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Jackson's Wharf

6.0 / 10
1999
2 seasons
72 episodes
Drama

Jackson's Wharf was a New Zealand television series created by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang. Set in a fictional coastal town, the series told the story of a sibling rivalry between brothers Frank, the town cop, and Ben Jackson, a big-town lawyer. After inheriting the local pub from his recently deceased father, Ben returns to the small town with his family, with his arrival bringing its fair sheer of drama and conflict to the small township.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Jackson's Return (Part 1)

    22-06-199960m

    Big city lawyer Ben Jackson, the small town guy made good, arrives back in Jacksons Wharf with his family in tow following the death of his father. His brother Frank, the local cop...

  • Ep 2

    2.Jackson's Return (Part 2)

    TBA60m

    Ben learns Jesse has been expelled from school for hitting a teacher. Larissa confesses to Betty the truth about Calder's death. Brian and Maggie are the targets of a home invasion...

  • Ep 3

    3.First Meetings Back in Jacksons Wharf (Part 1)

    TBA60m

    Ben settles into running the pub, but is escaping the city as easy as he thought? Ben's colleague arrives from the city hoping lure him back to his real job. Larissa organises a 21...

  • Ep 4

    4.First Meetings Back in Jacksons Wharf (Part 2)

    TBA60m

    Natalie tries to make a move on Jesse with disastrous results. Calvin has a serious crush on Larissa, but she has worries of her own. Frank pretends he has no problem with Ben — de...

  • Ep 5

    5.The New Couple (Part 1)

    TBA60m

    A new couple come to Jacksons Wharf wanting to make a fresh start. Mahina and Ben try to help, but Frank has different views and embarks on a campaign to run them out of town. Kath...

  • Ep 6

    6.The New Couple (Part 2)

    TBA60m

    Ben spurs the rugby team on while Ronnie drowns his sorrows. Ben gives newcomer Greg a chance, but Frank pushes the matter. Jesse finds his new teacher Serena has more to teach aft...

  • Ep 7

    7.Truths

    TBA60m

    Greg proposes to Tanya with a ring he found while renovating one of the rooms in the hotel. Jesse tries to get back in his teacher's good books. Charlie and Aroha get a life lesson...

  • Ep 8

    8.Big Decisions

    TBA60m

    Lucy invites Serena to dinner, and Jesse is stunned by his teacher's proposition. A small death leads Maggie to a big decision. Frank pushes Greg over the edge.

  • Ep 9

    9.A Dog Hunt

    TBA60m

    An armed posse sets out to deal with a sheep-killing stray dog but the hunt leads to a strange discovery. Charlie makes a new friend and the Naked Guy arrives in Jacksons Wharf. Se...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Naked Guy

    TBA60m

    The Naked Guy's identity is uncovered. Jesse finds a good reason to walk the dog. Kath supports an old rival in a time of need. Brian and Maggie announce their engagement.

  • Ep 11

    11.Big Breaks, Mood Swings, Fatherhood, and Dangerous Sides (Part 1)

    TBA60m

    The rugby team celebrate not losing their match. Lucy becomes concerned about Jesse's strange mood swings. Zane and Larissa reconcile for a moment and afterward she turns to Calvin...

  • Ep 12

    12.Big Breaks, Mood Swings, Fatherhood, and Dangerous Sides (Part 2)

    TBA60m

    Calvin prepares for fatherhood. Ben arranges for a scout to watch Zane play. Zane sees the dangerous side of Calvin. Mahina worries about Jesse and Serena's extra-curricular activi...

  • Ep 13

    13.Accusations, Illicit Love, and High Hopes (Part 1)

    TBA60m

    With wedding plans progressing, Brian wants to sell his bull to pay debts. The pressure of illicit love weighs heavy on Serena who wants some space from Jesse. To hide their affair...

  • Ep 14

    14.Accusations, Illicit Love, and High Hopes (Part 2)

    TBA60m

    Lucy plays nurse to Zane at the hotel after he's released from hospital. Brian accuses his neighbour of trying to ruin him by covering up an outbreak but Maggie refuses to take sid...

  • Ep 15

    15.Episode 15

    TBA60m

    Natalie has a party at her place while Frank goes fishing and Mahina does parent interviews at school. Larissa moves in with Calvin causing him strife with Frank. Ben worries about...

  • Ep 16

    16.Episode 16

    TBA60m

    Calvin makes his way to shore after recovering from the water the body of a local who has been missing for a week. Frank investigates the mysterious death, but does Calvin know mor...

  • Ep 17

    17.Episode 17

    TBA60m

    Calvin and Larissa have hopes to purchase Maggie's house but are short on money. Ronnie makes Larissa an offer that, when revealed, unleashes a wave of secrets from the past. Maggi...

  • Ep 18

    18.Confontation

    TBA60m

    Ben and Frank force Ronnie to reveal his secret. An executive for the fishery arrives. She's an old friend of Maggie and provides a welcome reunion but throws the future of Jackson...

  • Ep 19

    19.Wedding Nerves

    TBA60m

    Calvin confronts Zane about Larissa's pregnancy. Chantelle asks Jesse if she can spend the night. Maggie has more than just wedding nerves.

  • Ep 20

    20.A Secret Past

    TBA60m

    Frank endeavors to get Maggie to the church on time. Brian calls off the wedding after learning of Maggie and Abby's secret past. Abby gives Mahina confidential information to help...

  • Ep 21

    21.Investigation

    TBA60m

    Mason investigates cash cropping in Jacksons Wharf. Lucy defends Zane but is he as innocent as he claims? Ben agrees to Kath's matchmaking attempts. Mahina searches for a business...

  • Ep 22

    22.Frightening

    TBA60m

    A frightening armed robbery at the pub brings Ben and Mahina closer together. Frank accuses Zane of an armed robbery, but Lucy is his willing alibi. Jesse is horrified to learn his...

  • Ep 23

    23.Episode 23

    TBA60m

    Maggie tries to mend bridges with Brian, but he's got bigger things to prove. Calvin and Larissa take a big gamble with her inheritance. While Kath tries to push Serena and Ben tog...

  • Ep 24

    24.Episode 24

    TBA60m

    Brian learns the truth about Kim and her horse. Ben's liaison with Serena is interrupted by a stoned Jesse. Will Mason succumb to Natalie's plans for the Blue Light Disco?

  • Ep 25

    25.Episode 25

    TBA60m

    Mahina and Ben fight to save the town from financial ruin. Frank worries about escalating violence in the town. Ben is furious after learning the truth about Serena and Jesse.

  • Ep 26

    26.Episode 26

    TBA60m

    Abandoned by Ben, Mahina struggles to rally support from the workers to save the fishery from closure. Frank plays chicken with Mahina's nephew with tragic results.

  • Ep 27

    27.Episode 27

    TBA60m

    A rugby victory prompts some male bonding when Ben asks Shayne the postie to put the team through a new workout regime. Tension builts between Frank and Mason as they face an inqui...

  • Ep 28

    28.Episode 28

    TBA60m

    Mason's safety rests in Frank's hands as the rugby team steps up its training. Natalie's elation over her Mum's visit soon turns to devastation. The rugby boys learn a new dance; a...

  • Ep 29

    29.Episode 29

    TBA60m

    Mahina suspects Frank of having an affair with his ex. Jesse and Shayne are on the receiving end of homophobic jibes. Natalie is serious about moving to Sydney with her mum. Ronnie...

  • Ep 30

    30.Episode 30

    TBA60m

    Mason knows the truth about Frank's affair and struggles to keep it a secret. Shayne refuses to identify his attacker. Ronnie gives Kath's new dating agency a go; and Jesse makes a...

  • Ep 31

    31.Episode 31

    TBA60m

    Lucy and Chantelle gets themselves into a dodgy situation with a sleaze while a long way from home. Ben tells Mahina about Frank's affair and Ronnie is inundated by women wanting a...

  • Ep 32

    32.Episode 32

    TBA60m

    Mahina is devastated when she learns the truth about Frank's affair. Lucy and Chantelle make a narrow escape from the creepy Craig. Ronnie thinks he is in with a grin with Prue.

  • Ep 33

    33.Episode 33

    TBA60m

    Larissa is shattered by her scan results. Mahina feels humiliated by Frank's affair and Charlie and Aroha wonder if Frank's ever coming home. Prue and Kath butt heads over how to c...

  • Ep 34

    34.Episode 34

    TBA60m

    Calvin can't cope with Larissa's plan for terminating her pregnancy and lashes out. A drunk Frank tries to reconcile with Mahina and Aroha has high hopes for the Hoki Queen contest...

  • Ep 35

    35.Episode 35

    TBA60m

    Aroha's real dad Danny Cooper returns to Jacksons Wharf after being released from prison. Lucy is cool with Zane who admits he has been comforting Larissa; and Ronnie's fitness tes...

  • Ep 36

    36.Episode 36

    TBA60m

    Frank and Aroha's dad Danny come to blows. Zane comforts Larissa in her time of need. Ben takes Mahina on a date and Ronnie's new exercise regime leads to a nasty injury.

  • Ep 37

    37.Episode 37

    TBA60m

    Calvin can't cope with his break-up from Larissa, or his recent job loss, and takes solace in the bottle. Danny and Frank fight for Aroha's affections and Mason revisits the eviden...

  • Ep 38

    38.Episode 38

    TBA60m

    Ben and Frank both open their hearts to Mahina. Frank gets off an official police complaint, much to Mason's disgust. Danny convinces Aroha to got for one last drive before his goe...

  • Ep 39

    39.Episode 39

    TBA60m

    Frank finds a drunk and depressed Calvin in a ditch after he goes off the road. Mahina gives her marriage another chance, much to Ben's dismay. Chantelle has an ulterior motive for...

  • Ep 40

    40.Episode 40

    TBA60m

    Ronnie is furious when he catches Calvin using his new boat to poach his business, but when Ronnie turns the tables, a lack of customers drives Calvin to drink with disastrous resu...

  • Ep 41

    41.Episode 41

    TBA60m

    Prue accepts Ronnie's marriage proposal, but Kath is dubious about Prue's motives and begins digging into her history. When Charlie gets a cold, Ben sees his chance to catch up wit...

  • Ep 42

    42.Episode 42

    TBA60m

    Policing a dance party stretches Frank and Mason — especially when it is discovered that potentially lethal drugs have been stolen from the vet's surgery. Natalie is back in town a...

  • Ep 43

    43.Episode 43

    TBA60m

    Chantelle is missing and a search party gets underway. Frank fears the worst when Calvin confesses they took drugs at the dance party. Ben thinks his relationship with Elspeth is s...

  • Ep 44

    44.Episode 44

    TBA60m

    After Zane is questioned in connection with Chantelle's disappearance, he warns Lucy about talking to the cops. Ben and Charlie have a man-to-man discussion about Ben's new girlfri...

  • Ep 45

    45.Episode 45

    TBA60m

    Frank finds leads on a missing Chantelle, but does Calvin know more than he is letting on? Elspeth spends the night with Ben, but is horrified by a discovery at the end of the bed...

  • Ep 46

    46.Episode 46

    TBA60m

    Calvin makes a shocking confession about the night Chantelle went missing. Ben senses tension between Lucy and Elspeth; and a strike looms at the fishery.

  • Ep 47

    47.Episode 47

    TBA60m

    Detective Christine Walsh from CIB takes control of the Chantelle Judd investigation and quickly finds holes in Frank's inquiries. Natalie is distressed by her friends' morbid fasc...

  • Ep 48

    48.Episode 48

    TBA60m

    Frank tries to protect Calvin by putting the murder investigation back on Zane. Lucy tells Frank about Chantelle trashing Craig Royal's cabin, prompting a full-scale search of his...

  • Ep 49

    49.Episode 49

    TBA60m

    The pressure of the murder inquiry proves too much for Calvin. Prue has psychic feelings about Chantelle's disappearance. Zane and Calvin come to blows over Larissa. Mahina has con...

  • Ep 50

    50.Episode 50

    TBA60m

    Frank is shocked to learn of Calvin's murder confession then takes the law into his own hands to spy on Chantelle's dad. Mahina accuses Mason of taking advantage of Natalie at a vu...

  • Ep 51

    51.Episode 51

    TBA60m

    Natalie's Christian conversion leads to new clues about Chantelle's disappearance. Calvin struggles to cope with life behind bars and Frank tries to come between Natalie and Mason

  • Ep 52

    52.Episode 52

    17-12-199960m

    Romance abounds at Ronnie and Prue's wedding. Mahina confesses her love to Ben, while Frank's police inquiries lead to a devastating discovery about his wife and brother. Larissa f...

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