Fireflies

- Season 1

(2004)

The smell of smoke and Lost River is enveloped in an eerie haze. Newcomer to the town, Lill, is anxious. Her husband Perry is at work and she is out alone on their 25-hectare once weekender.

The Fireflies continue their work to fight against the raging fire.

Luisa learns that her secret love affair with the local cop Mike, is no longer a secret.

Gossip is spreading like wildfire through town about the fire brigade officer Eris Parsons shooting his dog. Eris and his wife Luisa aren't around to set the record straight, they've gone into hiding.

One of the realities of living in the bush is making the best out of a bad situation, which Lill and Perry are learning to do fast.

Backa and Svettie each have a vision for their financial future. Unfortunately they are vastly different.

Fifi has to deal with her unpredictable brother Hank who has just returned from prison and has a different story to tell to everyone he meets.

The news of fires down south keeps Backa and Svettie stretched between hope and despair.

In a last bid attempt to save her failing shop and keep her family together Svettie has borrowed a large amount of cash from a loan shark.

Lill is doing her best to avoid her relationship problems. She abandons her home for the day, seeking a bit of light relief with the Lost River firies.

In the midst of the Lost River Christmas carols, Backa gets a call. Section 44 has been declared in Shoalhaven and Backa is asked to join a strike team to help fight the fires.

Joey decides to give it one more go with Fifi. Lill is all passion and trouble is on the horizon when a big development is planned that will change the face of Lost River forever.

The firies become involved with an elderly couple making a nostalgic trip back to Lost River. Their life story resonates particularly with Backa and Lill.

Hank Sharp has returned from Sydney, only this time he's not alone. With him are two dodgy looking 'mates' who are seen around town acting very suspiciously.

Fifi has a new job at the Fire Control Centre and Joey is already doing the math, working out what sort of property they could buy with the extra money.

Backa dusts off his suit for a lunch meeting with the golf course developers. What Backa doesn't know is that they need 40ha of Uncle Jeff's property for their prospective resort.

Peg Beecher is back and after escaping from her nursing home, she makes a beeline for her house only to find it's been rented out to the new doctor and his family.

For Svettie, the little Russian housewife come drug dealer, life is about to take a drastic turn. An old business acquaintance, Kim Porter, turns up and convinces Svettie to invest in an aquaculture development.

Perry's moved into the mudbrick house and Lill is happy about that - or is she?

Lost River's very existence is threatened in this gripping episode of Fireflies.

The fire front is racing into Lost River. It's much bigger than originally thought and the water pressure has failed.

In the final hour of Fireflies, days have passed since the fires. Everyone is trying to return to normal and clean up the damage, but it's not going to be easy.