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Episode Guide
Season Two

 

Thanks to George Fergus of epguides.com for allowing us to include the original Disney Channel air dates.

 

The Hangman's Noose
Season 2 Episode 1

Jack faces a hangman's noose when he is falsely accused of killing a popular Robin Hood-style bushranger.  Paddy employs some Irish blarney in order to uncover the real murderer.

  • Disney Channel air date:  May 16, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 7
  • Written by: Graham Foreman
  • Directed by: Gary Conway
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers
  • Guest starring: David Bradshaw - Sgt. Mitchell, Ray Meagher - "Lightning Ridge", Michael Aitkins - McStay, Brett Climo - Brennan, Helen Buday - Bess, Ric Hutton - Mr. Paterson, Noel Hodda - Mr. Little, Bruce Stewart - Coroner

The Challenge
Season 2 Episode 2

An ace stagecoach driver arrives on the scene and charms the women of Five Mile Creek while trying to establish a stage line to compete with the Australian Express.  A thundering stagecoach race materializes to settle the issue.

  • Disney Channel air date:  June 6, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 8
  • Written by: Sarah Crawford
  • Directed by: Kevin J. Dobson
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers and John Walton as Harrison Miller

Blood, Sweat and Faith
Season 2 Episode 3

Ben is severely injured in a sudden bushranger raid, and Maggie struggles to establish a school in the outback.

  • Disney Channel air date:  June 20, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 8
  • Written by: David Boutland
  • Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers and John McTernan as Father Jenkins
  • Guest starring: Don Crosby - Doctor, Bill Young - Chief Outlaw, Tony Blackett - Backer

Mail Order Brides
Season 2 Episode 4

When three man-hunting females arrive at The Haven, one promptly set sights on both Con and Jack - causing Maggie and Kate to do their own husband rustling.

  • Disney Channel air date:  July 4, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 9
  • Written by: Denise Morgan
  • Directed by: Kevin J. Dobson
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers
  • Guest starring: Linda Cropper - Tillie, Heather Mitchell - Jocelyn, Felicity Gordon - Bertha, Arthur Dignam - Arthur Archer, Colleen Clifford - Mrs. Watkins

Maggie
Season 2 Episode 5

Maggie's happy reverie is shattered by some tragic family news and a serious stagecoach accident with gravely injured victims.

  • Disney Channel air date:  July 18, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 9
  • Written by: Keith Thompson
  • Directed by: Brendan Maher
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers
  • Guest starring: Bob Hornery - Mr. Wheen, Rupert Burns - Harris, Andrew Martin - Trooper, Gia Carides - Beth, Colin Taylor - Doctor

When the Kookaburra Cries
Season 2 Episode 6

Wild shenanigans abound when Jack's love-struck behavior exasperates everyone at Five Mile Creek.  Immediate action is required, so with his steady lady set to arrive, his friends launch an elaborate practical joke - one that includes turning The Haven into The Honeymoon Haven.

  • Disney Channel air date:  August 1, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 10
  • Written by: Sarah Crawford
  • Directed by: Kevin J. Dobson
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers and Wendy Hughes as Arabella

Walk Like a Man
Season 2 Episode 7

Paddy faces a test of courage and inner strength when his past returns to haunt him . . . in the form of a ruthless bounty hunter.  Overwhelmed by this turn of events, the Five Mile Creek "family" makes a desperate bid to save him.

  • Disney Channel air date:  August 15, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 10
  • Written by: Gwenda Marsh
  • Directed by: Rob Stewart
  • Featuring: Robert Coleby as Oliver Hamilton

Across the Great Divide
Season 2 Episode 8

The hopes, dreams and admirable pioneering achievements of the settlers are gravely threatened when fire rages through the outback sparking terrible memories for Con.

  • Disney Channel air date:  September 5, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 11
  • Written by: Keith Thompson
  • Directed by: Brendan Maher
  • Guest starring: Merridy Eastman - Sister Mary, Robert Grubb - Mr. Harbottle, Isabelle Anderson - Mrs. Harbottle, Tim McKenzie - Bennett

Missing, Presumed Lost
Season 2 Episode 9

A care-free outing turns into a terrifying ordeal for Maggie and her daughter Hannah when they are kidnapped.

  • Disney Channel air date:  September 19, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 11
  • Written by: David Boutland and Tom Hegarty
  • Directed by: Kevin J. Dobson
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers
  • Guest starring: David Bradshaw - Sgt. Mitchell, William Zappa - Dobbs, Tommy Dysart - Trantor

Matchmaker
Season 2 Episode 10

Maggie gets two unexpected Christmas surprises from banker Charles Withers and coach driver Jack Taylor when her daughter Hannah play "Matchmaker".

  • Disney Channel air date:  October 3, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 12
  • Written by: Sarah Crawford
  • Directed by: Brendan Maher
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers
  • Guest starring: Susan Lyons - Miss Parling

Good Old Reliable Me
Season 2 Episode 11

An obnoxious card shark moves into Five Mile Creek with the title deed he won from Kate's brother in a poker game.  Kate takes a job as a hotel maid in town as her loyal Five Mile Creek family organizes a friendly little game with the gambler in an effort to win back the way station for Kate.

  • Disney Channel air date:  October 17, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 12
  • Written by: Sarah Crawford
  • Directed by: Kevin J. Dobson
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers and Garry McDonald as Simon Galt

Women of Means
Season 2 Episode 12

Kate and Maggie are truly "women of means" thanks to The Haven, Maggie's inheritance and the booming business of the coach line.  But Charles Withers bursts everyone's bubble when he tells them the Australian Express may be hurtling toward extinction.

  • Disney Channel air date:  November 7, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 13
  • Written by: Denise Morgan
  • Directed by: Gary Conway
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers and Ralph Cotterill as Dr. Gluck

The Last Roundup
Season 2 Episode 13

Charlie announces his retirement and the Five Mile Creek family faces the most difficult decision they have ever had to make.

  • Disney Channel air date:  December 5, 1984
  • Videotape volume: 13
  • Written by: Tom Hegarty
  • Directed by: Kevin J. Dobson
  • Featuring: Peter Carroll as Mr. Withers
  • Guest starring: Merridy Eastman - Sister Mary, Tim Elliott - Mr. Sykes
     

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