Head Start
Head Start
TV ShowEnded

Head Start

2001
1 season
40 episodes
Drama

A large banking corporation runs an ongoing competition to foster innovation, creativity and achievement for young Australians. Applicants aged 18 to 21 submit projects in the arts, sports, science, business and community fields. Each winner receives a $20,000 grant to make the dream project a reality. The series revolves around the trials and tribulations of the seven successful applicants. We will see their personal lives collide as they try to make their mark on the world in their chosen fields. Along the way there will be casualties and successes, romance and heartache but nothing will dampen their spirit.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Make or Break

    04-03-200160m

    A youth program offers $20,000 to the most promising projects to get the successful applicants started. Kyle and Seth have developed an automatic gearing system for racing bikes, L...

  • Ep 2

    2.Dischord

    11-03-200160m

    It's the first meeting at the Foundry and Garrett drills the new team on the rules and regulations of life at Head Start. There aren't many and they're pretty basic. The winners pi...

  • Changing Views

    3.Changing Views

    18-03-200160m

    Loc apologises to Clare for the damage to the yabby tanks, but Patrick isn't pleased and attempts to enforce his racist views. Loc makes extra cash to pay Tran back with by buildin...

  • Ep 4

    4.Winner Takes All

    25-03-200160m

    Garrett stirs up Kyle and Seth about their project at the breakfast meeting because he hasn't seen much activity on it. While at the velodrome for another series of bike trials, th...

  • Ep 5

    5.Making Music

    01-04-200160m

    After seeing posters in the street Seth has an idea for Katherine to hold a recital to showcase her music. Katherine reluctantly agrees and Garrett gives permission for it to be he...

  • He Ain't Heavy

    6.He Ain't Heavy

    08-04-200160m

    Growing dissent within the group forces Garrett to suggest a little bonding exercise aboard a sailing ship, which turns out to be more turbulent than he could have ever imagined.

  • Ep 7

    7.Business or Pleasure

    15-04-200160m

    Kyle's secret relationship with Allot's wife reaches boiling point when Basia confronts her greatest fear.

  • Ep 8

    8.Crash and Burn

    22-04-200160m

    Kyle naively welcomes Felice's advances and an affair ensues. Weaving her web, Felice convinces Allot to give the boys a chance. Allot goes to the Warehouse to have a look around a...

  • Ep 9

    9.Uppers and Downers

    29-04-200160m

    Basia's birthday rave offers the group a chance to relax and unwind, but when Basia finally decides to make her feelings known to Kyle, the night takes a turn for the worse.

  • The Ties that Bind

    10.The Ties that Bind

    06-05-200160m

    Mounting a bike-a-thon for charity causes strain between Kyle and Basia, while Patrick arrives at a crossroad over his life in the city.

  • Ep 11

    11.Family and Friends

    13-05-200160m

    Things hot up at the Foundry when Garrett's daughter moves in. Loc realises the extent to which his site can help refugees.

  • Ep 12

    12.Interference

    20-05-200160m

    Basia films Amanda without her consent and becomes faced with a moral dilemma and Seth's romantic involvement with Skye puts pressure on his friendship with Kyle.

  • Ep 13

    13.To Market, To Market

    27-05-200160m

    Kyle finds himself in trouble as Skye tries to sabotage his partnership with Seth and Clare sets out to prove she can be successful without Patrick's help.

  • Ep 14

    14.Rat in the Ranks

    03-06-200160m

    Tension mounts between Skye and Garrett, resulting in a surprising revelation. Meanwhile, Clare and the Yabbies become overnight celebrities.

  • Ep 15

    15.The Quick and the Dead

    10-06-200160m

    Katherine hits the clubbing scene, and after playing some of her music for Basia she decides it's time to get her own music into some dance clubs while Clare is swamped with orders...

  • Tune In

    16.Tune In

    17-06-200160m

    Rod asks for exclusive rights to Clare's yabbies, and Katherine's transformed herself and found her music niche, but is unsure of her next step.

  • Ep 17

    17.The Cold Hard Facts

    24-06-200160m
  • Ep 18

    18.Seeing is Believing

    01-07-200160m
  • Ep 19

    19.Comings and Goings

    08-07-200160m
  • Ep 20

    20.Unchartered Territory

    15-07-200160m
  • Ep 21

    21.Out of the Blue

    22-07-200160m
  • Ep 22

    22.Conviction and Eviction

    29-07-200160m
  • Fighting Back

    23.Fighting Back

    05-08-200160m

    Head Start has a new recruit - Jade. She's a fashion designer who's not afraid to rub the gang the wrong way.

  • The Straight and Narrow

    24.The Straight and Narrow

    12-08-200160m
  • Ep 25

    25.Wheels and Deals

    19-08-200160m

    Kyle and Seth have failed and are close to being kicked out of Head Start. Jade successfully launches her label in a fashion parade at the Foundry.

  • Ep 26

    26.Crackerjack

    26-08-200160m

    Pushing yourself to the limit takes on new meaning when a friend of Patrick's arrives from the country. Meanwhile, Kyle has to curb his jealousy when confronted with a short film B...

  • Ep 27

    27.Show and Tell

    02-09-200160m
  • Ep 28

    28.Double Trouble

    09-09-200160m

    Kyle has to juggle a near impossible situation: looking after his pregnant ex girlfriend while trying not to hurt his current one.

  • To Be or Not To Be

    29.To Be or Not To Be

    16-09-200160m
  • Ep 30

    30.Hanging Out to Dry

    23-09-200160m

    Kyle makes the ultimate commitment to Posy. Patrick gets a nasty surprise when viewing the footage from Basia's 'behind the scenes' rock documentry.

  • Get the Picture

    31.Get the Picture

    30-09-200160m

    Katherine must choose between Patrick and her career. Meanwhile, a newcomer, Aaron causes intrigue with his mysterious project.

  • Breaking Out

    32.Breaking Out

    07-10-200160m

    Katherine sinks deeper into Jordan's clutches with a growing reliance on amphetamines and Patrick secures a deal exporting yabbies to Japan.

  • The Final Cut

    33.The Final Cut

    14-10-200160m

    Aaron's doing the perfect job for the perfect couple - or is he? Basia learns that finishing a film is really only the beginning.

  • Street Cred

    34.Street Cred

    21-10-200160m
  • Ep 35

    35.Subterfuge

    28-10-200160m
  • Ep 36

    36.First Impressions

    04-11-200160m

    Katherine arrives back unexpectedly from her promotional tour with a dark secret. Jade meets one of her fashion heroes.

  • Ep 37

    37.Nothing Is What It Seems

    11-11-200160m

    Struggling to fit back into Head Start pushes Katherine to the brink. Kyle and Seth sell their gears to a big company.

  • Ep 38

    38.Get Your Own Way

    18-11-200160m

    Flushed with success, Kyle and Seth are forced to examine their friendship. The day of Katherine's court case arrives.

  • Ep 39

    39.Bar and Tenders

    25-11-200160m

    Patrick's world starts to crumble when he comes up against an extortion racket at a transport depot. Meanwhile, Basia discovers that she still has feelings for Kyle.

  • Ep 40

    40.New Beginnings

    02-12-200160m

    Basia is nominated for an award for her doco, she invites everyone especially Kyle. He says he would not miss it for the world. Basia wins but she is not in the mood to celebrate h...

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