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Leongatha: episode guide

The Bus

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Episode 1
Thu, May 09, 2013 (Channel 31 Melbourne)
Written by Shane Dunlop
Directed by Shane Dunlop

Denny Finch begrudgingly arrives in the country town of Wonthaggi where his extended family awaits aboard a minibus, ready to transport him to the nearby town of Leongatha for his cousin Darryl's wedding.

Cast: Chris Gibson as Denny Finch, Sarah Ranken as Mazzy Smith, Bryce Hardy as Darryl Finch, Kate Mulqueen as Ruth Finch, Trevor Major as Robert Finch, Roy Barker as Roy Finch, Maureen Andrew as Lorna Finch, Jane Menze as Jane Finch; Bob Franklin as Terry, Glen Turner as Uncle Jim

The Funeral

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Episode 2
Thu, May 16, 2013
Written by Brendan Parsons & Shane Dunlop
Directed by Shane Dunlop

The gang depart Wonthaggi en route to Cape Paterson to pick up the marriage celebrant where the trip is delayed further upon Denny's grandmother revealing her wishes to spread their dead grandfather's ashes at a nearby beach.

Cast: Chris Gibson as Denny Finch, Sarah Ranken as Mazzy Smith, Bryce Hardy as Darryl Finch, Kate Mulqueen as Ruth Finch, Trevor Major as Robert Finch, Roy Barker as Roy Finch, Maureen Andrew as Lorna Finch, Jane Menze as Jane Finch, Antonia Vekic as Sally The Celebrant; Glen Turner as Uncle Jim

The Search

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Episode 3
Thu, May 23, 2013
Written by Luke Morrison & Shane Dunlop
Directed by Shane Dunlop

The clock is ticking as the bus stops one more time to pick up members of the bride's family but before long one of them is missing and the rest of the gang are sent out to search for her.

Cast: Bryce Hardy as Darryl Finch, Chris Gibson as Denny Finch, Jane Menze as Jane Finch, Roy Barker as Roy Finch, Sarah Ranken as Mazzy Smith, Kirsten Snowden as Samantha Co'ckhead, Jonathan Welsby as Alex Co'ckhead, Kate Mulqueen as Ruth Finch, Trevor Major as Robert Finch, Sophie Cusworth as Mary Co'ckhead, Lloyd Edwards as Freddy Co'ckhead, Antonia Vekic as Sally The Celebrant, Maureen Andrew as Lorna Finch, Glen Turner as Uncle Jim

The Wombat

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Episode 4
Thu, May 30, 2013
Written by Brendan Parsons, Allison Maddox, Katherine Copsey and Shane Dunlop
Directed by Shane Dunlop

The search for Mary has been called off but things go from bad to worse when Darryl takes the wheel and promptly runs over a local "wombat".

Cast: Bryce Hardy as Darryl Finch, Chris Gibson as Denny Finch, Jane Menze as Jane Finch, Roy Barker as Roy Finch, Sarah Ranken as Mazzy Smith, Kirsten Snowden as Samantha Co'ckhead, Jonathan Welsby as Alex Co'ckhead, Kate Mulqueen as Ruth Finch, Trevor Major as Robert Finch, Sophie Cusworth as Mary Co'ckhead, Lloyd Edwards as Freddy Co'ckhead, Antonia Vekic as Sally The Celebrant, Maureen Andrew as Lorna Finch, Kerrie Giles as Marilyn Poole, Luke Morrison as Constable Bruce Barnham, Glen Turner as Uncle Jim

The Breakdown

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Episode 5
Thu, June 06, 2013
Written by Becca barnes, Alwyn Dale and Shane Dunlop
Directed by Shane Dunlop

After a narrow escape from the law, the bus to Leongatha keeps rolling, but not for long as it finally comes to a sputtering halt, leaving Denny and the gang stranded in the middle of nowhere.

Cast: Bryce Hardy as Darryl Finch, Chris Gibson as Denny Finch, Trevor Major as Robert Finch, Sarah Ranken as Mazzy Smith, Kate Mulqueen as Ruth Finch, Jane Menze as Jane Finch, Roy Barker as Roy Finch, Kirsten Snowden as Samantha Co'ckhead, Jonathan Welsby as Alex Co'ckhead, Sophie Cusworth as Mary Co'ckhead, Lloyd Edwards as Freddy Co'ckhead, Antonia Vekic as Sally The Celebrant, Maureen Andrew as Lorna Finch, Cate Commisso as Female Motorist, Rob Lunt as Male Motorist, Glen Turner as Uncle Jim

The Wedding

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Episode 6
Thu, June 13, 2013
Written by Shane Dunlop
Directed by Shane Dunlop

After a long and arduous journey, the gang finally make it to Leongatha, but is it too little too late for Darryl and Carol?

Cast: Cat Commander as Carol Browning, Kath Gordon as Joan Browning, Maxwell Grimmett as Harry Browning, Amy Lim as Bridesmaid #1, Emilia Estevez as Bridesmaid #2, Bryce Hardy as Darryl Finch, Chris Gibson as Denny Finch, Jane Menze as Jane Finch, Roy Barker as Roy Finch, Sarah Ranken as Mazzy Smith, Kirsten Snowden as Samantha Co'ckhead, Jonathan Welsby as Alex Co'ckhead, Kate Mulqueen as Roo Finch, Trevor Major as Bob Finch, Sophie Cusworth as Mary Co'ckhead, Lloyd Edwards as Freddy Co'ckhead, Antonia Vekic as Sally The Celebrant, Maureen Andrew as Lorna Finch, Simon Presljak, as Pav, Luke Stephens as Bluey, Ben Prendergast as Alex, Shane Dunlop as Man at Bar, Kyle Horton as Barman,