A Country Practice

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…

Soap, Drama • Series • 1981 • 13 seasons

Start watching: S1 E1

Created by: James Davern

Season

S1 E1 - In General Practice (1)
Mystery surrounds an obviously wealthy, pregnant woman who arrives at the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital in the last stages of labour.
Nov 18, 1981
S1 E2 - In General Practice (2)
Dr 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.
Nov 19, 1981
S1 E3 - Town Tragedy (1)
A very serious accident upsets the townsfolk leaving questions unanswered, and Dr. Elliott battles for the survival of one of the injured.
Nov 25, 1981
S1 E4 - Town Tragedy (2)
Questions arise about the tragic incident and Dr. Elliott and nurse Shirley Dean work to protect Andy MacKay from the small town gossip.
Nov 26, 1981
S1 E5 - The Itinerants (1)
Doctor Elliott fights to save the life of a sick child, against opposition from the childs frightened mother.
Dec 2, 1981
S1 E6 - The Itinerants (2)
Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.
Dec 3, 1981
S1 E7 - They Shoot Cows? (1)
Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.
Dec 9, 1981
S1 E8 - They Shoot Cows? (2)
There'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.
Dec 10, 1981
S1 E9 - Coming Home (1)
Dr. 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.
Dec 16, 1981
S1 E10 - Coming Home (2)
Matron Kertesz takes over as District Nurse and has to care for a young man recently crippled and struggles between her profession and her emotions.
Dec 17, 1981
S1 E11 - Secrets (1)
Shirley 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.
Dec 23, 1981
S1 E12 - Secrets (2)
Dr Bowen fights to make the town's stubborn bus driver see how he can endanger the lives of passengers with his illness.
Dec 24, 1981
S1 E13 - Alternatives (1)
Molly's glamorous model friend comes to stay, driving Brendan crazy and causing Vicki Dean some jealous moments.
Dec 30, 1981
S1 E14 - Alternatives (2)
Dr. Elliot faces a threat of his past being revealed when he takes the side of alternative medicine for a dying child.
Dec 31, 1981
S1 E15 - Golden Fleece (1)
Jan 5, 1982
S1 E16 - Golden Fleece (2)
Jan 6, 1982
S1 E17 - Teamwork (1)
Jan 12, 1982
S1 E18 - Teamwork (2)
The 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.
Jan 13, 1982
S1 E19 - Suffer Children (1)
Vicky 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.
Jan 19, 1982
S1 E20 - Suffer Children (2)
After 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.
Jan 20, 1982
S1 E21 - Mates (1)
Jan 26, 1982
S1 E22 - Mates (2)
Jan 27, 1982
S1 E23 - Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (1)
Terence 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.
Feb 2, 1982
S1 E24 - Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (2)
Shirley, 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.
Feb 3, 1982
S1 E25 - I Know Where She's Gone (1)
Feb 9, 1982
S1 E26 - I Know Where She's Gone (2)
Feb 10, 1982
S1 E27 - No Apparent Reason (1)
Aug 10, 1982
S1 E28 - No Apparent Reason (2)
Aug 11, 1982
S1 E29 - The Second Deadly Sin (1)
Sep 7, 1982
S1 E30 - The Second Deadly Sin (2)
Sep 8, 1982
S1 E31 - The Seeds of Discontent (1)
Sep 14, 1982
S1 E32 - The Seeds of Discontent (2)
Sep 15, 1982
S1 E33 - Sign of Affection (1)
Sep 21, 1982
S1 E34 - Sign of Affection (2)
Sep 22, 1982
S1 E35 - Field of Thunder (1)
Sep 28, 1982
S1 E36 - Field of Thunder (2)
Sep 29, 1982
S1 E37 - The Push (1)
Oct 5, 1982
S1 E38 - The Push (2)
Oct 6, 1982
S1 E39 - Acts of Kindness (1)
Oct 12, 1982
S1 E40 - Acts of Kindness (2)
Oct 13, 1982
S1 E41 - A Human Reaction (1)
Oct 19, 1982
S1 E42 - A Human Reaction (2)
Oct 20, 1982
S1 E43 - Show Down (1)
Oct 26, 1982
S1 E44 - Show Down (2)
Oct 27, 1982
S1 E45 - Pie in the Sky (1)
Nov 2, 1982
S1 E46 - Pie in the Sky (2)
Nov 3, 1982
S1 E47 - Stirring the Possum (1)
Nov 9, 1982
S1 E48 - Stirring the Possum (2)
Nov 10, 1982
S1 E49 - Cup Fever (1)
Nov 16, 1982
S1 E50 - Cup Fever (2)
Nov 17, 1982

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A Country Practice

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.

Soap, Drama • TV Series • 1981

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Genre: Soap, Drama
First aired: Nov 18, 1981
Last aired: Nov 5, 1994
Status: Ended
Episodes: 1048
Network: 10, Seven Network
Studio: JNP Productions
Language: English
Score: 5.9 out of 10 from 14 votes