Question: McLeod's Daughters is an Australian television drama program, created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton, Initially, the series starred which Australian actress, best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod, on the television drama series "McLeod's Daughters",as one of two main protagonists?

full_context: Document 1: Neighbours: Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems together. Seven decided to commission the show following the success of Watson's "Sons and Daughters", which aired on the network. Although successful in Melbourne, "Neighbours" underperformed in the Sydney market and struggled for months before Seven cancelled it. The show was immediately bought by rival network Ten. After taking over production of the show, the new network had to build replica sets because Seven destroyed the originals to prevent its rival from obtaining them. Ten began screening "Neighbours" on 20 January 1986, taking off where the previous series left off and commencing with episode 171. "Neighbours" has since become the longest running drama series in Australian television and in 2005, it was inducted collectively into the Logie Hall of Fame. On 11 January 2011, "Neighbours" moved to Ten's digital channel, Eleven.
Document 2: Kellie Bright: Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976) is an English actress. She is known for playing Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", for which she won the 2015 British Soap Awards for Best Actress and Best Dramatic Performance. Her other television roles include Joanna Burrows in "The Upper Hand" (1990–96), Cassie Tyler in "Bad Girls" (2002) and Joan Trotter in "Rock & Chips" (2010–11). In 2015, she was the runner-up in the 13th series of the BBC One show "Strictly Come Dancing".
Document 3: Kate Ramsay: Kate Ramsay is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Ashleigh Brewer. The actress successfully auditioned for the role and relocated to Melbourne for filming. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 15 May 2009. Kate was introduced along with her siblings Harry (Will Moore) and Sophie (Kaiya Jones) as a new generation of the Ramsay family. Her storylines have included dealing with the death of her mother, becoming the legal guardian of her siblings, her relationships with Declan Napier (James Sorensen) and Mark Brennan (Scott McGregor) and kissing a student. For her portrayal of Kate, Brewer earned a nomination for Most Popular New Female Talent at the 2010 Logie Awards. In November 2013, it was announced Brewer had quit "Neighbours" and Kate was killed-off during the episode broadcast on 8 April 2014.
Document 4: McLeod's Daughters: McLeod's Daughters is an Australian television drama program created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton. It was produced by Millennium Television and later Southern Star for the Nine Network, premiered on the Nine Network on 8 August 2001, becoming one of the most successful series on Australian television as it was met with critical acclaim. Initially, the series starred Lisa Chappell and Bridie Carter as two main protagonists, with Sonia Todd, Jessica Napier, Rachael Carpani, Aaron Jeffery and Myles Pollard in leading roles. Following the third season, the series took a different direction as main cast members began to depart, with a high cast turn-over occurring throughout the remaining years. After eight seasons and 224 episodes, the series was cancelled and the final episode was broadcast on 31 January 2009.
Document 5: Linda Carter: Linda Bernadette Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Kellie Bright. She first appeared on 19 December 2013 and her casting was announced alongside her on-screen partner, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer). Linda was introduced by new executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins as part of the Carter family. Linda became landlady of The Queen Victoria public house and moved there with her family from her mother's pub in Watford. Although never credited with the name, in a small number of episodes, the character is referred to as Linda Peacock. In May 2016, Bright announced that she was pregnant with her second child and that she would be taking maternity leave. Linda departed the series on 25 December 2016 although she made two separate guest appearances on 16 March and 30 June 2017. She returned full-time on 7 August.
Document 6: List of McLeod's Daughters episodes: "McLeod's Daughters" is an Australian television drama program, originally produced by Millennium Television and later Southern Star for the Nine Network. A pilot television film aired on the Nine Network on 11 May 1996 with the first season intended to follow soon after. However, the series was not initially picked up by the network until four years later. The story for the series ignores the events of the telemovie and picks up from the very beginning with a complete cast overhaul. The original character, Jack McLeod does not appear in the series.
Document 7: Melanie Beddie: Melanie Beddie is a professional actor, director, dramaturg and acting teacher. She has been working in Australia for over thirty years. She completed a BA in English and Philosophy at Sydney University from 1981-1984. It was here, through an association with Sydney University Dramatic Society (SUDS) and she acted in and directed numerous productions with the society. She was President of SUDS in 1983.
Document 8: The Alice: The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie, "The Alice", that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the Nine Network on 28 September 2005 after a sharp decline in its ratings. The entire series and original TV movie have since been released on DVD.
Document 9: Bridie Carter: Bridie Carter (born 18 December 1970) is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series "McLeod's Daughters".
Document 10: List of Home and Away characters (2005): "Home and Away" is an Australian soap opera. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2005, by order of appearance. They were all introduced by the show's series producer Julie McGuaran. The 18th season of "Home and Away" began airing on the Seven Network on 10 January 2005. The first introduction of year was Emily Perry as Eve Jacobsen. Issac Gorman arrived as Ryan Baker in March as did Sharni Vinson as Cassie Turner. Doug Scroope began playing Graham Walters in April. Ryan’s mother, Amanda Vale, played by Holly Brisley debuted in June. Todd Lasance began playing Aden Jefferies in August and The Holden family consisting of widower Tony (Jon Sivewright) and his two sons Jack (Paul O'Brien) and Lucas (Rhys Wakefield) arrived in the same month. James Mitchell began playing Jonah Abraham and Linden Wilkinson joined the serial as Mumma Rose in November.
Document 11: McLeod's Daughters (film): McLeod's Daughters is a 1996 Australian television film, it aired on the Nine Network on 11 May 1996, which was Mother's Day. At the time it was the highest rated telemovie and still remains the highest rated telemovie of all time in Australia. The movie was the pilot for the later television series of the same name.
Document 12: McLeod's Daughters (season 1): The first season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on 8 August 2001 and concluded on 22 March 2002 with a total of 22 episodes. Created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton, the format is produced by Millennium Television and Nine Films and Television for the Nine Network distributed by Southern Star Group.
Document 13: Emily Browning: Emily Jane Browning (born 7 December 1988) is an Australian actress and singer.
Document 14: McLeod's Daughters (season 2): The second season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod's Daughters began airing on 27 March 2002 and concluded on 16 October 2002 with a total of 22 episodes. Created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton, the format is produced by Millenium Television and Nine Films and Television for the Nine Network distributed by Southern Star Group.
Document 15: Posie Graeme-Evans: Posie Graeme-Evans (b. Rosemary Graeme-Evans in Nottingham, England) is an Australian novelist, television and film producer, editor, screenwriter and director, best known for her children's programs and adult dramas. She has created many commercially successful and award winning programs throughout her career, but she is best known as creator of McLeod's Daughters, which during its 2001-2008 run won eight Logies, and Hi-5, which has won three Logies and five ARIA awards. Her other notable credits include Mirror, Mirror, which won an AFI and a GOFTA award. She was also Director of Drama for the Nine Network from 2002-2005 and has written five historical dramas, published by Simon & Schuster.
ground_truth: Bridie Carter