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Season of television series
| Always Greener | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel Seven |
| Original release | 9 September 2001 (2001-09-09) – 3 June 2002 (2002-06-03) |
| Season chronology | |
| Next → Season 2 | |
| List of episodes | |
The first season of the Australian family drama Always Greener began airing on 9 September 2001 and concluded on 3 June 2002 with a total of 22 episodes.
Cast
Regular
- John Howard as John Taylor
- Anne Tenney as Liz Taylor
- Michala Banas as Marissa Taylor
- Daniel Bowden as Jason Taylor
- Abe Forsythe as Campbell Todd
- Natasha Lee as Kim Taylor
- Scott Major as Tom Morgan
- Caitlin McDougall as Sandra Todd
- Bree Walters as Philippa Todd
- Clayton Watson as Mickey Steele
Semi-Regular
- Georgie Shew as Katy Turnball
- Denise Roberts as Isabelle Turnball
- Andrew Clarke as Derek Unn
- Peter Corbett as Bert Adams
- Bree Desborough as Shelley Southall
- Grant Bowler as Greg Steele
- Drayton Morley as Robert Todd
Recurring
- Merridy Eastman as Eileen Unn
- Nathaniel Dean as Patch
- Steven Rooke as Nick Greenhill (episodes 16–22)
Guest
- Lynette Curran as Connie Linguini
- Alex Blias as Mark 'Skid' Pannas
Episodes
Main article: List of Always Greener episodes| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Other Man's Grass" | Kevin Carlin | Anthony Ellis | 9 September 2001 (2001-09-09) | |
| John and Liz Taylor are a couple of city-slickers who have three children, Marissa, Jason and Kim. Sandra Todd is John's sister and a country bumpkin, widowed with two children, Cam and Pip. John and Liz discover that Marissa is using drugs. Kim is continually bullied by older schoolgirl, Shelley. Jason falls for Katy Turnball but is warned against her due to her mother. Cam and Pip discover their dog has gotten their neighbour, Bert's dog pregnant. Sandra learns she can't pay her bills. After an innocent comment about swapping houses at Christmas time, John and Sandra decide it might be in each other's best interests and plan to move. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Where, What, Why, When, How?" | Kevin Carlin | Anthony Ellis | 16 September 2001 (2001-09-16) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Close Encounters of the Furred Kind" | Kevin Carlin | Bevan Lee | 23 September 2001 (2001-09-23) | |
| 4 | 4 | "Movers and Shakers" | Scott Hartford Davis | Anthony Ellis | 30 September 2001 (2001-09-30) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Pinch Me Linda, I'm Really Here!" | Scott Hartford Davis | Margaret Wilson | 7 October 2001 (2001-10-07) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Keep Off the Grass" | Rob Stewart | Phillip Dalkin | 14 October 2001 (2001-10-14) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Love, Pain and the Whole Damned Thing" | Rob Stewart | Louise Crane | 21 October 2001 (2001-10-21) | |
| 8 | 8 | "Dog Days" | Russell Burton | Andrew Kelly | 28 October 2001 (2001-10-28) | |
| 9 | 9 | "Call It Fete" | Russell Burton | Chris Bates | 4 November 2001 (2001-11-04) | |
| 10 | 10 | "Sisters Are Doing it for Themselves" | Scott Hartford Davis | Tracey Trinder | 11 November 2001 (2001-11-11) | |
| 11 | 11 | "The String in the Biscuit" | Scott Hartford Davis | Mardi McConnochie | 18 November 2001 (2001-11-18) | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Mating Urge" | Ali Ali | Margaret Wilson | 25 November 2001 (2001-11-25) | |
| 13 | 13 | "Baby Love" | Ali Ali | Ysabelle Dean | 31 March 2002 (2002-03-31) | |
| 14 | 14 | "Bright Sparks" | Mark Piper | David Phillips | 7 April 2002 (2002-04-07) | |
| 15 | 15 | "What's in a Name?" | Mark Piper | Mardi McConnochie | 14 April 2002 (2002-04-14) | |
| 16 | 16 | "History Repeating" | Kevin Carlin | David Hannam | 21 April 2002 (2002-04-21) | |
| 17 | 17 | "Extraordinary Ordinary" | Kevin Carlin | Marieke Josephine Hardy | 29 April 2002 (2002-04-29) | |
| 18 | 18 | "The Good Woman's Guide to a Happy Home" | Chris Martin-Jones | Sue Hore | 6 May 2002 (2002-05-06) | |
| 19 | 19 | "Mirror Image" | Chris Martin-Jones | Glen Dolman | 13 May 2002 (2002-05-13) | |
| 20 | 20 | "A Cross to Bear" | Mark Piper | Anthony Ellis | 20 May 2002 (2002-05-20) | |
| 21 | 21 | "A Man Walks into a Bar..." | Mark Piper | Margaret Wilson | 27 May 2002 (2002-05-27) | |
| 22 | 22 | "Cliffhanger" | Kevin Carlin | Mardi McConnochie | 3 June 2002 (2002-06-03) | |