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Season 2, 13 episodes

Episode 1: Light Foot
- Now playing
- 1h
- Jan 2, 1999
Lightfoot arrives at Big Sky with a deal to do special undercover, customs related work for him. Chris, under financial pressure from the new board, eventually agrees to one job to ascertain any further interest.
Episode 2: The Price Of Freedom
- 1h
- Jan 9, 1999
Jimbo is in denial about Jodie's condition, enjoying Max's company and pretending nothing will happen to change this. Despite trying to make Jimbo understand the reality of her situation, Jodie is also swept up by his optimism, desperately wishing it could be true.
Episode 3: Stand By Your Man
- 1h
- Jan 16, 1999
Jimbo suddenly has cold feet about marrying Jodie. The responsibilities of looking after not just Max, but a sick woman, for an indefinite period, frighten him. He offers to take a long flight and finds himself contemplating escaping to a whole new life when he meets Marie, a country woman running her property alone.
Episode 4: The Things We Do For Love
- 1h
- Jan 23, 1999
Scotty and Rosie make an emergency landing on a beach to rescue a man, Ramon. Taken to hospital, the staff want to report the illegal immigrant. Scotty and Rosie discover him stowed away on their plane on their return to Sydney. He pleads for their help.
Episode 5: A Family Affair
- 1h
- Jan 30, 1999
Paula's apparent secret other life as a volunteer charity worker for street kids comes to Chris attention when Lightfoot expresses interest in one of the kids she helps, a boy named Dean, who is in dire straits, trying to help his drug addict girlfriend Angie kick her habit.
Episode 6: The Wrong Box
- 1h
- Feb 6, 1999
As a result of the capture of Klenner, Lightfoot hopes to expose his entire network. Whilst police swoop on his operatives in various major cities, the Big Sky pilots are to attempt identification of rural distributors by tracking bugged packages of heroin to their ultimate destinations.
Episode 7: Friends In High Places
- 1h
- Feb 13, 1999
Lightfoot entrusts Big Sky with their most important brief so far: to find a missing plane that was carrying one of Lightfoot's agents, Joy. She was on her way to give Lightfoot some highly valuable, but unspecified photographic evidence. Lightfoot considers the mission too important to entrust to Jimbo, and he is banished to a milk run.
Episode 8: Shadow Chasers
- 1h
- Feb 20, 1999
Lightfoot apologises to Chris. If Chris wishes to know the truth about Lightfoot, then he makes the decision to step into the shadows with him and swear to the utmost secrecy. Chris agrees to the deal, then must cancel a date with Grace to fly Lightfoot to meet a senior military figure, Major Ellison and for the first time is included in the top level meeting.
Episode 9: The Heart Of The Matter
- 1h
- Feb 27, 1999
Lightfoot is determined to find the remainder of the guns stolen from the army, as masterminded by Major Ellison. Keeping Ellison under constant surveillance, he is followed to a property owned by well known criminal figure, Mick Kounos. Kounos denies any involvement.
Episode 10: Secrets & Lies
- 1h
- Mar 6, 1999
Chris vows to stand by Grace as she faces an internal enquiry regarding her apparent theft of drugs from the customs evidence room. She presents a plausible explanation for her actions to an internal investigations panel, and all seems well... until she receives a call informing her the panel cannot accept her explanation and will turn the matter over to the police.
Episode 11: Desperate Measures
- 1h
- Mar 20, 1999
Consumed by grief at Grace's funeral, Chris gets involved in an altercation with a driver who accidentally hits Grace's mother. Charged by the police, he is shaken by the incident and takes off in his car indefinitely. Along the way he acquires a hitch hiker, Leisa, a young girl running away from an abusive father.
Episode 12: Missing In Action
- 1h
- Apr 24, 1999
On a routine flight, Chris and Jimbo divert to answer a medical emergency in the bush. On landing, they discover a man with a serious leg wound, whom Chris recognises as Cooley, one of the airforce pilots who had been charged over the theft of guns from the army.
Episode 13: Ultimate Commitments
- 1h
- May 1, 1999
Given the sinister nature of events uncovered involving an armed militia, a Pentagon connection, and the suspicious circumstances of Ian's death, Lightfoot asks Chris if he is willing to continue. Their own lives could be at stake now. Chris gives his pilots time to consider their decision, and all agree to carry on.

1997 to 1999
2 seasons
1h per episode
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Big Sky is an Australian television drama series produced by John Edwards that ran for two seasons on Network Ten from 1997 to 1999. The show centred on the adventures of the pilots of a small aviation company in Australia called "Big Sky Aviation" and the battles of the owner to keep the company running. Chief pilot Chris Manning is determined to look after his team, even if that conflicts with the new boss, Lauren Allen, who has inherited the company following the death of her father.

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Ran for 2 seasons and 53 episodes (1997 to 1999)
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Created by: John Edwards
Sandra Levy
Status: Ended
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 53
First aired: February 17, 1997
Last aired: May 1, 1999
Original language: English
Countries: Australia

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Season 2, 13 episodes

Episode 1: Light Foot
- Now playing
- 1h
- Jan 2, 1999
Lightfoot arrives at Big Sky with a deal to do special undercover, customs related work for him. Chris, under financial pressure from the new board, eventually agrees to one job to ascertain any further interest.
Episode 2: The Price Of Freedom
- 1h
- Jan 9, 1999
Jimbo is in denial about Jodie's condition, enjoying Max's company and pretending nothing will happen to change this. Despite trying to make Jimbo understand the reality of her situation, Jodie is also swept up by his optimism, desperately wishing it could be true.
Episode 3: Stand By Your Man
- 1h
- Jan 16, 1999
Jimbo suddenly has cold feet about marrying Jodie. The responsibilities of looking after not just Max, but a sick woman, for an indefinite period, frighten him. He offers to take a long flight and finds himself contemplating escaping to a whole new life when he meets Marie, a country woman running her property alone.
Episode 4: The Things We Do For Love
- 1h
- Jan 23, 1999
Scotty and Rosie make an emergency landing on a beach to rescue a man, Ramon. Taken to hospital, the staff want to report the illegal immigrant. Scotty and Rosie discover him stowed away on their plane on their return to Sydney. He pleads for their help.
Episode 5: A Family Affair
- 1h
- Jan 30, 1999
Paula's apparent secret other life as a volunteer charity worker for street kids comes to Chris attention when Lightfoot expresses interest in one of the kids she helps, a boy named Dean, who is in dire straits, trying to help his drug addict girlfriend Angie kick her habit.
Episode 6: The Wrong Box
- 1h
- Feb 6, 1999
As a result of the capture of Klenner, Lightfoot hopes to expose his entire network. Whilst police swoop on his operatives in various major cities, the Big Sky pilots are to attempt identification of rural distributors by tracking bugged packages of heroin to their ultimate destinations.
Episode 7: Friends In High Places
- 1h
- Feb 13, 1999
Lightfoot entrusts Big Sky with their most important brief so far: to find a missing plane that was carrying one of Lightfoot's agents, Joy. She was on her way to give Lightfoot some highly valuable, but unspecified photographic evidence. Lightfoot considers the mission too important to entrust to Jimbo, and he is banished to a milk run.
Episode 8: Shadow Chasers
- 1h
- Feb 20, 1999
Lightfoot apologises to Chris. If Chris wishes to know the truth about Lightfoot, then he makes the decision to step into the shadows with him and swear to the utmost secrecy. Chris agrees to the deal, then must cancel a date with Grace to fly Lightfoot to meet a senior military figure, Major Ellison and for the first time is included in the top level meeting.
Episode 9: The Heart Of The Matter
- 1h
- Feb 27, 1999
Lightfoot is determined to find the remainder of the guns stolen from the army, as masterminded by Major Ellison. Keeping Ellison under constant surveillance, he is followed to a property owned by well known criminal figure, Mick Kounos. Kounos denies any involvement.
Episode 10: Secrets & Lies
- 1h
- Mar 6, 1999
Chris vows to stand by Grace as she faces an internal enquiry regarding her apparent theft of drugs from the customs evidence room. She presents a plausible explanation for her actions to an internal investigations panel, and all seems well... until she receives a call informing her the panel cannot accept her explanation and will turn the matter over to the police.
Episode 11: Desperate Measures
- 1h
- Mar 20, 1999
Consumed by grief at Grace's funeral, Chris gets involved in an altercation with a driver who accidentally hits Grace's mother. Charged by the police, he is shaken by the incident and takes off in his car indefinitely. Along the way he acquires a hitch hiker, Leisa, a young girl running away from an abusive father.
Episode 12: Missing In Action
- 1h
- Apr 24, 1999
On a routine flight, Chris and Jimbo divert to answer a medical emergency in the bush. On landing, they discover a man with a serious leg wound, whom Chris recognises as Cooley, one of the airforce pilots who had been charged over the theft of guns from the army.
Episode 13: Ultimate Commitments
- 1h
- May 1, 1999
Given the sinister nature of events uncovered involving an armed militia, a Pentagon connection, and the suspicious circumstances of Ian's death, Lightfoot asks Chris if he is willing to continue. Their own lives could be at stake now. Chris gives his pilots time to consider their decision, and all agree to carry on.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Light Foot

E2 Episode 2: The Price Of Freedom

E3 Episode 3: Stand By Your Man

E4 Episode 4: The Things We Do For Love

E5 Episode 5: A Family Affair

E6 Episode 6: The Wrong Box

E7 Episode 7: Friends In High Places

E8 Episode 8: Shadow Chasers

E9 Episode 9: The Heart Of The Matter

E10 Episode 10: Secrets & Lies

E11 Episode 11: Desperate Measures

E12 Episode 12: Missing In Action

E13 Episode 13: Ultimate Commitments

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E1 Episode 1: Light Foot

E2 Episode 2: The Price Of Freedom

E3 Episode 3: Stand By Your Man

E4 Episode 4: The Things We Do For Love

E5 Episode 5: A Family Affair

E6 Episode 6: The Wrong Box

E7 Episode 7: Friends In High Places

E8 Episode 8: Shadow Chasers

E9 Episode 9: The Heart Of The Matter

E10 Episode 10: Secrets & Lies

E11 Episode 11: Desperate Measures

E12 Episode 12: Missing In Action

E13 Episode 13: Ultimate Commitments

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Episode 1: Light Foot

Episode 2: The Price Of Freedom

Episode 3: Stand By Your Man

Episode 4: The Things We Do For Love

Episode 5: A Family Affair

Episode 6: The Wrong Box

Episode 7: Friends In High Places

Episode 8: Shadow Chasers

Episode 9: The Heart Of The Matter

Episode 10: Secrets & Lies

Episode 11: Desperate Measures

Episode 12: Missing In Action

Episode 13: Ultimate Commitments

Episode 1: Light Foot

Episode 2: The Price Of Freedom

Episode 3: Stand By Your Man

Episode 4: The Things We Do For Love

Episode 5: A Family Affair

Episode 6: The Wrong Box

Episode 7: Friends In High Places

Episode 8: Shadow Chasers

Episode 9: The Heart Of The Matter

Episode 10: Secrets & Lies

Episode 11: Desperate Measures

Episode 12: Missing In Action

Episode 13: Ultimate Commitments