Get off of McLeod
Siobhan Duck
Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia)
27th June 2007
They’ve been predicting its death for years, but not even the drought can stop the Daughters, writes Siobhan Duck
McLeod’s Daughters detractors have for years been predicting doom for the Channel 9 drama.
The show is rating well, but the fact it has weathered funding headaches, a drought and this season lost five of its cast, leaves some to ask if McLeod’s is on borrowed time.
The exit of actors Aaron Jeffery, Rachael Carpani, Zoe Naylor, Jonny Pasvolsky and Dustin Clare could cut deeply.
After six years and two Logies, Jeffery left saying he was unhappy with McLeod’s direction and felt exhausted.
“When you’re doing a series day in and day out, it’s a battle to stay creatively present,” he says.
“I’m not happy with the way the show has evolved, either. It had crept into soap territory and that’s not the sort of meat I like to chew on.”