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The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
Aired: Aug 31, 1989 Genre: DramaCasts: Robert Grubb Lenore Smith Nikki Coghill David Reyne Christopher Stollery Sarah ChadwickDuration: 50m Rating: 0 Country: Australia, United States of America Production: Crawfords Australia
Episodes
01: The Gift02: Second Chance03: Not The Malarvys04: The Adventure05: No Man's Land06: Rising Sundown07: Man And Boy08: The Longing09: Bitter Harvest10: The Instrument11: Word & Deed12: All That Glitters13: Fly Past14: The Last Rodeo15: Sky Above, Earth Below16: Lucky Lady17: The Chips Are Down18: Guardian Angel19: Battlers20: No Tears21: A Doctor's Dreaming22: Blues For Judy23: The Claim24: A Rhyme For Reason25: Dad's Little Bloke26: A Sporting Life