Episode 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2006
Danny saves a dying African monkey, unaware that he is sparking a chain of events that will change his family's lives forever.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2006
Danny saves a dying African monkey, unaware that he is sparking a chain of events that will change his family's lives forever.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2006
As Danny considers signing a binding business contract, Sarah is appalled to learn the reserve would have fierce competition in the form of a nearby rival. Evan and Du Plessis accidentally run over a cheetah on the way to buy supplies - but the events of the day pale into insignificance when Olivia is bitten by a snake.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2006
The arrival of Evan and Olivia's father throws the family into turmoil. He is determined to take his kids back to England with him and threatens to go to court to get custody. Sarah is furious - he wasn't thinking of them when he left her for his secretary. Rosie can't hide her delight that they might all be going home, but when a drunken fight breaks out in a bar, she is rescued by Tate.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2006
Evan and Olivia run away after a series of rows, leaving Sarah to search for her children alone while Danny and Du Plessis go looking for a half-drugged lioness. While tracking the animal, they crash the truck - putting the warden in need of an emergency operation.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2006
Sarah is forced to ask Tate for help when the first paying guests arrive early at a chaotic Leopard's Den, but a string of unfortunate misunderstandings at the rival reserve convinces Rosie her stepmother is having an affair. A rampaging group of rogue male elephants are damaging the land, so Danny introduces an older female animal to keep them in line.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2006
Danny is concerned that poachers may be in the area and when he finds one of his zebras has been killed, he and Du Plessis stake out the grazing area. They find more dead animals, but these were not killed by poachers. Tests reveal anthrax is the cause and Danny imposes a quarantine on Leopard's Den. Sarah is upset by Rosie's friend Izzy and goes looking for a missing lion cub, but she collapses. The family must wait to see whether Sarah has anthrax or is just allergic to the vaccine.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2007
As Sarah agrees to plan a wedding reception to aid finance, which is severely lacking. Tate has an accident whilst illegally hunting and this leads to his death despite Danny's best efforts. Nomsa's daughter, Thandi arrives and becomes Evan and Olivia's teacher.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2007
It's the reopening of Mara and a British wildlife charity is releasing a Vulture into the wild. Danny has a love interest in an English woman who comes to watch the release but Sarah prevents it going any further.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2007
Evan and Du Plessis keep running away from the work of Leopard's Den to look after Togo, an orphaned elephant. Rosie finds Du Plessis' son Kirk on a game drive but Du Plessis attempts to shoot down the idea of him being a father. Sarah also finds out her father has died in hospital.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2007
With the Leopard's Den's annual inspection fast approaching, Danny is feeling the pressure of Sarah's absence.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2007
Everyone's excited about the arrival of Danny's old tutor and Rosie's godfather, Bash, but he appears to be suffering from memory loss.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2007
The family are less than prepared when Caroline, Sarah's mother, arrives which drives Sarah into running into a buffalo.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2007
Simon, Sarah's ex-husband, arrives at Leopard's Den and causes trouble between the family. Also, Sarah decides she doesn't want children with Danny.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2007
A plane crashes at Leopard's Den bring with it an unwanted virus.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2007
Du Plessis's birthday celebrations don't go according to plan. He's been told he has angina and doesn't feel like celebrating. And when Danny tries to get him out in the bush working again, things take a turn for the worse when Hobi the lion attacks them both.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2007
The residents at Leopard's Den are reeling from the lion attack. Danny has been given the all-clear to go home but Du Plessis is still unconscious. Will he pull through?
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2008
New lodges nearly break the family, but they learn that it's the animals which make Leopard's Den a success.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2008
Danny needs an assistant but fails to see that she's right under his nose. Sarah finds out that she needs her mum.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2008
Leopard's Den expands and DuPlessis becomes a grandfather after a close-call with an angry elephant.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2008
Danny and Sarah let their past catch up with them, and Caroline and DuPlessis go shopping for lion-prey.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2008
A White Lion brings mixed fortunes to the family and Rosie is asked the big question. Amy Kriel is the last person you expect in Africa.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2008
Caroline's sister Judith tries to help and the drought forces Danny to sell some of his animals. Will Rosie and Max get married?
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2008
The drought finally throws up a fire and the wedding turns into a firefight for everyone. The omens are bad.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2008
Tragedy strikes and the Trevanians have to decide what future lies ahead of them in these difficult times.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2009
At Leopard's Den's busy animal hospital, newly-widowed Danny Trevanion is battling to keep his family and business together, after the tragic death of his wife.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2009
Danny and Evan's life on the run doesn't start well when Danny falls asleep at the wheel and drives into a ditch. They have to enlist a local farmer, Johann, to winch them out.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2009
Danny needs to control an outbreak of rabies, and meets Alice the vet enlisted to help. But things don't get off on a good footing.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2009
It is the day before Rosie's wedding, after the tragic events of the first attempt. And Du Plessis gets bad news when Caroline decides to stay in the UK.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2009
Alice and Danny get to see an African wild dog up close, with scary results, while Rosie and Max have a rift.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2009
Du Plessis has news for everyone at Leopard's Den and Vanessa asks Danny to look at a lion they have acquired that is behaving strangely.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2009
Du Plessis becomes South Africa's version of Crocodile Dundee, but is it all going to end in tears?
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2009
Alice is devastated to overhear that Danny shared a kiss with Vanessa. The family visit an auction and with the elements against them they must all focus on keeping the animals safe.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2009
Injured Danny is still stranded alone and delirious in the jungle, surrounded by hungry animals. And is Charlotte OK after the landslide?
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2009
A lioness is loose in town, and it is Family Day. Danny and Alice agree to keep their relationship under wraps for now.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2010
Danny and Alice have been rehabilitating a group of circus elephants. Rowan is surprisingly cooperative, until he reveals an ulterior motive. After a turbulent courtship, Dup is set to marry his beloved Caroline. As the wedding plans are finalised, their happy day is threatened by someone from Caroline's past.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2010
Danny has a crisis of confidence when he hurts his back helping to build a new school in the township. A hotshot young vet at Mara makes a play for Alice, but his modern ideas are put to the test. Meanwhile, Caroline asks Dup to organise their honeymoon, and all that glitters turns out not to be golden.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2010
Against the backdrop of a beauty pageant at Mara, Alice is torn between helping Rowan rehabilitate a tiger and her own seemingly more mundane responsibilities at Leopards Den. Danny's altruistic project to help the township's animals takes an unfortunate turn when a neighbour's pregnant cow develops complications.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2010
Danny confides in Dup about his intention to ask for Alice's hand in marriage, but the unexpected and turbulent arrival of his deeply troubled teenage stepdaughter Olivia threatens to derail his plans.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2010
Danny and Alice's plans for a romantic weekend away are ruined when they come across a crash out in the bush. With a seriously injured tourist on their hands and a lion on the loose, they are faced with a long, dark night in the bush. Meanwhile, Dup decides it's time Olivia learned some manners.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2010
Danny's attempts to help Alice settle into her new job at Mara backfire when a hyena goes on the rampage. With an injured guest threatening a lawsuit and the life of an animal in the balance, he realises he must pull out all the stops if he is to salvage his relationship with Alice.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2010
With matters between Danny and Alice still tense, a distracted Danny appears to make a fatal mistake while treating a rare black leopard. When the big cat dies, its arrogant owner demands that Danny be investigated for malpractice. Danny follows his instincts and goes against his suspension to treat Jana who is suffering from renal failure.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2010
After being struck off, Danny's career is in tatters and he's struggling to cope. The family's plan to keep him busy with a group of young offenders backfires when one of the young men (Thabo) takes a shine to Olivia. A shock wave hits the family as Rowan reveals an explosive secret.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2010
There are dangerous consequences when Dup ignores his heart condition and collapses while alone in the bush. Danny and Alice get more than they bargained for when they try to deal with two rogue lions that have been attacking local cattle. Olivia and Caroline struggle with their emotions as the anniversary of Sarah's death draws near.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2010
When Dup learns of Caroline's intention to buy them a retirement home he confesses to Olivia that he's given their savings away to help his son. Danny and Alice try to find a home for a rare aardwolf, but Vanessa's father, who has arrived to help save Mara from financial ruin, refuses to cooperate.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2011
While on honeymoon in London Danny and Alice meet Danny's estranged father Robert, who returns with them to Leopards Den to help save the pride of lions from a deadly outbreak of canine distemper. Robert reveals he has brain cancer. How will Danny cope with the loss of both his father and his beloved pride of lions?
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2011
Grieving Danny throws himself into his work and applies for the prestigious role of State Vet. His attempts to involve Thabo in the lion-breeding project leave Dup feeling like an outsider. Meanwhile, a geologist arrives to survey the area, and a rogue baboon causes havoc.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2011
On his first day as State Vet Danny faces a tough decision when his investigation into an animal-smuggling ring takes him surprisingly close to home. Meanwhile, Thabo is settling in, but the arrival of his delinquent older brother brings trouble and casts doubt on Thabo's sincerity.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2011
Danny oversees an animal translocation for his first big project as State Vet. Alice is confident she can run the surgery in his absence - until she has a close encounter with lions.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2011
Strange events are occurring at Leopards Den, and Danny must work fast to solve the mystery before more animals die. His investigation reveals a looming threat to Leopards Den. Dup jumps to the wrong conclusion when he discovers a positive pregnancy test in the trash.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2011
Danny is called in to investigate when the routine transportation of a valuable tiger goes wrong, and he discovers that Alice could be to blame for the animal's death. Meanwhile, Dup resorts to desperate measures to save his home and land when Christian Peeters, manager of the mining company AfriSpec, reveals the company's real intentions.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2011
Danny and Alice are divided when Peeters wants their help relocating a pack of rogue hyenas. Meanwhile, Dup launches a one-man campaign of vandalism against Peeters and the mining company. A restraining order and a fine are not the only consequences of his actions.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2011
As the High Court case looms, pitting AfriSpec against the Trevanion Family, Danny realises he may have to sacrifice his principles to save Leopards Den. Caroline decides to take matters into her own hands by going undercover at the mining company.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2011
When AfriSpec takes over Leopards Den, Danny reaches an agreement with Peeters to set up a field hospital in the bush until all the animals have been rehomed. Dup tries to claim squatters' rights, but when the electrical generator fails, their protest takes a catastrophic turn.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2011
The family's last stand to stop the mining company from destroying Leopards Den ends in tragedy. Now essentially homeless, Danny decides it would be best for everyone to return temporarily to the UK to live with Georgina until he can find a new home for them.
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2012
Some time has passed. While the rest of the family has been in England, Danny and Dup have been working at 'Big Five' wild animal park, trying to raise money to purchase a new property after losing Leopards Den.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2012
Caroline, Liv and Charlotte are excited to be back and are keen to see their new home, Clearwater Farm. Their excitement turns to dismay when they discover the place is a ruin. Dup confronts Danny about the suspicious death of Christian Peeters, and they agree to keep quiet about the dead body found in the Leopards Den swimming pool.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2012
Danny has found a potential financial lifeline in a pharmaceutical company looking to fund an environmental project. He pitches his business plan, but the day lurches from disaster to disaster. It soon becomes apparent that Ed Lynch, veterinarian at Big Five, is competing for the same grant. Dup is determined to prevent the sale of Leopards Den to Lynch.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2012
Caroline is furious that Danny appears to be betraying Dup by agreeing to work with Ed Lynch. When a controlled brush fire spirals out of control and a cheetah is injured, Caroline helps Lynch operate on the animal and she sees a more sympathetic side to him. Meanwhile, Rosie returns at Caroline's suggestion to try to help solve the family's problems. But where is Max?
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2012
Caroline's angry loyalty to Dup estranges the pair from the rest of the family. It appears Dup is coming unhinged by his belief that he's seen Christian Peeters' ghost in the township. Meanwhile, Ed and Danny try to rescue some animals from a zoo that's closing. Caroline confronts Dup, who reveals the truth about the circumstances of Peeters' death.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2012
Danny is in prison, accused of murdering Peeters, but Dup sets out to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Ed's increasingly suspicious behaviour makes Dup think he's harbouring a dark secret. With nobody around to help, Rosie goes on a lone search for a wild cheetah, leading her into danger.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2012
Ed is left in charge of the endangered species project while Danny is away and Dup is doing community service. A beautiful new female vet turns up at the clinic, claiming to have a lion that carries the rare Barbary gene. Dup suspects the newcomer has an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Fatani, Liv and Thabo are carrying out an animal census.
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2012
Everyone is surprised when Fiona arrives, claiming to be Ed's wife and seeking to reconcile the differences that led to their earlier separation. However, a misunderstanding leaves her thinking that Rosie is Ed's new love interest. Meanwhile, a disturbing link is revealed between some seemingly unrelated animal deaths.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2012
The Trevanion Family's financial woes continue, as Danny and Ed are refused an extension on their mortgage. Desperate to restore his relationship with Alice and be by her side when the baby is born, Danny makes an anguished decision about his future that leaves Dup stunned.
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2012
Strange things are happening at Leopards Den as Danny prepares to leave for the UK. There's an invasion of frogs, an elephant has wandered into the kitchen, and the cheetah is off his food.
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Dec 30, 2012
Dup learns he has a life-threatening heart condition. With relationship issues causing tension in the family and Danny unhappy about the forthcoming marriage of Rosie and her fiancé Dylan, Dup grasps at the opportunity for one last adventure to heal the rifts.