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The Flying Doctors (1986)

May 15, 1986 · 9 seasons · 221 episodes

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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.

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Series cast

  • Maurie Fields Maurie Fields Vic Buckley 217 episodes
  • Lenore Smith Lenore Smith Kate Wellings 197 episodes
  • Robert Grubb Robert Grubb Dr. Geoff Standish 195 episodes
  • Val Jellay Val Jellay Nancy Buckley 191 episodes
  • Liz Burch Liz Burch (archive footage) 147 episodes
  • Rebecca Gibney Rebecca Gibney (archive footage) 119 episodes
  • George Kapiniaris George Kapiniaris D.J. 112 episodes
  • Terry Gill Terry Gill Jack Carruthers 105 episodes
  • Beverley Dunn Clare Bryant 84 episodes
  • Andrew McFarlane Andrew McFarlane (archive footage) 81 episodes
  • Peter O'Brien Peter O'Brien Sam Patterson 77 episodes
  • Christopher Stollery Christopher Stollery Johnno Johnson 75 episodes
  • Brett Climo Brett Climo Dr. David Ratcliffe 73 episodes
  • Vikki Blanche (archive footage) 58 episodes
  • Nikki Coghill Nikki Coghill Sr. Jackie Crane 56 episodes
  • David Reyne David Reyne Dr. Guy Reid 56 episodes

Seasons

  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 1 Season 1 May 1986 · 26 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 2 Season 2 Jul 1987 · 24 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 3 Season 3 Mar 1988 · 26 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 4 Season 4 Sep 1988 · 24 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 5 Season 5 Aug 1989 · 26 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 6 Season 6 Mar 1990 · 20 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 7 Season 7 Jul 1990 · 20 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 8 Season 8 Jan 1991 · 26 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Season 9 Season 9 Aug 1991 · 29 episodes
  • Poster for The Flying Doctors, Specials Specials Mar 1985 · 3 episodes

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