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The Best Episodes of The Man from Snowy River

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Best episode
S2E1 The Hostage
8.724 votes
Worst episode
S4E4 Prince of Hearts
7.224 votes
Top season
Season 2
8.2avg
Binge time
1d 12h
65 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 1 - The Hostage
    8.7/10(24 votes)

    S2:E1

    Colin speaks out against alcohol after a teenager is found drunk. The bootleggers in turn set light to the church. At the same time, Grady Hocking and his two sons, George and Greg, have come to town.

    Director:Peter Fisk
    Writer:Leon Saunders

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  2. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 19 - House of Worship
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    S2:E19

    The arrival of a family of Russian refugees in Paterson's Ridge creates friction with the locals, just as the completion of Colin's new church is uniting the community.

    Director:Tim Burstall
    Writer:Jan Sardi

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  3. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 7 - The Prodigal Father: Part 1
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    S3:E7

    Kathleen's husband, who was thought to have perished eight years ago, returns to make amends with Kathleen and Michael for his deceit.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writer:Peter A. Kinloch

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  4. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 10 - Blind Faith
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    S3:E10

    Matt is blinded in a mining explosion and is aided by Kathleen and the family as he struggles to regain his sight. Meanwhile, Colin reveals a dark secret from his childhood.

    Director:Paul Moloney
    Writer:Stuart Wood

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  5. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 14 - A Mid-Winter Night's Dream
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    S3:E14

    Danni falls in love with a stranger who arrives in Paterson's Ridge. His presence seems to have an encouraging effect on all the romances in town but his gift to make others happy masks his own unhappiness.

    Director:Paul Moloney
    Writer:Shane Brennan

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  6. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 7 - Servant of the People
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    S2:E7

    Matt and Kathleen fight a land-grabbing politician's scheme to drive the farmers from the high-country after news breaks that their high-country grazing leases are about to expire.

    Director:Paul Moloney
    Writer:Ted Roberts

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  7. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 20 - A New Life: Part 2
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    S3:E20

    Macalister tries to persuade his wife to return by destroying the economy of Paterson's Ridge, but Matt finds a weak spot in his plans.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writer:Jutta Goetze

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  8. The Man from Snowy River Season 4 Episode 13 - A Son for a Son: Part 2
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    S4:E13

    Emily goes into labour while in the cabin shortly after Matt finds her with Nancy. Colin gets ready to fight in the duel, writing a farewell letter to Emily.

    Director:Julian McSwiney
    Writer:Tom Hegarty

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  9. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 12 - The Trial of Hetti Lewis
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    S3:E12

    Montana is charged with the murder of Sam Taylor's father and scheduled to be extradited to America. But Matt and Kathleen get her a hearing in Paterson's Ridge with Matt as her defender.

    Director:Steve Jodrell
    Writer:Ted Roberts

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  10. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 15 - In Duty Bound
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    S3:E15

    When Matt and his family visit Melbourne, they become embroiled in a political plot between English and Russian royalty.

    Director:Julian McSwiney
    Writer:Peter A. Kinloch

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  11. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 9 - The Lost Child
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S2:E9

    Joanna Walker is determined to find her half-brother and Kathleen O'Neil agrees to accompany her in the search.

    Director:Alister Hallum
    Writer:Russell Haig

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  12. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 10 - The Foundling
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S2:E10

    While going to fish one day, Colin and Rob discover the stagecoach, which tumbled down a cliff. The only survivors are a woman and a baby. The woman, Ruth Whitney, claims that the baby is not hers, but nobody in Paterson's Ridge believes her.

    Director:Paul Moloney
    Writer:Shane Brennan

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  13. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 17 - Broken Hearts
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S3:E17

    A fair is held in aid of church funds and members of Patterson Ridge all make donations. When a hand-written love poem is found in a second hand book, gossip around town is rife as everyone tries to work out who wrote the poem.

    Director:Dan Burstall
    Writer:Jan Sardi

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  14. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 18 - Deliverance
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S3:E18

    Mr Gleeson and Kathleen travel to Mansfield to collect an old friend who has travelled from England to visit him. When their carriage skids down an embankment, they find themselves stranded and injured in the bush.

    Director:Julian McSwiney
    Writer:Shane Brennan

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  15. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 17 - Code of Ethics
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    S2:E17

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    Director:Tim Burstall
    Writer:David Phillips

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  16. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 11 - Shoshoni Dreaming
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    S3:E11

    Montana and Rob find an American surveyer who has been shot. They help him and he reveals he was shot by a man spying on Montana. When Montana claims that she has seen someone loitering by her property and her horses are poisoned, Rob is determined to protect the woman he has more than neighbourly feelings for.

    Director:Steve Jodrell
    Writer:Ted Roberts

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  17. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 6 - The Dry Argument
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S2:E6

    A drought causes a flood of hostility between the McGregors and the Blackwoods over a shared boundary creek when Frank changes the course of the stream.

    Director:Alister Hallum
    Writer:Leon Saunders

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  18. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 15 - Man and Boy
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S2:E15

    A young Aboriginal boy must choose between his heritage and an education when his father arrives in Paterson's Ridge.

    Director:Denny Lawrence
    Writer:Jan Sardi

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  19. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 8 - The Prodigal Father: Part 2
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    S3:E8

    Emily is still ill from drinking water from the river and it turns out someone has built a dam. Matt makes the decision to get rid of the dam by using dynamite, but one person is killed in the explosion.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writer:Peter A. Kinloch

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  20. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 9 - Fire Boy
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    S3:E9

    Josh is found in the woods but refuses to talk to anyone. Two graves are found, of his parents, so Emily and Colin take him in. But then people come to take Josh away - will he talk and tell the truth in time to stay?

    Director:Paul Moloney
    Writer:Ted Roberts

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  21. The Man from Snowy River Season 3 Episode 19 - A New Life: Part 1
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    S3:E19

    A friend of Emily's arrives in Paterson's Ridge with her newborn child in search of a fresh start but her abusive husband soon follows to take her with him.

    Director:Pino Amenta
    Writer:Jock Blair

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  22. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 12 - The Recruit
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    S2:E12

    The British army comes to town and attempts to recruit the locals using some dubious methods. Much to Matt's dismay, Rob is tempted to enlist. However, Rob finds himself conflicted about leaving because of his growing feelings for Ruth.

    Director:Denny Lawrence
    Writer:Denny Lawrence

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  23. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 3 - The Railroad
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S2:E3

    Poor railroad workers live in deplorable conditions, and Kathleen sets out to help them and their families.

    Director:Alister Hallum
    Writer:Judith Colquhoun

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  24. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 5 - The Manly Art
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S2:E5

    The arrival of a travelling boxing troupe in Paterson's Ridge, led by "Dandy" Jim O'Rourke, has the community, including the McGregors, ready to try their hand. A visiting pianist is suspected of being a con man.

    Director:Peter Fisk
    Writer:Tony Morphett

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  25. The Man from Snowy River Season 2 Episode 14 - The Choice
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S2:E14

    Ruth is forced to make a difficult decision after she is offered a position with the Associated Press in America. Ruth's article on the founding father of Paterson's Ridge threatens to unearth a Blackwood family secret.

    Director:Tim Burstall
    Writer:Shane Brennan

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Hostage" is the best rated episode of The Man from Snowy River. It scored 8.7/10 from 24 votes. Directed by Peter Fisk and written by Leon Saunders, it aired on August 13, 1995.

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