Grass Roots - Season 1

Grass Roots - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes8
DatesJul 2, 2000 - Aug 20, 2000
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Episodes

A Week in September
Season 1Episode 160 min

A Week in September

Mid-September in Arcadia Waters Council and it's only days to the local government elections. The mayor of Arcadia Waters, Col Dunkley, has a few problems. The local newspaper has run a story about his wife leaving him, a new showpiece bus shelter is way behind schedule and a member of staff is threatening to reveal something shocking about his past.
Jul 2, 2000
Late September
Season 1Episode 260 min

Late September

Col Dunkley has made it back onto the council, but in the race to be Mayor, Col must win the vote of the newly elected and genuinely independent Karin Schumaker. His main stumbling block is Daryl, a corrupt member of staff who seems to have something on him personally.
Jul 9, 2000
October to March
Season 1Episode 360 min

October to March

There are more big dreams, bold plans and shady deals underway as we follow a year in the life of the Arcadia Waters Council. Col Dunkley and his faction celebrate their win and talk about Col's vision for the year ahead.
Jul 16, 2000
February to May
Season 1Episode 460 min

February to May

When entrepreneur Max Werring tells Col he can get Dame Kiri Te Kanawa for the Arcadia Waters Festival, Col's grand plan to put Arcadia Waters on the cultural map looks as though it is about to be realised.
Jul 23, 2000
January to April
Season 1Episode 560 min

January to April

At a secret meeting with Marilyn Hennessy, Greg tells her that he's going to support Col in every silly plan he has for as long as it takes to get Council to agree to sell its childcare service to her. At the same time, Liz tries to convince Karin that Greg is leading Council slowly and surely towards privatising childcare. Karin says she'll keep an open mind, but Liz would prefer a more unqualified support.
Jul 30, 2000
April to July
Season 1Episode 660 min

April to July

When Col refuses any more financial support to Harry's run down bowling club, Harry feels he has no alternative than to talk to the men-in-suits from the Business Club. The Business Club proposes a merger, a new club on the bowling club premises, but renovated, extended and generally much bigger.
Aug 6, 2000
Late July, Friday 4pm to 10.30pm
Season 1Episode 760 min

Late July, Friday 4pm to 10.30pm

It's been a bad day for Liz. Her childcare workers haven't received their payout cheques, there's an angry parent who claims that his daughter has been corrupted while on work experience, and Greg is threatening to cut her staff down even more.
Aug 13, 2000
The Whole Year
Season 1Episode 860 min

The Whole Year

Col spends most of the year working in secret with property tycoon Morgan Bartok to prepare a visionary plan for the development of a scrubby, neglected headland. This is his vision, his dream, and wouldn't he be the last person to let something tawdry like politics get in the way?
Aug 20, 2000

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