The fourth season of the television drama series Winners & Losers will air in two parts on the Seven Network in Australia. Season 4A – comprising 13 episodes – began airing on 1 July 2014 and concluded airing on 23 September 2014, while Season 4B – comprising 13 episodes – began airing on 14 July 2015. Season four began immediately after the conclusion of the third season. Season four follows the lives of Jenny, Bec, Sophie, Frances and Sam two months on from the discovery that Frances is pregnant. Filming for the season began in February 2014 and wrapped in November 2014.
Production On 19 December 2013, it was announced that Seven had renewed Winners & Losers for a fourth season, set to air in 2014.
Julie McGauran, the head of Drama at Seven stated, "Winners & Losers is a show everyone loves working on. The contemporary vibe allows for great storytelling against a backdrop everyone can relate to. There's so much in store for our favourite girls as we follow them through triumph, tragedy and everything in between."
A fourth season was confirmed on 19 December 2013. A nine-month production commenced in Melbourne in February 2014. The first scripts for season four were delivered on 10 February 2014. The table read for season four was held on 25 February 2014. Filming for the fourth season began on 3 March 2014 and wrapped on 19 November 2014.
TV Week announced that season four, like season three, would be split into two batches of 13 episodes with the first half to air at the end of 2014 and the second half to air at the beginning of 2015.
Plot This season follows Bec, Sophie, Jenny, Frances, and Sam as they balance their relationships, friendships, careers, and personal goals. As new challenges emerge in these areas, they evaluate their priorities and what they want to achieve.
Cast
Main cast Melissa Bergland as Jenny Gross Virginia Gay as Frances James Zoe Tuckwell-Smith as Bec Gilbert (7 episodes) Melanie Vallejo as Sophie Wong Katherine Hicks as Sam MacKenzie Tom Wren as Doug Graham Sibylla Budd as Carla Hughes Francis Greenslade as Brian Gross (25 episodes) Denise Scott as Trish Gross (4 episodes) Nathin Butler as Luke MacKenzie (25 episodes) Nick Russell as Gabe Reynolds Laura Gordon as Izzy Hughes (16 episodes) Jack Pearson as Patrick Gross (2 episodes) Sarah Grace as Bridget Fitzpatrick
Recurring cast Jacob Holt as Cory Baxter (25 episodes) Paul Moore as Wes Fitzpatrick (13 episodes) Anne Phelan as Dot Gross (13 episodes) Laurence Brewer as Jack Macauley (13 episodes) Rupert Reid as Rob Hill (9 episodes) James Saunders as Pete Reeves (5 episodes) Anna Samson as Hayley Baxter (4 episodes) Susie Dee as Michelle Reynolds (4 episodes)
Guest cast Glenda Linscott as Lily Patterson (3 episodes) Katherine Tonkin as Nicole Jacobs (3 episodes) Ben Steel as Aden Thomas (3 episodes) Jesse Rosenfeld as Xavier England (3 episodes) Dieter Brummer as Jason Ross (2 episodes) PiaGrace Moon as Jasmine Patterson (2 episodes) Melissa Howard as Cassie Gormley (2 episodes) Kevin Kiernan-Molloy as Tyler Dale (2 episodes) Nell Feeney as Carolyn Gilbert (1 episode) Jessica Gower as Ava Murdoch (1 episode) Jeremy Stanford as Derek Watters (1 episode) Nicholas Bell as Keith Maxwell (1 episode)
Casting Former General Hospital actor, Nathin Butler joined the series as Sam's brother Luke MacKenzie. Melissa Howard appeared in two episodes as Cassie Gormley, the ex-girlfriend of Gabe Reynolds. Former City Homicide actress, Katherine Tonkin was cast as Nicole Jacobs. While Dieter Brummer reprised his role of Jason Ross, the "right-guy wrong-time" ex of Bec Gilbert. Laurence Brewer portrays Jack Macauley, a new doctor at the hospital. Former Stingers actor, James Saunders appeared as "P-Dog" Pete Reeves in August. Laura Gordon joined the series as Carla's sister, Isobel "Izzy" Hughes. Jack Pearson and PiaGrace Moon will reprise their roles of Patrick Gross and Jasmine Patterson, respectively. Former Blue Heelers actor, Rupert Reid will appear as Rob Hill.
Episodes
Ratings Episode Title Original airdate Overnight Viewers Consolidated Viewers Nightly Rank Adjusted Rank 1 Two Out of Three Ain't Bad 1 July 2014 0.941 1.097 9 7 2 Shadow of a Doubt 8 July 2014 0.867 1.005 9 7 3 No Woman is an Island 15 July 2014 0.952 1.101 10 8 4 An Ass of You and Me 22 July 2014 0.860 1.044 11 9 5 The Easy Way Out 29 July 2014 0.768 0.911 11 9 6 Ctrl-Alt-Delete 5 August 2014 0.848 1.012 10 8 7 The New Me 12 August 2014 0.725 0.902 11 9 8 Rock and a Hard Place 19 August 2014 0.782 0.991 8 7 9 Who Run the World? 26 August 2014 0.820 1.003 8 6 10 Terms and Conditions 2 September 2014 0.770 0.925 9 8 11 So Long, Farewell 9 September 2014 0.730 0.879 12 8 12 Same, Same, but Different 16 September 2014 0.839 0.966 8 7 13 When You Least Expect It 23 September 2014 0.993 1.041 8 7 14 The Great Unknown 14 July 2015 0.646 0.824 15 11 15 This is Your Life? 21 July 2015 0.589 0.749 17 11 16 The Cold Light of Day 28 July 2015 0.604 0.786 16 9 17 What You Wish For 28 July 2015 0.539 0.722 19 12 18 Intervention 4 August 2015 0.570 0.744 18 11 19 Now the Rain is Gone 4 August 2015 0.574 0.734 17 13 20 Lean on Me 11 August 2015 0.609 0.781 15 10 21 Proof of Identity 11 August 2015 0.587 0.745 17 12 22 Through the Looking Glass 18 August 2015 0.648 0.820 13 10 23 Pride & Prejudice 18 August 2015 0.637 0.795 14 11 24 Unfinished Business 25 August 2015 0.661 0.828 11 9 25 Surface Tension Theory 1 September 2015 0.600 0.739 16 12 26 Happy Endings 8 September 2015 0.713 0.840 13 10 Figures are OzTAM Data for the 5 City Metro areas. Overnight - Live broadcast and recordings viewed the same night. Consolidated - Live broadcast and recordings viewed within the following seven days.
DVD release Winners & Losers - Season 4: Part One Set details Special features 13 episodes 3-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio English (Dolby Digital 5.1) (recommended for mature audiences: mature themes and sexual references) Behind the Scenes Release Dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 — — Winners & Losers - Season 4: Part Two Set details Special features 13 episodes 3-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio English (Dolby Digital 5.1) (recommended for mature audiences: TBA) Behind the Scenes Release Dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 — —
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