Con is offered the chance to return to the United States and run coach lines all across New Mexico. He asks Kate to marry him, so they can go to America together; however, she turns him down, then later changes her mind when she sees he is serious this time. Maggie breaks down over Charles' death and losing her best friend, and Sam fears he will be forgotten when Con and Kate settle in America.
Filmed on location in Australia, Five Mile Creek was adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel, "The Cherokee Trail." Set in the mid-late 1800s, the show has a western feel, with action, adventure, comedy, and heart-warming moments about a group of Americans and Australians, managing to run a coach… More line business and a way station, while trying to make ends meet. Maggie Scott and her daughter, Hannah, travel from San Fransisco to Australia to meet up with her husband, Adam, who is out looking for gold. Con Madigan, a charming Texan who is traveling on the same ship, also comes to Australia to start a coach line with Jack Taylor, a man who'll jump at anything before thinking first. Their journeys all lead them to Five Mile Creek, owned by Eddie Wallace and his no-nonsense sister, Kate. Eddie skips town, leaving Kate to run the place by herself with Irishman handyman, Paddy Malone. But with the help of the new coach line, "The Australian Express" and with Maggie's help, Kate manages to keep the way-station in shape. To help with the coach line, Con's American friend, Ben Jones, comes to Australia, and Maggie offers to raise Sam, an ex-juvenile bushranger with the proper care and education. Later in the series, Hannah goes off to boarding school, and the Five Mile Creek family makes the decision to sell and move to the Emu Plains. Two new characters are introduced in the final season: Annie, played by 17 year old Nicole Kidman; Matt Buckland who is also from America. The end of the series wraps up with Con and Kate getting married.
It's like watching Australia's version on Dr. Quinn, only no doctor. hide show
When my mom first bought Vol. 2-4 (the store was out of stock on Vol. 1) I though she was just buying something that would bore me to death. After watching the first episode of Vol. 4, I WAS HOOKED. It was full of comedy, action, and suspense all in one. I couldn't wait to get back to the store to buy more epsiodes and make a Saturday night out of it.
Mom and I wish that the show kept going and came to America to continue the saga, or at least had a spin off. They should at least do a reunion movie and get us off this 20-year cliff hanger and let us know whether or not Maggie gets remarried again. I am so glad that it is coming to DVD this November.
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