Something in the Air

2000 - 2002 NR 25m 7

The story of the small town of Emu Springs, and the radio station that helps keep it alive.

Something In The Air is the story of a rural town called Emu Springs. A drama about essentially good, uncompromising people with normal human flaws and past histories, but with basic decency and resourcefulness that feeds on just the merest of encouragement. Something In The Air introduces fifteen superbly crafted, loveable characters whose lives provide big, lush broad canvas tales with a dab of the eccentric and the idiosyncratic.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Movers and Shakers

1. Movers and Shakers

Aired: Jan 17, 2000

A stranger arrives in Emu Springs. Who is he? Whoever he is, it's clear he's ...

Episode 2 Aftershock

2. Aftershock

Aired: Jan 18, 2000

Emu Springs is in a flurry after the collapse of the Poppet Head - the belove...

Episode 3 This Is the Truth

3. This Is the Truth

Aired: Jan 19, 2000

Stuart smooths things over with Julia while Harry discovers he has something ...

Episode 4 Puff of Smoke

4. Puff of Smoke

Aired: Jan 20, 2000

Helen sacks Tom, but the damage has been done. Doug instructs Helen to get To...

Episode 5 Getting to Know You

5. Getting to Know You

Aired: Jan 24, 2000

When Stephanie Bennett, a Melbourne journalist, visits Emu Springs, Tom Doole...

Episode 8 Siege Radio

8. Siege Radio

Aired: Jan 27, 2000

Tom shatters Stephanie's chances of success by inveigling his way into the he...

Episode 11 The Big Picture

11. The Big Picture

Aired: Feb 2, 2000

Mon seeks to mend the rift between Len and their absent son, Wayne. Stuart is...

Episode 12 Resistance Is Futile

12. Resistance Is Futile

Aired: Feb 3, 2000

There are winners and losers when Stuart introduces the pokies to Emu Springs...

Episode 13 Great Expectations

13. Great Expectations

Aired: Feb 7, 2000

Harry gives a wrong call as goal umpire. Emu Springs loses another match and ...

Episode 14 Gold Fever

14. Gold Fever

Aired: Feb 8, 2000

Mon's grandfather, Arthur Donnelly, disappeared on the night the Crawford Hor...

Episode 17 Cross Roads

17. Cross Roads

Aired: Feb 14, 2000

After Tom narrowly avoids colliding with Dr Eva's rail trolley, he uses the a...

Episode 18 Through the Hoops

18. Through the Hoops

Aired: Feb 15, 2000

Joe is frustrated by the non-performing ram who won't reproduce. Meanwhile Ha...

Episode 19 Forces of Nature

19. Forces of Nature

Aired: Feb 16, 2000

Harry is caught up with the problems of life and goal umpiring, whilst Stuart...

Episode 20 Chalk It Up

20. Chalk It Up

Aired: Feb 17, 2000

Tom apologizes on air to Dr Eva sporting a rooster peck. He has to swallow hi...

Episode 21 Opportunity Knocks

21. Opportunity Knocks

Aired: Feb 21, 2000

With advertising revenue up at 3ES and ratings soaring, Doug presents his sta...

Episode 22 Can't Buy Me Love

22. Can't Buy Me Love

Aired: Feb 22, 2000

Megan commences her late night music show, adopting much of Tom's "intimate" ...

Episode 23 Return to Sender

23. Return to Sender

Aired: Feb 23, 2000

As a last ditch effort to avoid the sales of 3ES, Helen takes some drastic ac...

Episode 24 Wheelin' 'n' Dealin'

24. Wheelin' 'n' Dealin'

Aired: Feb 24, 2000

The football team are rocked by Len's strange behaviour, and like the rest of...

Episode 25 Salvation Jane

25. Salvation Jane

Aired: Feb 28, 2000

Honey Fever has hit Emu Springs as Len's special honey is back on the shelves...

Episode 26 Unexpected Proposal

26. Unexpected Proposal

Aired: Feb 29, 2000

Harry, racked by grief he is unable to express, takes off in the ute, leading...

Episode 28 No Regrets

28. No Regrets

Aired: Mar 2, 2000

Creeping closer to a real awareness that his mortality is limited, Len seeks ...

Episode 29 The Last Straw

29. The Last Straw

Aired: Mar 6, 2000

Tom lectures his fellow townsfolk about embracing a time of change and it isn...

Episode 30 Country Races

30. Country Races

Aired: Mar 7, 2000

When Tom is personally affected by the impending departure of the chemist, he...

Episode 31 Lateral Thoughts

31. Lateral Thoughts

Aired: Mar 8, 2000

Mon succumbs as the water crisis in town escalates. Meanwhile Doug uses his r...

Episode 33 Rotten Eggs

33. Rotten Eggs

Aired: Mar 13, 2000

Tom initiates an anti-football crusade just as the season is about to end in ...

Episode 35 The Big Match

35. The Big Match

Aired: Mar 15, 2000

When Mon tells Wayne that Len has emphysema, the need to make up with his fat...

Episode 37 The Things We Do

37. The Things We Do

Aired: Mar 20, 2000

Joe Sabatini is frustrated by the lack of attention Emu Springs is receiving ...

Episode 38 The Best Man

38. The Best Man

Aired: Mar 21, 2000

Joe's foray into the political arena develops when he accepts the nomination ...

Episode 39 Different Drums

39. Different Drums

Aired: Mar 22, 2000

Joe is learning the hard way that there's more to politics than pure idealism...

Episode 40 It's Over

40. It's Over

Aired: Mar 23, 2000

A bewildered Tom confronts Jennifer about her sudden departure from their rom...

Episode 41 Fishers of Men

41. Fishers of Men

Aired: Mar 27, 2000

After several unpleasing experiences hitching rides with the locals, Tom mana...

Episode 42 End of Season Blues

42. End of Season Blues

Aired: Mar 28, 2000

Sally and Helen bring Matt (Sandy Winton) home and have Dr. Eva give him a th...

Episode 43 Dropping the Line

43. Dropping the Line

Aired: Mar 29, 2000

Ryan continues to try and teach Mon to drive but ends up being fired by her f...

Episode 45 Man and Superman

45. Man and Superman

Aired: Apr 3, 2000

Doug returns to Merinda to celebrate his and Julia's wedding anniversary, but...

Episode 46 Acts of Faith

46. Acts of Faith

Aired: Apr 4, 2000

Ryan loses his confidence to defend his title as Dart champion of the Bulland...

Episode 47 Omens and Portents

47. Omens and Portents

Aired: Apr 5, 2000

When Julia fails to show for Rural Roundup, Ryan is thrust into the breach. B...

Episode 48 Analyse This

48. Analyse This

Aired: Apr 6, 2000

Tom is pillored on air following the Bill Clinton schemozzle. But Helen has o...

Episode 49 Covetous Acts

49. Covetous Acts

Aired: Apr 10, 2000

Mon conjures up a unique plan to finance possible extensions to her shop. Joe...

Episode 51 No Worries

51. No Worries

Aired: Apr 12, 2000

Mon conjures up a unique plan to finance possible extensions to her shop.

Episode 53 Fools and Amateurs

53. Fools and Amateurs

Aired: Apr 17, 2000

A series of somewhat odious incidents leads Joe to wonder if he is being spec...

Episode 54 Rats and Drains

54. Rats and Drains

Aired: Apr 18, 2000

When Ryan's dad Jeff (Terry Gill) volunteers to help Mon with her first deliv...

Episode 55 Time of Reckoning

55. Time of Reckoning

Aired: Apr 19, 2000

In the aftermath of the crash Joe and Sally begin to feel the financial impli...

Episode 57 Comfort Zones

57. Comfort Zones

Aired: Apr 24, 2000

The district is buzzing with talk of The Kissing Bandit on the run in the area.

Episode 58 Clash of the Titans

58. Clash of the Titans

Aired: Apr 25, 2000

Ryan and Megan take over the night spot left vacant by the suspension of Fath...

Episode 61 Summer Madness

61. Summer Madness

Aired: May 1, 2000

Stuart cops nothing but trouble as he attempts to enforce a healthy new menu ...

Episode 62 Friday Night Fever

62. Friday Night Fever

Aired: May 2, 2000

Tom reveals his intention to escape in air conditioned comfort to Sydney. Mea...

Episode 63 Heatwave

63. Heatwave

Aired: May 3, 2000

Heatwave conditions are melting everyone in Emu Springs and to cap it all off...

Episode 64 Cool Change

64. Cool Change

Aired: May 4, 2000

Doug and Julia are faced with totally unexpected news when Dr. Eva calls them...

Episode 65 Spirit Matters

65. Spirit Matters

Aired: May 8, 2000

Julia and Doug try to come to terms with her pregnancy.

Episode 66 Going for It

66. Going for It

Aired: May 9, 2000

Matt rejects the idea of MapleCo sponsoring the ball. Sally enlists Tom's sup...

Episode 67 Demanding Times

67. Demanding Times

Aired: May 10, 2000

As Friendship Week gets into full swing, Tom throws a spanner in the works by...

Episode 68 Natural Outcomes

68. Natural Outcomes

Aired: May 11, 2000

Tom tries to prove that he understands friendship, but Helen's had enough of ...

Episode 69 Corporate Ways

69. Corporate Ways

Aired: May 15, 2000

It's Fire Awareness Week and Tom creates controversy on air by launching into...

Episode 70 Soul Food

70. Soul Food

Aired: May 16, 2000

Ryan can't reach his father who has become withdrawn since taking blame publi...

Episode 71 Role Changes

71. Role Changes

Aired: May 17, 2000

Stuart and Eva's attraction deepens but they struggle to find time to explore...

Episode 72 Back on the Horse

72. Back on the Horse

Aired: May 18, 2000

Jeff hits rock-bottom when he's engulfed by the guilt he's feeling about the ...

Episode 73 Away from It All

73. Away from It All

Aired: May 22, 2000

Helen is preparing for a glorious week alone immersing herself in all things ...

Episode 74 Many Shades of Red

74. Many Shades of Red

Aired: May 23, 2000

Ryan sets up Megan to enter her in the Queen of the Springs contest. An old f...

Episode 76 La Dolce Vita

76. La Dolce Vita

Aired: May 25, 2000

Far from backing down on Megan's challenge for them both to enter the Queen o...

Episode 77 The False Prophet

77. The False Prophet

Aired: May 29, 2000

A contest to see who will be Queen of Emu Springs brings out conflicting emot...

Episode 78 Rumours

78. Rumours

Aired: May 30, 2000

The Queen of the Springs Contest causes ructions in the Emu Springs Community...

Episode 79 Looking for Signs

79. Looking for Signs

Aired: May 31, 2000

Tom's horoscope prowess is becoming too great a burden. The Springs Ball prep...

Episode 81 Secrets and Lies

81. Secrets and Lies

Aired: Jun 5, 2000

Tom has had word out of Canberra that the Government is planning to re-open t...

Episode 83 Detours

83. Detours

Aired: Jun 7, 2000

Stuart begins to have concerns about Esther's influence over his impressionab...

Episode 84 Deviations

84. Deviations

Aired: Jun 8, 2000

Doug aims for a win/win result in the by-pass debate. Spurred on by his succe...

Episode 85 Learning to Breathe

85. Learning to Breathe

Aired: Jun 12, 2000

The tension between Joe and Sally is having an impact on Harry who lays all t...

Episode 86 The Anchovy

86. The Anchovy

Aired: Jun 13, 2000

Mon finds herself in some financial difficulty and decides to take steps to r...

Episode 88 The Gift

88. The Gift

Aired: Jun 15, 2000

At first, it seems Father Brian's experiment of faith with the lotto ticket h...

Episode 89 Private Lives

89. Private Lives

Aired: Jun 19, 2000

Though Tom's morning editorial is about humans connecting, he is scathing abo...

Episode 90 Only the Lonely

90. Only the Lonely

Aired: Jun 20, 2000

Megan's first "Heart to Heart" doesn't quite live up to her expectations, but...

Episode 92 Lust & Consequence

92. Lust & Consequence

Aired: Jun 22, 2000

Ryan pleads with Joyce to seek help for her addiction, but she can't face the...

Episode 95 Love and Taxes

95. Love and Taxes

Aired: Jun 28, 2000

Tom is in a panic after discovering a foul-tempered Candy, still reeling from...

Episode 96 No!

96. No!

Aired: Jun 29, 2000

Joe and Sally continue to miserably exist without each other, before deciding...

Episode 97 The Absence of Lies

97. The Absence of Lies

Aired: Jul 3, 2000

Megan is supposed to hand over the running of the pub to her Uncle Nev, but w...

Episode 98 Wish You Were Here

98. Wish You Were Here

Aired: Jul 4, 2000

Julia is desperate to find a way of helping Christine, but the pressure she i...

Episode 100 Radical Solutions

100. Radical Solutions

Aired: Jul 6, 2000

Joe and Sally fail to find the common ground they need to repair their relati...

Episode 101 Shaky Foundations

101. Shaky Foundations

Aired: Jul 10, 2000

Blippi will show you an indoor play place and how fun learning can be! In thi...

Episode 102 Motherhood

102. Motherhood

Aired: Jul 11, 2000

To Tom's dismay, his mother, Ruth arrives. He finds himself in the awkward po...

Episode 103 The Envelope

103. The Envelope

Aired: Jul 12, 2000

Disturbed by the friction her offer to Christine has caused in the family, Ju...

Episode 104 Navelectomy

104. Navelectomy

Aired: Jul 13, 2000

Urged on by Helen, Tom tries to muster the courage to confront his mother tha...

Episode 106 Dooley's Gooleys

106. Dooley's Gooleys

Aired: Jul 18, 2000

Sally becomes home nurse for Harry and Tom who have both been hit hard by the...

Episode 107 A Hard Mate

107. A Hard Mate

Aired: Jul 19, 2000

The aftermath of the fire is causing some problems for Jimmy Hibberd. The fee...

Episode 109 Home Brew

109. Home Brew

Aired: Jul 24, 2000

It's a full moon in Emu Springs and lunacy is in the air. Sally, while anxiou...

Episode 110 Hidden Truths

110. Hidden Truths

Aired: Jul 25, 2000

Helen's worst fears are realised as she observes an apparently love-struck Ry...

Episode 112 Carrying Torches

112. Carrying Torches

Aired: Jul 27, 2000

Struggling to come to terms with the unexpected discovery of her adoption, Mo...

Episode 113 My Way

113. My Way

Aired: Jul 31, 2000

During a slow news day on the air, Tom gets a brilliant idea from one of his ...

Episode 117 Good Omen

117. Good Omen

Aired: Aug 7, 2000

Sally and Joe are feeling the wrath of a town disillusioned by the MapleCo/Ca...

Episode 119 Debt to Society

119. Debt to Society

Aired: Aug 9, 2000

Mon is grappling to come to terms with a new identity and the realisation she...

Episode 120 And Emus Can Fly

120. And Emus Can Fly

Aired: Aug 10, 2000

Helen uses all her business skills to negotiate reasonable terms with Cancorp.

Episode 121 Why Am I Here?

121. Why Am I Here?

Aired: Aug 14, 2000

Tom receives a mysterious letter that plays havoc with his psyche - the norma...

Episode 122 Jumping the Tracks

122. Jumping the Tracks

Aired: Aug 15, 2000

Over a drunken dinner with Father Brian, Helen makes a confession. She, the I...

Episode 125 Day of Reckoning

125. Day of Reckoning

Aired: Aug 21, 2000

Things continue to look grim for Tale farm. At a meeting of the syndicate, Jo...

Episode 126 Old School Ties

126. Old School Ties

Aired: Aug 22, 2000

Party heavy-weight Billy King (Bill Young) comes to town to "have a word" wit...

Episode 127 The Art of Politics

127. The Art of Politics

Aired: Aug 23, 2000

Tom encourages the community to boycott the auction of Tale Farm. Neither Hel...

Episode 131 The Magic of Radio

131. The Magic of Radio

Aired: Aug 30, 2000

Helen returns from the city and is forced to tighten the reins on Youth Week....

Episode 133 Feeling Snakey

133. Feeling Snakey

Aired: Sep 4, 2000

When Harry accidentally kills a cockatoo with his slingshot, his guilt overwh...

Episode 134 Renaissance Man

134. Renaissance Man

Aired: Sep 5, 2000

Doug returns from Canberra, having given his first speech to Parliament as an...

Episode 136 Stand by Your Dog

136. Stand by Your Dog

Aired: Sep 7, 2000

When Dr. Eva's husband unexpectedly arrives in town, it poses an enormous emo...

Episode 137 Aliens

137. Aliens

Aired: Sep 11, 2000

A new family arrives in Emu Springs but few are quick to welcome them. What a...

Episode 138 Sirens and the Seer

138. Sirens and the Seer

Aired: Sep 12, 2000

Tom is perversely delighted when his new panel show causes friction between J...

Episode 139 Winds of Change

139. Winds of Change

Aired: Sep 13, 2000

Tom back flips on air about wind farming, and finds himself at odds with the ...

Episode 142 Undercurrents

142. Undercurrents

Aired: Sep 19, 2000

Tom continues to grapple with Nanny Sofia's request from the grave. However, ...

Episode 145 Knowing When to Go

145. Knowing When to Go

Aired: Sep 25, 2000

Joe and Sally are reminded of a time capsule they buried years before with ol...

Episode 146 Digging Up the Past

146. Digging Up the Past

Aired: Sep 26, 2000

Finally Julia is clucky about the baby when they see a new ultrasound view of...

Episode 147 Sign Language

147. Sign Language

Aired: Sep 27, 2000

Tom miraculously survives the bomb but loses his hearing and secretly finds t...

Episode 148 Secrets and Dreams

148. Secrets and Dreams

Aired: Sep 28, 2000

Sally and Joe throw a retro party to open the time capsule only to discover t...

Episode 149 Love and War

149. Love and War

Aired: Oct 2, 2000

Father Brian is sent into a tailspin when the Church orders him to give guida...

Episode 153 Phantoms and Ghosts

153. Phantoms and Ghosts

Aired: Oct 9, 2000

With a helping hand from Stuart, Dermott begins the transition to life as a c...

Episode 157 Housemeeting

157. Housemeeting

Aired: Oct 16, 2000

Still hopeful, Mon approaches John Flood one last time, determined to convinc...

Episode 159 The Grapes of Hope

159. The Grapes of Hope

Aired: Oct 18, 2000

Drifting in and out of consciousness after the accident, Joe has a shining vi...

Info about Something in the Air

Network: ABC TV

Genres: Drama