She has been filming on a drought-ridden property just outside suburban Brisbane and is yet to hear the disappointing news that Network Ten will not be taking the drama into a series.
Hope is everywhere.
The film has brought her closer to her ambitions in production, it has gathered together a strong, impressive cast and crew, and it has helped take her halfway around the world on a family pilgrimage. After 12 years' absence, she responds to a rare plea from her taciturn father to come back and, temporarily at least, become the town's vet. McIntyre is married to a successful Glasgow ship's architect and has three children to care for. Persuading them to make that move is just the first of her adventures. The drama had been in development with the ABC as a potential series for several years before Ten took it over.