Series
A Country Practice
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A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 50 epS2 · 92 epS3 · 84 epS4 · 90 epS5 · 84 epS6 · 88 epS7 · 88 epS8 · 90 epS9 · 86 epS10 · 90 epS11 · 86 epS12 · 90 epS13 · 30 ep
1In General Practice (1)18 Nov 1981Mystery surrounds an obviously wealthy, pregnant woman who arrives at the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital in the last stages of labour.
2In General Practice (2)19 Nov 1981Dr Simon Bowen refuses to prescribe the contraceptive pill to a fifteen year old girl without her father's permission. The girl is torn between her father and her insistent boyfriend.
3Town Tragedy (1)25 Nov 1981A very serious accident upsets the townsfolk leaving questions unanswered, and Dr. Elliott battles for the survival of one of the injured.
4Town Tragedy (2)26 Nov 1981Questions arise about the tragic incident and Dr. Elliott and nurse Shirley Dean work to protect Andy MacKay from the small town gossip.
5The Itinerants (1)2 Dec 1981Doctor Elliott fights to save the life of a sick child, against opposition from the childs frightened mother.
6The Itinerants (2)3 Dec 1981Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.
7They Shoot Cows? (1)9 Dec 1981Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.
8They Shoot Cows? (2)10 Dec 1981There's a fire in the Wandin Valley Community Hospital, and Brendan Jones finds out who caused it. Simon Bowen has to make a decision about the right and wrong of shortening a life.
9Coming Home (1)16 Dec 1981Dr. Elliott gets up to mischief with an old boy of the Valley and gives Sgt. Gilroy a few headaches. Dr. Bowen finds a companion although not quite what he was looking for.
10Coming Home (2)17 Dec 1981Matron Kertesz takes over as District Nurse and has to care for a young man recently crippled and struggles between her profession and her emotions.
11Secrets (1)23 Dec 1981Shirley Dean is involved in an accident and makes police work very difficult for Sgt. Gilroy. Nurse Brendan Jones saves the life of a young asthmatic.
12Secrets (2)24 Dec 1981Dr Bowen fights to make the town's stubborn bus driver see how he can endanger the lives of passengers with his illness.
13Alternatives (1)30 Dec 1981Molly's glamorous model friend comes to stay, driving Brendan crazy and causing Vicki Dean some jealous moments.
14Alternatives (2)31 Dec 1981Dr. Elliot faces a threat of his past being revealed when he takes the side of alternative medicine for a dying child.
15Golden Fleece (1)5 Jan 1982
16Golden Fleece (2)6 Jan 1982
17Teamwork (1)12 Jan 1982- 18Teamwork (2)13 Jan 1982The team at the hospital - with the help of Shirley, Frank, Vicky, and Robert Bowen - work together to treat the passengers of the bus accident. Molly confronts the bank manager about her loan. After burning his hands at the accident scene, Frank moves in with Shirley and Vicky so that Shirley can take care of him. Robert expresses some reserved praise for Simon.
- 19Suffer Children (1)19 Jan 1982Vicky secures a high-profile job treating a Yarraman colt trained by Neil Stephens, but worries that Stephens is excessively pushing his reluctant daughter Robin into constant showjumping training. Meanwhile, Terence becomes concerned about Neil's wife Jill, who requests that Terence sterilize her. Simon suspects that a young girl is being physically abused by her father. Molly decides to go into business breeding turkeys. Marta spends an evening at Terence's vineyard with Alex Popovich. Shirley helps Frank work on his article for the Horticultural Society.
- 20Suffer Children (2)20 Jan 1982After Robin is admitted to hospital as the result of her horse-riding accident, Simon searches for the truth about the previous injuries - which were treated by Terence - that become apparent on her X-rays. Molly decides to start business as a yabbi farmer. Marta's friendship with Alex continues to deepen, with Alex gifting her with a wood-carving of The General. Shirley's attempts to get Frank to move back into his own house with a farewell dinner backfire.
- 21Mates (1)26 Jan 1982
- 22Mates (2)27 Jan 1982
- 23Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (1)2 Feb 1982Terence comes to the aid of a woman suffering from agoraphobia. Molly assists at the veterinary practice when Vicky falls ill, while Simon uses this as an opportunity to get closer to her. A three-year-old child is treated by the team after falling off a moving plough. Shirley continues to replace her craving for cigarettes with food. Marta learns that the Hospital Workers' Union has advised workers to strike for a pay rise, leaving only the medical staff to run the hospital.
- 24Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (2)3 Feb 1982Shirley, Molly, and Vicky assist at the hospital during the strike. Simon performs his first operation in the valley on Kathy Pieri. However, what is at first thought to be an appendicitis turns out to be something quite different. Terence worries that problems at home may be the cause of Brett Morgan's anxiety and inability to study or sleep. Vicky becomes upset when Terence refers to his wife in Sydney.
- 25I Know Where She's Gone (1)9 Feb 1982
- 26I Know Where She's Gone (2)10 Feb 1982
- 27No Apparent Reason (1)10 Aug 1982
28No Apparent Reason (2)11 Aug 1982- 29The Second Deadly Sin (1)7 Sept 1982
- 30The Second Deadly Sin (2)8 Sept 1982
- 31The Seeds of Discontent (1)14 Sept 1982
- 32The Seeds of Discontent (2)15 Sept 1982
- 33Sign of Affection (1)21 Sept 1982
- 34Sign of Affection (2)22 Sept 1982
- 35Field of Thunder (1)28 Sept 1982
- 36Field of Thunder (2)29 Sept 1982
- 37The Push (1)5 Oct 1982
- 38The Push (2)6 Oct 1982
- 39Acts of Kindness (1)12 Oct 1982
- 40Acts of Kindness (2)13 Oct 1982
- 41A Human Reaction (1)19 Oct 1982
- 42A Human Reaction (2)20 Oct 1982
- 43Show Down (1)26 Oct 1982
- 44Show Down (2)27 Oct 1982
- 45Pie in the Sky (1)2 Nov 1982
- 46Pie in the Sky (2)3 Nov 1982
- 47Stirring the Possum (1)9 Nov 1982
48Stirring the Possum (2)10 Nov 1982- 49Cup Fever (1)16 Nov 1982
- 50Cup Fever (2)17 Nov 1982
Details
- Created by
- James Davern
- First aired
- 18 Nov 1981
- Last aired
- 5 Nov 1994
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- 10, Seven Network
- Episodes
- 1048
- Votes
- 14 on TMDB
