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The ins and outs of the classroom lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney.
Genre:Drama
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Season 1

  • Episode 1
    8.1/1058 votes
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    Episode 1

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/1994

    Christina Milano, Hartley High's young new English and history teacher, has difficulties gaining control of her first class until a brawl in the schoolyard gives her the opportunity to win the respect of her students. New student Jodie Cooper catches the eye of Nick Poulos.

    Director: Michael Jenkins

    Writer: Peter Neale

  • Episode 2
    7.4/1038 votes
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    Episode 2

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/1994

    The banning of Jodie's incendiary rap song sparks a freedom-of-speech revolt among the students. Nick, Rose and Jodie lead their fellow students in a strike and Deloraine counters with the threat of suspensions for all those involved. The dispute is amicably settled with everyone getting their demands met — except for Con who doesn't get the soccer team he wanted, he does however get Danielle and Steve back together in time for Valentine's Day.

    Director: Michael Jenkins

    Writer: Tim Gooding

  • Episode 3
    7.8/1029 votes
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    Episode 3

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/1994

    Christina gets approval for a school soccer team by volunteering to be its coach. Con borrows an amplifier from his uncle to allow Jodie to make a demo tape of her songs. Danielle creates some controversy when she asks to try out for the new soccer team. Rumours about Nick and Jodie's relationship make their way through the school.

    Director: Graham Thorburn

    Writer: David Phillips

  • Episode 4
    7.9/1026 votes
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    Episode 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/1994

    Nick spends the night with Jodie, causing his parents to worry about his absence. Southgate helps Rivers deal with the cops when they want to question him about a stolen car. Chaka worries about her presence in the stolen vehicle being revealed to the police.

    Director: Graham Thorburn

    Writer: Craig Wilkins

  • Episode 5
    8.2/1025 votes
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    Episode 5

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/1994

    After leaving home following an argument with his father, Nick moves in with Jodie and begins looking for a job so that he can drop out of school. A record company executive takes an interest in Jodie and offers her a job with a rock band in Melbourne. Christina reproaches Marco for his constant unannounced and inconsiderate drop-ins, reminding him that she lives with Yola, not him.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Michael Cove

  • Episode 6
    8.3/1025 votes
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    Episode 6

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/1994

    The burden of her family responsibilities cause Chaka to behave erratically at school but attract the attention of her friends who rally to support her. Marco presses Christina to set a wedding date.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Michael Cove

  • Episode 7
    8.2/1025 votes
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    Episode 7

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/1994

    Low morale threatens to destroy the school's poorly performing soccer team until Christina seeks help from George, a former professional player, who is reluctant to become involved. Hartley's new debating team, composed of Rose, Con, and Chaka, debate another school on the merits of Australia becoming a republic.

    Director: Shirley Barrett

    Writer: Leon Saunders

  • Episode 8
    8.8/1027 votes
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    Episode 8

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/1994

    George, Nick, and Effie are devastated by Ireni's sudden and tragic death. Steve's disclosure to Nick of information regarding his mother's car accident leads Nick down a path that ends with him assaulting a police officer.

    Director: Shirley Barrett

    Writer: Sally Webb

  • Episode 9
    8.2/1023 votes
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    Episode 9

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/1994

    Con tries to get new uniforms for the soccer team in time for their last match while his mother arranges for a woman to help out at the Poulos' home. Steve is forced to miss rugby training to sit an exam, a decision that upsets Southgate and threatens Steve's spot on the team.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Tony Morphett

  • Episode 10
    7.7/1024 votes
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    Episode 10

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/1994

    Nick hits Jodie after she confesses to a romantic fling in Melbourne. Christina's future with Marco is thrown into doubt when he announces a promotion that will take him to Perth. A new drama teacher arrives at Hartley and quickly attracts the attentions of his female students.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Joan Sauers

  • Episode 11
    7.7/1021 votes
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    Episode 11

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/1994

    Phil confides a secret about his past to Rose, who has a crush on him. Stella quits as the Poulos's housekeeper after getting in an argument with George in which he questions her decision to leave her failed marriage. Steve and Rivers are forced to work together when they are given the task of cleaning up the school yard when Deloraine catches them fighting.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Margaret Kelly

  • Episode 12
    7.7/1023 votes
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    Episode 12

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/1994

    Yola's attempt to advise a pregnant Nicole causes a professional crisis when the girl's condition is revealed. Rose spots Christina and Phil cavorting on the beach. On their first date, Rivers takes Chaka to an expensive restaurant.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: David Phillips

  • Episode 13
    7.5/1021 votes
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    Episode 13

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/22/1994

    After learning about Phil's past relationship with a student, Christina decides they can have no future together and Phil makes the decision to resign. Jodie rallies her fellow students to save the school's music programme. Nick's father invites Jodie to stay at the Poulos home while her rowdy sister is in town.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Sally Webb

  • Episode 14
    8.3/1023 votes
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    Episode 14

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/29/1994

    Verbal and physical harassment over a misconstrued encounter with a young student causes Graham to have doubts about continuing to teach at Hartley. Chaka's father speaks to the students about oppression and violence. Chaka makes the difficult decision about whether to remain at Hartley or move north to Darwin with her family.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Tim Gooding

  • Episode 15
    7.8/1021 votes
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    Episode 15

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/1/1994

    Their friends try to get Rose and Jack together for the school dance. Yola and Southgate are locked in a storage cupboard. Con arranges for Jodie to perform at the dance.

    Director: Shirley Barrett

    Writer: Craig Wilkins

  • Episode 16
    7.9/1020 votes
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    Episode 16

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/8/1994

    Stella's daughter Katerina shows up unexpectedly and starts making life uncomfortable for both Nick and her mother. Rose's father forbids her to continue dating Jack.

    Director: Shirley Barrett

    Writer: James Lee

  • Episode 17
    8.2/1020 votes
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    Episode 17

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/15/1994

    Southgate decides to resign after he reacts violently during a confrontation with Katerina. Yola's involvement with a married man bothers Christina. Con heads up the effort to make a video clip for Jodie's latest song.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Greg Millin

  • Episode 18
    8.0/1020 votes
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    Episode 18

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/22/1994

    The head gardener at the nursery where Nick and Danielle are participating in a work experience programme has a heart attack. Con arranges for Jodie and himself to work at a recording studio and lands her a job singing jingles. A lack of attention from their respective partners helps to bring Nick and Dani together.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Helen Steel

  • Episode 19
    8.3/1021 votes
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    Episode 19

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/29/1994

    While trying to earn some extra money, Rivers unknowingly buys some stolen car parts through Con, then refuses to name his supplier when the police charge him.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Peter Neale

  • Episode 20
    8.6/1020 votes
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    Episode 20

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/6/1994

    While serving as acting principal, Southgate institutes a series of strict policy changes as a means of preventing the possible closing of the school. Steve learns of Nick and Danielle's blossoming relationship while on a school trip and lands in hospital after a scuffle with Nick.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Leon Saunders

  • Episode 21
    7.9/1020 votes
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    Episode 21

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/13/1994

    A phantom blader plays a cat-and-mouse game with Southgate after the acting principal bans inline skating at Hartley; tensions are palpable among members of the gang. Jack's grades earn him an invitation to attend a selective highschool.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Tim Gooding

  • Episode 22
    8.1/1020 votes
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    Episode 22

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 7/20/1994

    After Rose announces that she is pregnant, she moves in at the Poulos's until her father, who does not want her to keep the baby, allows her to come back home. Stella teaches George to dance when he agrees to accompany her to a party. Jodie's producer tries to move Con out of the way as he makes his move on her.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: David Phillips

  • Episode 23
    8.4/1021 votes
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    Episode 23

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 7/27/1994

    Con pressures Jodie into entering a televised rising stars ""StarQuest"" contest but then must come up with a new act when she refuses to perform. A bet with Steve drives Rivers to break in to the school to steal an exam. Danielle applies for a job at a gym hoping to please Nick.

    Director: Shirley Barrett

    Writer: Chris Roach

  • Episode 24
    7.2/1021 votes
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    Episode 24

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/3/1994

    Nick's election as class captain puts him in direct conflict with Southgate when he is made to come down on his friends for violations of school policies. Con discovers that the new woman in his life has a child. Sides form up when the issue of installing condom machines in the school bathrooms is raised.

    Director: Shirley Barrett

    Writer: Craig Wilkins

  • Episode 25
    7.5/1022 votes
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    Episode 25

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 8/10/1994

    Danielle's first foray into modelling goes awry when the photographer manipulates her into posing nude. Con's relationship with Greta comes to an end.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Sally Webb

  • Episode 26
    8.4/1024 votes
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    Episode 26

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 8/17/1994

    Hurt by his parents' divorce and their apparent disregard for him, Steve decides to move out and get an apartment with Rivers and Jodie. Christina makes a decision about Mack's invitation to join him in working overseas.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: James Lee

  • Episode 27
    8.1/1020 votes
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    Episode 27

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 8/24/1994

    Steve, angry after learning that he was adopted, is caught stealing from his employer and the police are called. Danielle and Jodie fight over Nick. George quits his job at the factory.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Greg Millin

  • Episode 28
    7.5/1021 votes
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    Episode 28

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 8/31/1994

    Steve wants to keep a stray dog that he befriends but Deloraine and Rivers have other ideas. Stella invites Katerina to go with her to Greece.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Steve J. Spears

  • Episode 29
    7.7/1023 votes
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    Episode 29

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 9/7/1994

    George is hurt by Nick and Effie's less than enthusiastic reaction to his announcement about an impending move. New teacher Sam Robinson arrives at Hartley High to fill a staffing vacancy created by Christina's departure. Effie runs away from home and winds up wandering the streets in King's Cross.

    Director: Rob Marchand

    Writer: Suzanne Hawley

  • Episode 30
    7.5/1021 votes
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    Episode 30

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 9/14/1994

    A wealthy girl hires Helen to cater a dinner party for her parents. George lends the Bordinos the money Roberto needs for his business. Deloraine suspends Rivers when he sees him harassing Sam.

    Director: Robert Marchand

    Writer: David Phillips

  • Episode 31
    7.6/1022 votes
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    Episode 31

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 9/21/1994

    Roberto and Helen are upset when Rocco, their eldest son, returns to town without contacting them. Lucy offers to help Steve find his birth parents. Southgate agrees to help Nick with his boxing training. Sam tries to get Rivers back in school.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: Serge Lazareff

  • Episode 32
    8.1/1020 votes
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    Episode 32

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 9/28/1994

    Lucy encourages Steve to continue searching for his birth mother even though contact is prohibited by law. Rivers' father convinces him to return to school. Effie contemplates dating an unpopular classmate. Nick accepts a rematch against Tony.

    Director: Geoff Bennett

    Writer: David Phillips

  • Episode 33
    7.9/1022 votes
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    Episode 33

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 10/5/1994

    Rose's pregnancy complicates Hartley's plans to host the prestigious Education Awards. Con confronts his father when he lends Rocco money to help get the Shark Pool up and running rather than paying for the audio engineering programme Con is interested in.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: James Lee

  • Episode 34
    7.8/1020 votes
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    Episode 34

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 10/12/1994

    Steve discovers that the person who has been following him is his birth mother. Rocco offers Con a job at the pool hall but then hires Jodie. Rivers' pursuit of Sam continues as he takes it upon himself to fix her motorcycle.

    Director: Andrew Prowse

    Writer: Sally Webb

  • Episode 35
    8.2/1020 votes
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    Episode 35

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 10/19/1994

    Con is discovered to have drugs in his possession when the police raid a party at the warehouse. Rivers' relationship with Sam moves into dangerous territory. Nick makes his amateur boxing debut against Tony at the Shark Pool and wins by knockout. Con's friends try to prove his innocence.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Chris Roach

  • Episode 36
    8.4/1020 votes
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    Episode 36

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 10/26/1994

    Sam and Rivers continue their affair despite warnings from Yola and must eventually pay the price when their romance is made public. Nick agrees to let Leo Fine manage him as a professional boxer but he loses Jody when she calls an end to their relationship. Sam is forced to leave her job at Hartley.

    Director: Ian Gilmour

    Writer: Sally Webb

  • Episode 37
    8.2/1019 votes
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    Episode 37

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 11/2/1994

    Nick refuses to believe that his relationship with Jodie is over. Deloraine's office is trashed and Rivers is quickly picked as the likely suspect.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: Leon Saunders

  • Episode 38
    9.0/1029 votes
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    Episode 38

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 11/9/1994

    Nick sets out to win Jodie back before she leaves for the States. To no avail, Roberto tries to get Nick to drop out of his forthcoming professional bout. After his talk with Yola, Rose's father agrees to let Jack be involved in his daughter's life.

    Director: Karl Zwicky

    Writer: David Phillips