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Episode 1.01

Sun, September 04, 2011 (7.30)
Ratings: 1.674 million viewers (1st)
Written by John Ridley
Directed by Jeffrey Walker

Follow the lives of four men on the outside of the law in 1860's outback Australia, as they come up against authority, the rich and greedy, and the weaknesses of their own hearts.

After a month away from Hopetoun, Jack and Dan return home to find new Superintendent of Police, Fuller, arriving, causing their existence as bushrangers to come under threat. Jack rekindles his romance with pub owner, Mary, but any hope for a future with her is snuffed out when Fuller captures the Wild Boys.

• Main Cast (alphabetical order):
• Michael Dorman as Dan Sinclair,
• David Field as Captain Gunpower,
• Nathaniel Dean as Mick Scanlon,
• Alexander England as Conrad Fischer,
• Anna Hutchison as Emilia Fife,
• Daniel MacPherson as Jack Keenan,
• Christopher Stollery as James Fife,
• Jeremy Sims as Francis Fuller,
• Zoe Ventoura as Mary Barrett

• Guest Cast (order of appearance):
• Simon Lyndon as Hogan,
• Dennis Lantry as Cobb & Co Coach Guard,
• Peter Irving Smith as Cobb & Co Coach Driver,
• Alan Dearth as Cobb & Co Male Passenger,
• Christina Wista as Cobb & Co Female Passenger,
• Stephanie Begg as Cobb & Co Young Female Passenger,
• Candice Storey as Alice Jackson,
• Matthew Burn as Bill the Barman,
• Krew Boylan as Ruby Rutherford,
• Tony Chu as Li Ping,
• Kai Lewins as Tom Barrett,
• Jamie Timony as Clarke Thomspon,
• Graham Ware Snr as Wagon Driver,
• Terry Blanchard as Photographer,
• Matthew Sharp as Farting Drunk,
• Craig Hutchison as Drunken Trap #1,
• Brett Hall as Drunken Trap #2,
• Mark Symington as Farmer Ryan,
• Marguerite Symington as Farmer Ryan's Wife,
• Claudia Symington as Farmer Ryan's Daughter,
• Johnny Symington as Farmer Ryan's Son,
• Diarmid Heidenreich as Joey Butler

• Stunt Doubles:
• Shea Adams & David Cameron as Dan's Riding Doubles;
• Andrew Clarke & Trevor Niass as Capt Gunpowder's Riding Doubles;
• Dean Gould & Graham Ware Jnr as Jack's Riding Doubles;
• Paul Doyle & Phil Partridge as Conrad's Riding Doubles
• Andrew Deattie, Clint Dodd & David Cameron as Fuller's Riding Doubles;
• Clint Dodd as Scanlon's Riding Double;
• Graham Ware Snr as Cobb & Co Coach Driver Double;
• Paul Doyle as Hogan's Stunt Double;
• Phil Partridge & Clint Dodd as Trap #1;
• Beau Karolos as Trap #2;
• Trevor Niass as Trap #3;
• Kim Fardy as Trap #4

Note: Filmed from March 24 to August 26, 2011

Episode 1.02

Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ratings: 1.378 million viewers (5th)
Written by John Ridley
Directed by Jeffrey Walker

Jack awakes after being shot, to find a shocking discovery at the Ryan farm. Cared for by Mary, he's almost caught when Fuller raids her pub. But when Jack learns that Joey Butler was behind the shooting at the farm, he sets off for revenge, ruining Mary's plan for a new life.

• Guest Cast (order of appearance):
• Tony Chu as Li Ping,
• Douglas Lam as Chinese Miner #1,
• Gary Ha as Chinese Miner #2,
• Cory Vi as Chinese Miner #3,
• Anthony Muzik as Stanley Publican,
• Daniel Roberts as Mulligan Jones,
• Brian Ellison as Gambler #1,
• Luke Quinton as Gambler #2,
• Diarmid Heidenreich as Joey Butler,
• Peng Wong as Elderly Chinese Man,
• Gary McGuire as Ticker Seller,
• Johanna Doyle as Stanley Cobb & Co Passenger,
• Phil Partridge as Trap #1,
• Beau Karolos as Trap #2,
• Trevor Niass as Trap #3,
• Kim Fardy as Trap #4,
• Caroline Brazier as Catherine Bell,
• Matt Burns as Bill the Barman,
• Krew Boylan as Ruby Rutherford,
• Heath Bergersen as Charlie Ridgeway,
• Cass Cummerford as Bushie,
• Isabelle Wong Leung as Chinses Woman,
• Connor Van Vuuren as Grady McLean,
• Adrian Weir as Arm Wrestler #1,
• Bill Howard as Arm Wrestler #2,
• Geoffrey Keim as Bookie

• Stunt Doubles:
• Dean Gould as Jack's Riding Double;
• Shea Adams & David Cameron as Dan's Riding Doubles;
• Paul Doyle as Conrad's Riding Double;
• Andrew Clarke & Trevor Niass as Capt Gunpowder's Riding Doubles;
• Clint Dodd & David Cameron as Fuller's Riding Doubles;
• Clint Dodd as Scanlon's Riding Double;
• Judd Wild as Charlie's Stunt Double;
• Sarah Grieve as Emilia's Stunt Double;
• Graham Ware Jnr as Fire Bomber;

Episode 1.03

Sunday, September 18, 2011
Ratings: 1.225 million viewers (5th)
Written by James Walker
Directed by Ken Cameron

Mary's bar is burnt down as a result of foul play, and Jack decides to rob the Hopetoun Bank to try to help her. But after the boys take the manager and his wife hostage, they discover the bank's vault is empty. While they wait for the gold transport to arrive, the plan goes from bad to worse. Conrad comes to question his role in the gang, the manager's wife seduces Dan, the armed transport loses a wheel on the bush highway, and Jack discovers the murderous Joey Butler has been let free.

• Guest Cast (order of appearance):
• Inge Sildnik as Working Girl,
• Ben Toyer as Running Bucket Man #3,
• Nick Meenahan as Doomsayer,
• Kai Lewins as Tom Barrett,
• Russell Dykstra as Winston,
• Matthew Burns as Bill the Barman,
• Alex Jewson as Running Bucket Man #1,
• Ben Smith-Peters as Running Bucket Man #2,
• Trevor Niass as Trap #3,
• Krew Boylan as Ruby Rutherford,
• Bridie Carter as Victoria,
• Phil Lloyd as Main Trooper,
• Rick Jones as Wagon Driver,
• David Cameron as Trooper #1,
• Andrew Clarke as Trooper #2,
• James Hopwood as Trooper #3,
• Erin Stevens as Trooper #4,
• Stan Boyd as Trooper #5,
• Diarmid Heidenreich as Joey Butler,
• Laurence Coy as Dr Haig Stewart,
• Caroline Brazier as Catherine Bell,
• Damian Monk as Cec Wiley,
• Tim McCunn as Frank Butler

• Stunt Doubles:
• Dean Gould as Jack's Riding/Stunt Double,
• Clint Dodd as Dan's Riding Double,
• Paul Doyle as Conrad's Riding Double,
• Trevor Niass as Capt Gunpowder's Riding Double,
• Clint Dodd as Joey Butler's Riding Double

Episode 1.04

Sunday, September 25, 2011
Ratings: 1.103 million viewers (7th)
Written by Dave Warner
Directed by Arnie Custo

With the Hopetoun Cup being run in town, Jack is determined to ride and win the event — and make a nice score by stealing the favourite, painting it up, and entering it as their own. With Frank Butler in town to look for the killer of his brother, Fuller determined to fill his jail with criminals, and a dangerous detective hired by the bank to find the culprits, the boys are in the midst of a very deadly enterprise. But Scanlon is riding in the race, and Jack is going to do anything it takes to stop him winning.

• Guest Cast (actual, incomplete):
• Tim McCunn as Frank Butler,
• Josef Ber as Prescott,
• Russell Dykstra as Winston,
• Damian Monk as Cec Wiley,
• Krew Boylan as Ruby Rutherford,
• Carloine Brazier as Catherine Bell,
• Laura Brent as Charlotte Kenealty,
• et al

Note: Seven's red end credits are incorrect and are for episode 1.05

Episode 1.05

Sunday, October 02, 2011
Ratings: 0.986 million viewers (12th)
Written by Michelle Offen
Directed by Ken Cameron

Dan's past comes back to haunt him when an old girlfriend convinces him to marry her — the gun pointed at his head is very convincing. The Wild Boys are also being threatened by a new bushranger in town, Captain Moonlite, who's dangerous, eccentric and rather elusive. Emilia's new suitor, Rupert Wentworth, chosen by her father, turns out to be more charming than Emilia imagined, if not a little flamboyant. Meanwhile, in an effort to protect Tommy, Jack puts his life on the line at the miner's court.

• Guest Cast (order of appearance):
• Laura Brent as Charlotte Kenealty,
• Aaron Jeffery as Captain Moonlite/Preacher Scott,
• Michael Bremer as Coach Guard,
• Charlie Garber as Rupert Wentworth,
• Elizabeth Thurbon as Cobb & Co Passenger,
• Nicholas Gledhill as Cobb & Co Passenger,
• Phil Partridge as Trap #1,
• Beau Karolos as Trap #2,
• Peter Lamb as John Howitt,
• Darren Yost as Miner Thief,
• Michael Duncan as Miner #1,
• Stuart Tilse as Barber,
• Kai Lewins as Tom Barrett,
• Rob Martin as Pianist,
• Caroline Brazier as Catherine Bell,
• Michael Harrs as J C Williamson,
• Jamie Timony as Clarke,
• Blake Lindsell as Miner #2,
• Leroy Page as Miner #3,
• Mark Cuffe as Angry Miner,
• Simon Freestone as Teary Miner,
• Matthew Burn as Bill the Barman,
• Krew Boylan as Ruby Rutherford

• Stunt Doubles:
• Dean Gould as Jack's Riding/Stunt Double,
• Clint Dodd as Dan's Riding Double,
• Paul Doyle as Conrad's Riding Double,
• Paul Doyle as Captain Moonlite's Stunt Double

Episode 1.06

Sunday, October 09, 2011
Ratings: 0.946 million viewers (9th)
Written by John Ridley
Directed by Arnie Custo

With body parts turning up in the bush around Hopetoun, there are rumours that a cannibal is on the loose. When Scanlon pulls a dead woman from the river, he comes to realise that a villain from the days he was a cattle duffer with Jack has returned.

• Guest Cast (order of appearance):
• Nicholas Hope as Morris McLardy,
• Tony Chu as Li Ping,
• Clairisse Spence as Li Lian,
• Melody Ha as Li Li,
• Luke Webb as Butcher's Boy,
• Talayna Moana Nikora as Dead Body in Water,
• Matthew Burn as Bill the Barman,
• Krew Boylan as Ruby Rutherford,
• Stephanie Bursill as Dead Prostiture,
• Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Allan Brady,
• Holly Thompson as Dead Body in Doctors,
• Paul He as Chen Ming,
• Rob Simper as Dirty Miner,
• Tim Hunter as Dr Freeman

• Stunt Doubles:
• Beau Karolos as Jack's Riding/Stunt Double,
• David Cameron as Dan's Riding Double,
• Neal Horton as Brady's Double,
• Melinda Hart as Li Li's Riding Double,
• Jackie Murray as Li Li's Stunt Double

Episode 1.07

Sunday, October 16, 2011
Ratings: 0.997 million viewers (5th)
Written by James Walker
Directed by Ian Barry

In the midst of a rum shortage as a result of a spate of hold-ups, which are wrongly blamed on Jack, Fuller convinces Emilia to set the boys up to save Conrad. When the sting goes wrong and Conrad's shot, Jack's convinced they have a rat in in their ranks. As loyalties are questioned and suspicions raised, Jack comes up with a dangerous plan to help Mary and save Conrad.

• Guest Cast (order of appearance):
• Krew Boylan as Ruby Rutherford,
• Septimus Caton as Driver,
• Matthew Burn as Bill the Barman,
• Adam Dunn as Miner,
• Stan Farbman as McCreedy,
• Daniel Sassen as Farmer,
• Caroline Brazier as Catherine Bell,
• Phil Partridge as Sharp,
• Jamie Timony as Clarke,
• Laurence Coy as Dr Haig Stewart,
• Luke Storrier as Trap Guard #1,
• Peter Cridland as Perkin the Butcher,
• Rob Simper as Dirty Miner,
• Andrew Clarke as Trap #2,
• Trevor Niass as Trap #3,
• James Hopwood as Trap #5,
• Erin Stevens as Trap #6,
• Brett Hall as Trap Guard #2,
• Grant Fletcher as Big Trap,
• Mirrah Foulkes as Jessie West

• Stunt Doubles:
• Beau Karolos as Jack's Riding/Stunt Double,
• David Cameron as Dan's Riding Double,
• Paul Doyle as Conrad's Riding Double,
• Andrew Clarke as Capt Gunpowder Double
• Trevor Niass as Capt Gunpowder Double
• Sarah Grieve as Emilia's Double
• Graham Ware Jnr as Bill the Barman/Cart Driver Double