unspecified photographic evidence. Lightfoot considers the mission too important to entrust to Jimbo, and he is banished to a milk run.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Sebastian Huber as Max, Joy Smithers as Grace, Simon Chilvers as Rex, Gabrielle Adkins as Joy, Gunther Berghofer as Sharp, Peter Harvey-Wright as Black, Haydon Samuels as Man in Black, Richard Cotter as FAC Official, Jason Blake as Bomb Expert

Shadow Chasers

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Episode 2.08 (48)
Sat, February 20, 1999
Written by Rhett Walton
Directed by Tony Tilse

Lightfoot apologises to Chris. If Chris wishes to know the truth about Lightfoot, then he makes the decision to step into the shadows with him and swear to the utmost secrecy. Chris agrees to the deal, then must cancel a date with Grace to fly Lightfoot to meet a senior military figure, Major Ellison and for the first time is included in the top level meeting.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Joy Smithers as Grace, Bill Conn as Sam, Max Phipps as Ellison, Paul Caesar as Spud, David Hynes as Nev, Tim Elston as Briggs, Jaye Paul as Sgt. Mueller, Gunther Berghofer as Sharp, Peter Harvey-Wright as Black, Linda Kirkland as Kerry, Albert Goh as Perkins, Damen Stephenson as Ron, Martin Dingle-Wall as Gavin, Enrico Babic as Al, Kieran Darcy-Smith as Cooly, Daniel Snowden as Military Police, Emma Toomey as Air Tower Controller, Graham Kupke as Army Guard, Ricardo Seitune as Army Personnel

The Heart of the Matter

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Episode 2.09 (49)
Sat, February 27, 1999
Written by ?
Directed by Kate Dennis

Lightfoot is determined to find the remainder of the guns stolen from the army, as masterminded by Major Ellison. Keeping Ellison under constant surveillance, he is followed to a property owned by well known criminal figure, Mick Kounos. Kounos denies any involvement.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Joy Smithers as Grace, Bill Conn as Sam, Max Phipps as Ellison, Martin Jacobs as Fletcher, Lisa Peers as Jocelyn, Peter Harvey-Wright as Black, Gunther Berghofer as Sharp, Damian Monk as Kounos, Daniel Roberts as Johnny, Tanya Denny as Mrs Kounos, Julie Hudspeth as Dr Charles, Melanie Oppenheimer as Sister Kirkpatrick, Vivienne Chandler as Megan, Mark Duffy as Customs Officer, Michelle St Anne as Nurse

Secrets and Lies

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Episode 2.10 (50)
Sat, March 06, 1999
Written by Alexa Wyatt
Directed by Kate Dennis

Chris vows to stand by Grace as she faces an internal enquiry regarding her apparent theft of drugs from the customs evidence room. She presents a plausible explanation for her actions to an internal investigations panel, and all seems well… until she receives a call informing her the panel cannot accept her explanation and will turn the matter over to the police.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Joy Smithers as Grace, Russell Kiefel as Roberts, Kuni Hashimoto as Mr. Tanaka, Katrina Foster as Henderson, Daniel Roberts as Johnny, Peter Harvey-Wright as Black, Gunther Berghofer as Sharp, Liz Chance as Harcourt, Paul Watson as Miller, Paul WIlson as Cohen, Toni Powell as Karen, Carl Scheppes as Man In Balaclava, Peter Scrine as Man In Balaclava

Desperate Measures

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Episode 2.11 (51)
Sat, March 20, 1999
Written by Alexa Wyatt
Directed by Scott Hartford Davis

Consumed by grief at Grace's funeral, Chris gets involved in an altercation with a driver who accidentally hits Grace's mother. Charged by the police, he is shaken by the incident and takes off in his car indefinitely. Along the way he acquires a hitch hiker, Leisa, a young girl running away from an abusive father.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Anthony Phelan as Rivers, Sebastian Huber as Max, Claire Paradine as Richmond, Scott Lowe as Nick, Timothy McCunn as Marty, Peter Harvey-Wright as Black, Gunther Berghofer as Sharp, Chris Webster as Mason, Bojana Novakovic as Leisa, Bill Carney as Mr Mitchell, Louise Pajo as Mrs. Mitchell, Brian Ellison as Al, Dan Uliel as Austin, Rodney Power as Priest, Stuart Katzen as Rogers, Joseph Dicker as Kev, Tai Scrivener as Peter

Missing In Action

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Episode 2.12 (52)
Sat, April 24, 1999
Written by Bill Searle
Directed by Scott Hartford Davis

On a routine flight, Chris and Jimbo divert to answer a medical emergency in the bush. On landing, they discover a man with a serious leg wound, whom Chris recognises as Cooley, one of the Airforce pilots who had been charged over the theft of guns from the army.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Donal Forde as Ian, Wayne Pygram as Major Owens, Darrin Klimek as Brad, Tim Wright as Sgt. Doyle, Sarah Kants as Cathy, Tim Elston as Briggs, Todd Worden as Colin, Peter Harvey-Wright as Black, Gunther Berghofer as Sharp, David Sedgwick as Ron, Michael Angus as Terry, Paul Caesar as Spud, Kieran Darcy-Smith as Cooly, Damian de Montemas as Spike, Tim Green as Jordan, Sally Strecker as Desk Clerk, Tim Green as Jordan, Nathalie Jane Cole as Stripper

Ultimate Commitments

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Episode 2.13 (53 - finale)
Sat, May 01, 1999
Written by Alexa Wyatt
Directed by Tony Tilse

Given the sinister nature of events uncovered involving an armed militia, a Pentagon connection, and the suspicious circumstances of Ian's death, Lightfoot asks Chris if he is willing to continue. Their own lives could be at stake now. Chris gives his pilots time to consider their decision, and all agree to carry on.

Guest Starring: Peta Brady as Rosie Day, Darrin Klimek as Brad, Tim Elston as Briggs, Sebastian Huber as Max, Gabrielle Adkins as Joy, Harold Hopkins as Minister, Paul Caesar as Spud, Bill Conn as Sam, Joshua Smith as Jack, Allegra Hartford Davis as Chloe, Kevin Copeland as Guard #1, Martin Grelis as Guard #2, James Armstrong as Controller