<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Next → Season 2 </Td> </Tr> <P> The first season of the long - running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on 8 August 2001 and concluded on 22 March 2002 with a total of 22 episodes . Created by Posie Graeme - Evans and Caroline Stanton, the format is produced by Millennium Television and Nine Films and Television for the Nine Network distributed by Southern Star Group . </P> <Ul> <Li> Lisa Chappell as Claire McLeod </Li> <Li> Bridie Carter as Tess Silverman McLeod </Li> <Li> Jessica Napier as Becky Howard </Li> <Li> Rachael Carpani as Jodi Fountain </Li> <Li> Aaron Jeffery as Alex Ryan </Li> <Li> Myles Pollard as Nick Ryan </Li> <Li> Sonia Todd as Meg Fountain </Li> </Ul>

How many episodes in mcleod's daughters season 1