Something in the Air
Series 1
2000160 episodes
Episode 1
Movers and Shakers
Jan 17, 2000
A stranger arrives in Emu Springs. Who is he? Whoever he is, it's clear he's not impressed with the local radio station 3ES where Ryan is in the chair and station manager Helen Virtue is enchanted with the rhythms of the Tango.
Episode 2
Aftershock
Jan 18, 2000
Emu Springs is in a flurry after the collapse of the Poppet Head - the beloved and long-standing symbol of the district's mining past, throwing into doubt major planned events.
Episode 3
This Is the Truth
Jan 19, 2000
Stuart smooths things over with Julia while Harry discovers he has something of a soulmate in the old storekeeper, Len Taylor.
Episode 4
A Puff of Smoke
Jan 20, 2000
Helen sacks Tom, but the damage has been done. Doug instructs Helen to get Tom back. He's good for business. When Harry learns that Len has 'spun a yarn' about early Oz Rock, he is not concerned. He's found a new friend in Emu Springs.
Episode 5
Gettin' to Know You
Jan 24, 2000
When Stephanie Bennett, a Melbourne journalist, visits Emu Springs, Tom Dooley fears she's out to get him. As Doug and the media-shy Julia prepare for an interview with Stephanie, Megan manages to gain an attachment to the crew.
Episode 6
A Blot on the Landscape
Jan 25, 2000
Tom Dooley decides that the radio station is no longer safe if he is to avoid Stephanie, and Megan discovers that journalists have their own brand of creative interpretations.
Episode 7
The Spider and the Fly
Jan 26, 2000
Tom Dooley returns to work only to be confronted by a rabidly determined Stephanie Bennett. Unhappy with the direction his breakfast show is taking and fearing professional embarrassment, Tom reclaims his breakfast spot.
Episode 8
Siege Radio
Jan 27, 2000
Tom shatters Stephanie's chances of success by inveigling his way into the hearts of the county-folk, but Stuart and Len soon bring him down to earth.
Episode 9
The Best of Intentions
Jan 31, 2000
Inspired by Tom's rhetoric, and with his father's blessing, Joe decides to take a risk on a new investment strategy for the farm by changing to fine wool production. The trouble is, he neglects to inform Sally of his grand plans.
Episode 10
Everybody Has Their Ups and Downs
Feb 1, 2000
Sally and Joe's relationship is on a communication roller coaster ride with Sally's disillusionment over her husband's inability to confide in her and Joe's disappointment at his wife's lack of trust in his judgement.
Episode 11
The Big Picture
Feb 2, 2000
Len finds solace in the bottle as he struggles to cope with the news that he is dying. Mon seeks to mend the rift between Len and their absent son, Wayne. Stuart is being mysterious about plans for the pub. Tom digs his heels in about keeping the new announcers' chair which forces Helen's hand and she hatches a scheme to teach him a valuable lesson. There's war in the Sabatini household over Joe's decision to invest in fine wool sheep.
Episode 12
Resistance Is Useless
Feb 3, 2000
There are winners and losers when Stuart introduces the pokies to Emu Springs. It's payback time for the recalcitrant Tom over the chair issue. Len surrenders to Mon's gentle persuasion and agrees to co-operate in the treatment of his condition. Although the question of their son, Wayne, remains unresolved. Joe and Sally reconcile over the investment opportunity debacle. Harry and Jason further their advertising careers.
Episode 13
Great Expectations
Feb 7, 2000
Episode 14
Gold Fever
Feb 8, 2000
Episode 15
Skeleton in the Closet
Feb 9, 2000
Helen, Harry, Len and Mon each have a different perspective on the discovery of the gold and bones, and each has trouble keeping the find to themselves. It's not long before the news spreads and Dr Eva reveals the bones aren't human. The feud between Tom and Stuart hots up when Tom announces on air that he's been ripped off. Bonnie reveals her presence during Father Brian's show 'Fess Up' - and an intriguing conversation develops, culminating in her taking flight.
Episode 16
Gold in Them There Hills
Feb 10, 2000
Episode 17
Cross Roads
Feb 14, 2000
After Tom narrowly avoids colliding with Dr Eva's rail trolley, he uses the airways to vent his road rage. He challenges her right to use the line and her professional approach as a doctor. Dr Eva comes to the station to confront him over this. Instead of the apology he's expecting, Tom gets an insult. The war is on. Tom goes out of his way to check up on her professional credentials. And what he finds out surprises him. She doesn't seem to have any. When he broadcasts this fact to Emu Springs, the small town becomes divided. Meanwhile things in Helen's home life are also pressing; Harry is evasive of work at school and Joe is obsessed with his new stud ram who refuses to mate with his ewes. Just what is the problem?
Episode 18
Through the Hoops
Feb 15, 2000
Emu Springs is a pressure cooker. Joe is frustrated by the non-performing ram who won't reproduce. Harry has been asked to write an essay on his life but nothing's coming. After the death of his dad, his life seems empty. He looks to inspiration from Helen , but she is too busy dealing with the war between Tom and Dr Eva. He goes to Len for help and inadvertently becomes party to an act of betrayal. The footy team has decided, because of Len's ill health, to drop him as coach. Outwardly Len takes the news with courage and anger but he is devastated. Harry tries to cheer him up with some of Dr Eva's healing oils. Despite the writ Dr Eva has issued against Tom, he continues informing his listeners about Eva's absence of qualifications. Dr Eva is concerned her patients will lose confidence in her. But when Len collapses it is Dr Eva who Mon turns to for help.
Episode 19
Forces of Nature
Feb 16, 2000
Tom continues his persecution of Dr Eva. Mon takes matters into her own hands by trying to enforce his pedestrian mode of transport. Dr Eva finally comes clean and shows Helen her registration papers. Joe and Sally try alternative methods to inspire Gary the ram, but to no avail. Julia is forced by public attention to swap the rams. Harry is caught up with the problems of life and goal umpiring, whilst Stuart and Ryan are sheepish about their involvement in getting Len sent to hospital with an attack.
Episode 20
Chalk It Up
Feb 17, 2000
Tom apologizes on air to Dr Eva sporting a rooster peck. He has to swallow his pride and present himself to her for an injection before lockjaw sets in. Joe and Sally are delighted, the new ram's a beauty. They share with Julia a drunken long celebratory lunch. Helen has a visit from Harry's teacher about his inspired cartoon work, and Harry ends up doing the dance of his father with his mother - the tango.
Episode 21
Opportunity Knocks
Feb 21, 2000
Episode 22
Can't Buy Me Love
Feb 22, 2000
When Doug announces the sales of 3ES to the staff, they are divided, leaving Helen to take some drastic action in a last ditch effort to impede the sale. Meanwhile, Megan commences her late night music show, adopting much of Tom's 'intimate' style, and is flattered when she attracts the attention of Sean, one of her listeners.
Episode 23
Return to Sender
Feb 23, 2000
As a last ditch effort to avoid the sales of 3ES, Helen takes some drastic action. Julia also voices her disapproval and Doug is left between a rock and a hard place. Sean's pestering continues but Megan devises her own creative solution. Joe is out of action due to a football injury, which increases Sally's workload, while Julia offers her assitance in running the general store, which allows Mon to visit Len without losing business.
Episode 24
Wheelin' 'n Dealin'
Feb 24, 2000
The football team are rocked by Len's strange behaviour, and like the rest of the town are further devastated by his latest announcement. Sean confronts Megan about her 'public and private face', while Sally makes a small confession to Joe.
Episode 25
Salvation Jane
Feb 28, 2000
Episode 26
Unexpected Proposal
Feb 29, 2000
Episode 27
Flight of the Bumble Bee
Mar 1, 2000
Episode 28
No Regrets
Mar 2, 2000
Episode 29
The Last Straw
Mar 6, 2000
Episode 30
Country Races
Mar 7, 2000
Episode 31
Lateral Thoughts
Mar 8, 2000
Episode 32
Rising to the Occasion
Mar 9, 2000
Episode 33
Rotten Eggs
Mar 13, 2000
Episode 34
Return of the Prodigal
Mar 14, 2000
Mon and Len's son Wayne returns home to a less than enthusiastic welcome from his father. However, after Wayne stands his ground, Len finally relents and allows him to train with the Emus, where he reveals his awesome prowess as a footballer - impressing everyone, especially Megan.
Episode 35
The Big Match
Mar 15, 2000
When Mon tells Wayne that Len has emphysema, the need to make up with his father is brought into sharp focus, but made difficult by the fact that these two men are peas in a pod. Eventually, in their own way, they reconcile.
Episode 36
We Will Remember Them
Mar 16, 2000
The town is in mourning for Len on this, the day of the funeral. Wayne is trying to shepherd his mother through her grieving, but Mon is very much in denial, even to the extent that she determinedly opens the store. Finally, after an outburst with Father Brian, she and Wayne have an authentic conversation about Wayne's relationship with his Dad. Harry and Helen, too, begin to face Warwick's death; Helen for the first time acknowledging the positives of her relationship with Warwick. Tom and Megan hold the fort at the station during the wake, and Tom bluffs his way through a detailed agricultural conversation - by the skin of his teeth. At Len's wake, Harry surprises everyone by playing a tape that Len made just before his death, while Helen slips home and makes her own, private peace with Warwick. Finally, Mon is alone, and it finally hits her. The morning finds her still sitting on the porch, wrapped in a blanket, wondering how on earth she's going to face the day.
Episode 37
The Things We Do
Mar 20, 2000
Episode 38
The Best Man
Mar 21, 2000
Episode 39
Different Drums
Mar 22, 2000
Episode 40
It's Over
Mar 23, 2000
Episode 41
Fishers of Men
Mar 27, 2000
Episode 42
End of Season Blues
Mar 28, 2000
Episode 43
Dropping the Line
Mar 29, 2000
Episode 44
A Tide in the Affairs of Women
Mar 30, 2000
Episode 45
Man and Superman
Apr 3, 2000
Episode 46
Acts of Faith
Apr 4, 2000
Episode 47
Omens and Portents
Apr 5, 2000
Episode 48
Analyse This
Apr 6, 2000
Episode 49
Covetous Acts
Apr 10, 2000
Episode 50
Pyramids, Profits and Puberty
Apr 11, 2000
Episode 51
No Worries
Apr 12, 2000
Episode 52
Sweet Smell of Success
Apr 13, 2000
Episode 53
Fools and Amateurs
Apr 17, 2000
Episode 54
Rats and Drains
Apr 18, 2000
Episode 55
Time of Reckoning
Apr 19, 2000
Episode 56
Commitment Is a Many Lettered Word
Apr 20, 2000
Episode 57
Comfort Zones
Apr 24, 2000
Episode 58
Clash of the Titans
Apr 25, 2000
Episode 59
We'll Talk About It in the Morning
Apr 26, 2000
Episode 60
Forgiveness and Ratings
Apr 27, 2000
Episode 61
Summer Madness
May 1, 2000
Episode 62
Friday Night Fever
May 2, 2000
Episode 63
Heatwave
May 3, 2000
Episode 64
Cool Change
May 4, 2000
Episode 65
Spirit Matters
May 8, 2000
Episode 66
Going for It
May 9, 2000
Episode 67
Demanding Times
May 10, 2000
Episode 68
Natural Outcomes
May 11, 2000
Episode 69
Corporate Ways
May 15, 2000
Episode 70
Soul Food
May 16, 2000
Episode 71
Role Changes
May 17, 2000
Episode 72
Back on the Horse
May 18, 2000
Episode 73
Away from It All
May 22, 2000
Episode 74
Many Shades of Red
May 23, 2000
Episode 75
Confessions of a Bull Artist
May 24, 2000
Episode 76
La Dolce Vita
May 25, 2000
Episode 77
The False Prophet
May 29, 2000
Episode 78
Rumours
May 30, 2000
Episode 79
Looking for Signs
May 31, 2000
Episode 80
A Disturbance in the Cosmos
Jun 1, 2000
Episode 81
Secrets and Lies
Jun 5, 2000
Episode 82
Alternative Arrangements
Jun 6, 2000
Episode 83
Detours
Jun 7, 2000
Episode 84
Deviations
Jun 8, 2000
Episode 85
Learning to Breathe
Jun 12, 2000
Episode 86
What's a Man Gotta Do?
Jun 13, 2000
Episode 87
Wandering in the Wilderness
Jun 14, 2000
Episode 88
The Gift
Jun 15, 2000
Episode 89
Private Lives
Jun 19, 2000
Episode 90
Only the Lonely
Jun 20, 2000
Episode 91
Extenuating Circumstances
Jun 21, 2000
Episode 92
Lust and Consequence
Jun 22, 2000
Episode 93
Revisiting My Fair Lady
Jun 26, 2000
Episode 94
It's a Boy! It's a Boy!
Jun 27, 2000
Episode 95
Love and Taxes
Jun 28, 2000
Episode 96
No!
Jun 29, 2000
Episode 97
The Absence of Lies
Jul 3, 2000
Episode 98
Wish You Were Here
Jul 4, 2000
Episode 99
Is That the Best You Can Do?
Jul 5, 2000
Episode 100
Radical Solutions
Jul 6, 2000
Episode 101
Shaky Foundations
Jul 10, 2000
Episode 102
Motherhood
Jul 11, 2000
Episode 103
The Envelope
Jul 12, 2000
Episode 104
Navelectomy
Jul 13, 2000
Episode 105
The African Gumboot Fly
Jul 17, 2000
Episode 106
Dooley's Gooley's
Jul 18, 2000
Episode 107
A Hard Mate
Jul 19, 2000
Episode 108
Everything Old Is New Again
Jul 20, 2000
Episode 109
Home Brew
Jul 24, 2000
Episode 110
Hidden Truths
Jul 25, 2000
Episode 111
Give Me the Story and I'll Give You the War
Jul 26, 2000
Episode 112
Carrying Torches
Jul 27, 2000
Episode 113
My Way
Jul 31, 2000
Episode 114
The Taste of Love Is Sweet
Aug 1, 2000
Episode 115
I've Got a Crush on You
Aug 2, 2000
Episode 116
Bitter Sweet Harvest
Aug 3, 2000
Episode 117
Good Omen
Aug 7, 2000
Episode 118
The Bush Strikes Back
Aug 8, 2000
Episode 119
Debt to Society
Aug 9, 2000
Episode 120
And Emus Can Fly
Aug 10, 2000
Episode 121
Why Am I Here?
Aug 14, 2000
Episode 122
Jumping the Tracks
Aug 15, 2000
Episode 123
Not Quite Live, But Kicking
Aug 16, 2000
Episode 124
Up Close and Dangerous
Aug 17, 2000
Episode 125
Day of Reckoning
Aug 21, 2000
Episode 126
Old School Ties
Aug 22, 2000
Episode 127
The Art of Politics
Aug 23, 2000
Episode 128
Noughts and Cross Dressers
Aug 24, 2000
Episode 129
The Young and the Breathless
Aug 28, 2000
Episode 130
Songbirds and Drains
Aug 29, 2000
Episode 131
The Magic of Radio
Aug 30, 2000
Episode 132
The Man Who Sconed Liberty Mon
Aug 31, 2000
Episode 133
Feeling Snakey
Sep 4, 2000
Episode 134
Renaissance Man
Sep 5, 2000
Episode 135
You Left Me Crying in the Kennel
Sep 6, 2000
Episode 136
Stand By Your Dog
Sep 7, 2000
Episode 137
Aliens
Sep 11, 2000
Episode 138
Sirens and the Seer
Sep 12, 2000
Episode 139
Winds of Change
Sep 13, 2000
Episode 140
The Toughest Opposition
Sep 14, 2000
Episode 141
Message in a Bottle
Sep 18, 2000
Episode 142
Undercurrents
Sep 19, 2000
Episode 143
Mysteries of the Deep
Sep 20, 2000
Episode 144
Chairman of the Board
Sep 21, 2000
Episode 145
Knowing When to Go
Sep 25, 2000
Episode 146
Digging Up the Past
Sep 26, 2000
Episode 147
Sign Language
Sep 27, 2000
Episode 148
Secrets and Dreams
Sep 28, 2000
Episode 149
Love and War
Oct 2, 2000
Episode 150
The Children's Crusade
Oct 3, 2000
Episode 151
A Long Way from Home
Oct 4, 2000
Episode 152
Football and Other Religions
Oct 5, 2000
Episode 153
Phantoms and Ghosts
Oct 9, 2000
Episode 154
Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
Oct 10, 2000
Episode 155
The Ghosts of Post Offices Past
Oct 11, 2000
Episode 156
Things That Go Away in the Night
Oct 12, 2000
Episode 157
Housekeeping
Oct 16, 2000
Episode 158
A Cat Called Guinness
Oct 17, 2000
Episode 159
The Grapes of Hope
Oct 18, 2000
Episode 160
From Little Things, Big Things Grow
Oct 19, 2000