(39 – 52) (14 episodes)
Australian airdates – May 21 1995 – August 13 1995 – Network Ten (episode 4 omitted and eventually shown on December 30 1995).
UK airdates – September 5 1995 – December 5 1995 – BBC2.
1 (39):
First aired on Sunday May 21, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by David Phillips
Directed by Andrew Prowse
At the start of a new term, everyone is grieving for Nick. A new student and Deloraine’s nephew, Matt, arrives at Hartley, having been expelled from previous schools due to bad behaviour. Matt doesn’t get off to a good start when he borrows Deloraine’s car without asking. Media studies teacher Vic Morris arrives and sets up a group video project, which becomes a tribute to the late Nick. Effie starts classes at Hartley.
(Guest stars Ernie Dingo as Vic. Note – first appearance for Vince Poletto as Matt Logan)
2 (40):
First aired on Sunday May 28, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by James Lee
Directed by Robert Marchand
The school basketball team players look to improve after losing a game, and recruit former professional player Vic as their coach. The kids are surprised to learn that Matt is Deloraine’s nephew, and are suspicious that he is reporting back to his uncle. Rose brings her baby to class when there is no one to look after her, but isn’t able to hide it for long. Con misunderstands when Lucy and Danielle ask for his help to seduce Steve.
(Guest stars Tai Nguyen as Jack, Ernie Dingo as Vic, and Emily & Nicola Freedman as baby Tess.)
3 (41):
First aired on Sunday June 4, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Sally Webb
Directed by Robert Marchand
Dismayed at the boys quarrelling during basketball practice, Vic arranges a boys against girls match. Con’s demanding grandma comes to live with the Bordinos. Feeling protective of Jodie, Con isn’t happy with Matt getting closer to her. Steve and Lucy take things to the next level, and Jack tries to teach Rose Vietnamese.
(Guest stars Tai Nguyen as Jack, Ernie Dingo as Vic, and Arianthe Galani as Con’s grandma.)
4 (42):
First aired on Tuesday October 3, 1995 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom at 6.25pm. First Australian showing on Sunday December 30, 1995 on Network Ten at 7.30pm
Written by Greg Millin
Directed by Andrew Prowse
Rivers, Con and Matt are stopped on the street by police and searched for drugs, so they decide to make a controversial documentary about the police’s treatment of young people. The video causes problems for Vic and his media studies course when they fail to get the cops’ side of the story. Steve and Lucy are worried that they may have picked up STIs from previous relationships. Rivers offers to babysit Tess with the ulterior motive of attracting women.
(This episode wasn’t shown by Network Ten in the original run due to its non-family-friendly content, it was instead shown later in the year in a later time slot. Guest stars Ernie Dingo as Vic, Don Halbert as Joe, and Emily & Nicola Freedman as baby Tess.)
5 (43):
First aired on Sunday June 11, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Kristen Dunphy
Directed by Ian Gilmour
Matt, Steve and Rivers prepare for a tough basketball game, and Matt is threatened by a guy on the opposing team. Danielle develops a crush on Vic, and plans to get time alone with him by interviewing him for her project. Rose is jealous when she sees Jack with another girl, and assumes that he has moved on from her. Steve and Lucy struggle to get time alone together at the warehouse, and Vic makes the decision to leave Hartley and return to his previous school.
(Guest stars Tai Nguyen as Jack and Ernie Dingo as Vic.)
6 (44):
First aired on Sunday June 18, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Margaret Kelly
Directed by Ian Gilmour
Danielle gets an audition as a reporter for a youth TV show. Matt interviews some potential love interests for his uncle after placing a personal ad, and sets up Deloraine on a blind date. Matt moves into the warehouse with Jodie, Steve and Rivers, while Con and Rose get closer doing a school project together. Yola is hurt when her policeman boyfriend, Joe, starts spending time with an ex-girlfriend and her son. Southgate begins dating Danielle’s mother, Suzie.
(Guest stars Don Halbert as Joe, and Belinda Giblin as Suzie.)
7 (45):
First aired on Sunday June 25, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Suzanne Hawley
Directed by Karl Zwicky
Danielle’s sister Nicole is desperate for their parents to get back together, so is horrified to discover that their mother is seeing Southgate. The gang plan a surprise birthday party for Rivers’ 18th, but their secretive behaviour leads Rivers to think they want to evict him from the warehouse. Con and Rose feel awkward around each other since their kiss, and decide to just be friends, but Rose is angry with Con when he enters Tess into a baby photo contest without telling her.
(Guest stars Jennifer Hardy as Nicole, Belinda Giblin as Suzie, and Emily & Nicola Freedman as baby Tess.)
8 (46):
First aired on Sunday July 2, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Kit Oldfield
Directed by Karl Zwicky
Nicole starts making Southgate’s life hell after finding out he’s dating her mum, and tells her father. Matt gets a job at the Shark Pool, but is fired when he attacks a customer who is bothering Jodie. Unable to afford to live at the warehouse, and when Jodie tells him she can’t move on from Nick, Matt moves back in with Deloraine. Jodie and Lucy plot revenge after they find out Rivers has been spying on them in the shower through a mirror. Con and Rose go on a date.
(Guest stars Jennifer Hardy as Nicole, and Belinda Giblin as Suzie.)
9 (47):
First aired on Sunday July 9, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Peter Schreck
Directed by Geoffrey Bennett
Lucy’s mother’s boyfriend Jerry, starts coming on to her, and she reluctantly confides in her friends. Lucy and Steve plan to capture Jerry’s advances on videotape. Yola finds out she is pregnant and tells Joe, but they are unsure about whether to keep the baby. Jodie and Matt are forced together by a school project and get along well, but she says no when he asks her out. Con becomes protective of Effie when she buys a dress for the school dance.
(Guest stars Grant Dodwell as Jerry, Denise Kirby as Lucy’s mother Jacqui, and Don Halbert as Joe.)
10 (48):
First aired on Sunday July 16, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Chris Roache
Directed by Geoffrey Bennett
Rose’s daughter is taken to hospital, which causes Yola to worry about how she will cope as a mother. Joe reassures her that she will manage fine, and they decide to keep the baby, but tragedy is about to strike. Matt and Jodie are getting closer, but they are interrupted by Jodie’s sister Karen, who comes to stay at the warehouse. After Tess is given the all-clear, Jack says he wants to be there for her and the baby more, and proposes to Rose, which makes Con jealous.
(Guest stars Tai Nguyen as Jack, Joy Smithers as Karen (who previously appeared in episode 15 as the band manager), Don Halbert as Joe, and Emily & Nicola Freedman as Baby Tess.)
11 (49):
First aired on Sunday July 23, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Kris Wyld
Directed by Andrew Prowse
Rose accepts Jack’s proposal, but then receives another offer of marriage from Con. Matt kisses Karen, but when he later hears a song Jodie has written about him, Matt realises Jodie has feelings for him. Jodie gets a call from a music producer, but Karen answers the call, and later pretends to be Jodie at a meeting. Yola returns to Hartley but isn’t coping well after Joe’s death. Rose and Jack get married, and Rose transfers to Jack’s school.
(Guest stars Tai Nguyen as Jack, and Joy Smithers as Karen. Note – in addition to this being Jack’s final guest appearance, it’s also the final appearance for Katherine Halliday as Rose)
12 (50):
First aired on Sunday July 30, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Leon Saunders
Directed by Andrew Prowse
Rivers’ father turns up at the warehouse after escaping from prison. Rivers plans to go to Queensland with his dad, but Southgate advises him against it. Jodie decides she’s had enough of Karen and kicks her out of the warehouse. Con lets Karen stay in his room secretly, and his parents are not impressed when they find out.
(Guest stars Russell Kiefel as Rivers’ father Norm, and Joy Smithers as Karen.)
13 (51):
First aired on Sunday August 6, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by David Phillips
Directed by Ian Gilmour
Matt and Rivers are suspected of vandalising and then stealing Southgate’s surf boat, and so take matters into their own hands to get the boat back. Jodie and Matt want to sleep together for the first time, but keep getting interrupted. Lucy plans to leave on a six month exchange programme to Japan.
14 (52):
First aired on Sunday August 13, 1995 on Network Ten in Australia at 5.30pm
Written by Sally Webb
Directed by Ian Gilmour
Yola’s doctor advises rest when she has some problems with her pregnancy, and Southgate looks after her. Later, Southgate announces he is leaving Hartley to become principal at a rural school and invites Yola to come with him and take up the position of counsellor there. Deloraine takes an unwelcome interest in Matt’s love life, and invites Jodie round for dinner. Steve and Danielle recruit everyone to make a horror film, and Jodie and Matt are cast as the lead couple. The gang are spooked by a strange apparition in the background when they watch the tape back.
(Note – final appearances for Doris Younane as Yola and Tony Martin as Southgate)