Richard Roxburgh

Angry with his mother, George stays with Coates while Annie tries to put down roots in Jericho. Worried that news of Johnny's true identity will hurt their business, Charles tries to woo a different type of investor.

It's payday in Jericho, but with money for the viaduct running out, wages are delayed. The men organize a strike, and Charles must come up with a way to get them back to work. Meanwhile, George reconciles with Annie and returns home.

With Red's death behind them, Annie and Johnny's relationship grows. Isabella decides to leave Blackwell House but still wants to remain in the business. Work starts on the mine, but a sudden collapse has lasting consequences for Jericho.

Recently widowed Annie Quaintain sells her home and possessions to pay off her late husband's debts. Looking for work and a place to stay, Annie and her two children set off for Culverdale Valley, where an enormous viaduct is being built.

A catastrophic plumbing problem at Cleaver's house inadvertently brings Cleaver into the government gas-explosion cover-up. Ahead of his date court date with Penny, Cleaver falls into more debt with his driver, Jakub.

Unaware of a new memo mandating all politicians' schedules must be released to the public; Cleaver attends a rugby game and meets with a video game lobbyist who looks familiar. David visits Wendy's practice, and Cleaver faces pressure from both sides on the vote for the prime minister's treaty.

Penny serves Cleaver with a defamation suit, while Parliament is embroiled in a heated debate about the future of an iconic Australian ice cream. Cleaver faces staffing issues when Missy shows up at his house under the impression that she is his new press secretary.

After forgetting his suit at a costume party, Cleaver is forced to perform his senatorial duties in a zebra costume, making an enemy of his right-wing colleague, Senator Penny Evans. Wendy starts to lose her grip after an argument with Missy, until she receives a job offer in Canberra.

Christian, an idealistic and impoverished young writer who, newly arrived in Montmartre, is haphazardly inducted into a circle of young bohemians led by Toulouse-Lautrec. A comedy of mistaken identities ensues, quickly enmeshing the young poet in a love triangle involving the unobtainable and consumptive Satine, queen courtesan of the Moulin Rouge, and the foppish Duke of Roxbury, his villainous rival for her affections.

Episode 2 looks at the enduring relationship between Australia and the Crown from 1974 to until now. We expose the Royal secrets and scandals of the 1980's and explore the impact Princess Diana had on the Crown.