Series · 2000 – 2002 · Drama
Something in the Air was an Australian television soap opera transmitted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2002. It was one of the first programs in Australia that was filmed in widescreen. It won the AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series in 2001.
3 seasons · 320 episodes
Episode 01
Movers and Shakers
A stranger arrives in Emu Springs. Who is he? Whoever he is, it's clear he's not impressed with the local radio station 3ES where Ryan is in the chair and station manager Helen Virtue is enchanted with the rhythms of the Tango.
Episode 02
Aftershock
Emu Springs is in a flurry after the collapse of the Poppet Head - the beloved and long-standing symbol of the district's mining past, throwing into doubt major planned events.
Episode 03
This Is the Truth
Stuart smooths things over with Julia while Harry discovers he has something of a soulmate in the old storekeeper, Len Taylor.
Episode 04
A Puff of Smoke
Helen sacks Tom, but the damage has been done. Doug instructs Helen to get Tom back. He's good for business. When Harry learns that Len has 'spun a yarn' about early Oz Rock, he is not concerned. He's found a new friend in Emu Springs.
Episode 05
Gettin' to Know You
When Stephanie Bennett, a Melbourne journalist, visits Emu Springs, Tom Dooley fears she's out to get him. As Doug and the media-shy Julia prepare for an interview with Stephanie, Megan manages to gain an attachment to the crew.
Episode 06
A Blot on the Landscape
Tom Dooley decides that the radio station is no longer safe if he is to avoid Stephanie, and Megan discovers that journalists have their own brand of creative interpretations.
Episode 07
The Spider and the Fly
Tom Dooley returns to work only to be confronted by a rabidly determined Stephanie Bennett. Unhappy with the direction his breakfast show is taking and fearing professional embarrassment, Tom reclaims his breakfast spot.
Episode 08
Siege Radio
Tom shatters Stephanie's chances of success by inveigling his way into the hearts of the county-folk, but Stuart and Len soon bring him down to earth.
Episode 09
The Best of Intentions
Inspired by Tom's rhetoric, and with his father's blessing, Joe decides to take a risk on a new investment strategy for the farm by changing to fine wool production. The trouble is, he neglects to inform Sally of his grand plans.
Episode 10
Everybody Has Their Ups and Downs
Sally and Joe's relationship is on a communication roller coaster ride with Sally's disillusionment over her husband's inability to confide in her and Joe's disappointment at his wife's lack of trust in his judgement.
Episode 11
The Big Picture
Len finds solace in the bottle as he struggles to cope with the news that he is dying. Mon seeks to mend the rift between Len and their absent son, Wayne. Stuart is being mysterious about plans for the pub. Tom digs his heels in about keeping the new announcers' chair which forces Helen's hand and she hatches a scheme to teach him a valuable lesson. There's war in the Sabatini household over Joe's decision to invest in fine wool sheep.
Episode 12
Resistance Is Useless
There are winners and losers when Stuart introduces the pokies to Emu Springs. It's payback time for the recalcitrant Tom over the chair issue. Len surrenders to Mon's gentle persuasion and agrees to co-operate in the treatment of his condition. Although the question of their son, Wayne, remains unresolved. Joe and Sally reconcile over the investment opportunity debacle. Harry and Jason further their advertising careers.
Episode 13
Great Expectations
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Episode 14
Gold Fever
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Episode 15
Skeleton in the Closet
Helen, Harry, Len and Mon each have a different perspective on the discovery of the gold and bones, and each has trouble keeping the find to themselves. It's not long before the news spreads and Dr Eva reveals the bones aren't human. The feud between Tom and Stuart hots up when Tom announces on air that he's been ripped off. Bonnie reveals her presence during Father Brian's show 'Fess Up' - and an intriguing conversation develops, culminating in her taking flight.
Episode 16
Gold in Them There Hills
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Episode 17
Cross Roads
After Tom narrowly avoids colliding with Dr Eva's rail trolley, he uses the airways to vent his road rage. He challenges her right to use the line and her professional approach as a doctor. Dr Eva comes to the station to confront him over this. Instead of the apology he's expecting, Tom gets an insult. The war is on. Tom goes out of his way to check up on her professional credentials. And what he finds out surprises him. She doesn't seem to have any. When he broadcasts this fact to Emu Springs, the small town becomes divided. Meanwhile things in Helen's home life are also pressing; Harry is evasive of work at school and Joe is obsessed with his new stud ram who refuses to mate with his ewes. Just what is the problem?
Episode 18
Through the Hoops
Emu Springs is a pressure cooker. Joe is frustrated by the non-performing ram who won't reproduce. Harry has been asked to write an essay on his life but nothing's coming. After the death of his dad, his life seems empty. He looks to inspiration from Helen , but she is too busy dealing with the war between Tom and Dr Eva. He goes to Len for help and inadvertently becomes party to an act of betrayal. The footy team has decided, because of Len's ill health, to drop him as coach. Outwardly Len takes the news with courage and anger but he is devastated. Harry tries to cheer him up with some of Dr Eva's healing oils. Despite the writ Dr Eva has issued against Tom, he continues informing his listeners about Eva's absence of qualifications. Dr Eva is concerned her patients will lose confidence in her. But when Len collapses it is Dr Eva who Mon turns to for help.
Episode 19
Forces of Nature
Tom continues his persecution of Dr Eva. Mon takes matters into her own hands by trying to enforce his pedestrian mode of transport. Dr Eva finally comes clean and shows Helen her registration papers. Joe and Sally try alternative methods to inspire Gary the ram, but to no avail. Julia is forced by public attention to swap the rams. Harry is caught up with the problems of life and goal umpiring, whilst Stuart and Ryan are sheepish about their involvement in getting Len sent to hospital with an attack.
Episode 20
Chalk It Up
Tom apologizes on air to Dr Eva sporting a rooster peck. He has to swallow his pride and present himself to her for an injection before lockjaw sets in. Joe and Sally are delighted, the new ram's a beauty. They share with Julia a drunken long celebratory lunch. Helen has a visit from Harry's teacher about his inspired cartoon work, and Harry ends up doing the dance of his father with his mother - the tango.
Episode 21
Opportunity Knocks
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Episode 22
Can't Buy Me Love
When Doug announces the sales of 3ES to the staff, they are divided, leaving Helen to take some drastic action in a last ditch effort to impede the sale. Meanwhile, Megan commences her late night music show, adopting much of Tom's 'intimate' style, and is flattered when she attracts the attention of Sean, one of her listeners.
Episode 23
Return to Sender
As a last ditch effort to avoid the sales of 3ES, Helen takes some drastic action. Julia also voices her disapproval and Doug is left between a rock and a hard place. Sean's pestering continues but Megan devises her own creative solution. Joe is out of action due to a football injury, which increases Sally's workload, while Julia offers her assitance in running the general store, which allows Mon to visit Len without losing business.
Episode 24
Wheelin' 'n Dealin'
The football team are rocked by Len's strange behaviour, and like the rest of the town are further devastated by his latest announcement. Sean confronts Megan about her 'public and private face', while Sally makes a small confession to Joe.
Episode 25
Salvation Jane
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Episode 26
Unexpected Proposal
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Episode 27
Flight of the Bumble Bee
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Episode 28
No Regrets
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Episode 29
The Last Straw
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Episode 30
Country Races
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Episode 31
Lateral Thoughts
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Episode 32
Rising to the Occasion
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Episode 33
Rotten Eggs
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Episode 34
Return of the Prodigal
Mon and Len's son Wayne returns home to a less than enthusiastic welcome from his father. However, after Wayne stands his ground, Len finally relents and allows him to train with the Emus, where he reveals his awesome prowess as a footballer - impressing everyone, especially Megan.
Episode 35
The Big Match
When Mon tells Wayne that Len has emphysema, the need to make up with his father is brought into sharp focus, but made difficult by the fact that these two men are peas in a pod. Eventually, in their own way, they reconcile.
Episode 36
We Will Remember Them
The town is in mourning for Len on this, the day of the funeral. Wayne is trying to shepherd his mother through her grieving, but Mon is very much in denial, even to the extent that she determinedly opens the store. Finally, after an outburst with Father Brian, she and Wayne have an authentic conversation about Wayne's relationship with his Dad. Harry and Helen, too, begin to face Warwick's death; Helen for the first time acknowledging the positives of her relationship with Warwick. Tom and Megan hold the fort at the station during the wake, and Tom bluffs his way through a detailed agricultural conversation - by the skin of his teeth. At Len's wake, Harry surprises everyone by playing a tape that Len made just before his death, while Helen slips home and makes her own, private peace with Warwick. Finally, Mon is alone, and it finally hits her. The morning finds her still sitting on the porch, wrapped in a blanket, wondering how on earth she's going to face the day.
Episode 37
The Things We Do
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Episode 38
The Best Man
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Episode 39
Different Drums
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Episode 40
It's Over
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Episode 41
Fishers of Men
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Episode 42
End of Season Blues
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Episode 43
Dropping the Line
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Episode 44
A Tide in the Affairs of Women
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Episode 45
Man and Superman
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Episode 46
Acts of Faith
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Episode 47
Omens and Portents
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Episode 48
Analyse This
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Episode 49
Covetous Acts
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Episode 50
Pyramids, Profits and Puberty
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Episode 51
No Worries
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Episode 52
Sweet Smell of Success
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Episode 53
Fools and Amateurs
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Episode 54
Rats and Drains
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Episode 55
Time of Reckoning
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Episode 56
Commitment Is a Many Lettered Word
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Episode 57
Comfort Zones
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Episode 58
Clash of the Titans
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Episode 59
We'll Talk About It in the Morning
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Episode 60
Forgiveness and Ratings
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Episode 61
Summer Madness
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Episode 62
Friday Night Fever
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Episode 63
Heatwave
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Episode 64
Cool Change
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Episode 65
Spirit Matters
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Episode 66
Going for It
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Episode 67
Demanding Times
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Episode 68
Natural Outcomes
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Episode 69
Corporate Ways
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Episode 70
Soul Food
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Episode 71
Role Changes
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Episode 72
Back on the Horse
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Episode 73
Away from It All
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Episode 74
Many Shades of Red
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Episode 75
Confessions of a Bull Artist
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Episode 76
La Dolce Vita
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Episode 77
The False Prophet
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Episode 78
Rumours
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Episode 79
Looking for Signs
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Episode 80
A Disturbance in the Cosmos
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Episode 81
Secrets and Lies
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Episode 82
Alternative Arrangements
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Episode 83
Detours
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Episode 84
Deviations
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Episode 85
Learning to Breathe
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Episode 86
What's a Man Gotta Do?
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Episode 87
Wandering in the Wilderness
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Episode 88
The Gift
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Episode 89
Private Lives
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Episode 90
Only the Lonely
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Episode 91
Extenuating Circumstances
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Episode 92
Lust and Consequence
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Episode 93
Revisiting My Fair Lady
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Episode 94
It's a Boy! It's a Boy!
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Episode 95
Love and Taxes
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Episode 96
No!
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Episode 97
The Absence of Lies
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Episode 98
Wish You Were Here
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Episode 99
Is That the Best You Can Do?
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Episode 100
Radical Solutions
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Episode 101
Shaky Foundations
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Episode 102
Motherhood
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Episode 103
The Envelope
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Episode 104
Navelectomy
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Episode 105
The African Gumboot Fly
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Episode 106
Dooley's Gooley's
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Episode 107
A Hard Mate
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Episode 108
Everything Old Is New Again
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Episode 109
Home Brew
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Episode 110
Hidden Truths
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Episode 111
Give Me the Story and I'll Give You the War
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Episode 112
Carrying Torches
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Episode 113
My Way
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Episode 114
The Taste of Love Is Sweet
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Episode 115
I've Got a Crush on You
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Episode 116
Bitter Sweet Harvest
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Episode 117
Good Omen
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Episode 118
The Bush Strikes Back
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Episode 119
Debt to Society
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Episode 120
And Emus Can Fly
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Episode 121
Why Am I Here?
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Episode 122
Jumping the Tracks
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Episode 123
Not Quite Live, But Kicking
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Episode 124
Up Close and Dangerous
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Episode 125
Day of Reckoning
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Episode 126
Old School Ties
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Episode 127
The Art of Politics
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Episode 128
Noughts and Cross Dressers
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Episode 129
The Young and the Breathless
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Episode 130
Songbirds and Drains
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Episode 131
The Magic of Radio
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Episode 132
The Man Who Sconed Liberty Mon
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Episode 133
Feeling Snakey
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Episode 134
Renaissance Man
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Episode 135
You Left Me Crying in the Kennel
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Episode 136
Stand By Your Dog
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Episode 137
Aliens
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Episode 138
Sirens and the Seer
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Episode 139
Winds of Change
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Episode 140
The Toughest Opposition
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Episode 141
Message in a Bottle
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Episode 142
Undercurrents
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Episode 143
Mysteries of the Deep
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Episode 144
Chairman of the Board
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Episode 145
Knowing When to Go
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Episode 146
Digging Up the Past
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Episode 147
Sign Language
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Episode 148
Secrets and Dreams
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Episode 149
Love and War
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Episode 150
The Children's Crusade
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Episode 151
A Long Way from Home
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Episode 152
Football and Other Religions
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Episode 153
Phantoms and Ghosts
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Episode 154
Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
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Episode 155
The Ghosts of Post Offices Past
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Episode 156
Things That Go Away in the Night
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Episode 157
Housekeeping
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Episode 158
A Cat Called Guinness
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Episode 159
The Grapes of Hope
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Episode 160
From Little Things, Big Things Grow
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Something in the Air was an Australian television soap opera transmitted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2002. It was one of the first programs in Australia that was filmed in widescreen. It won the AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series in 2001.
8 principal cast
Something in the Air is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The drama from Roger Simpson has 3 seasons and 320 total episodes, rated 5.0/10 by 2 viewers.
Something in the Air has 3 seasons with 320 episodes in total.
Something in the Air has ended and is no longer in production.
Something in the Air airs on ABC TV.
Something in the Air first aired on January 17, 2000.
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