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 ...
Details
- First aired
- 15 May 1986
- Seasons
- 9
- Episodes
- 221
- TMDB 6.6
- Last aired
- 6 Oct 1992
- Genres
Drama
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- Nine Network
- Episode runtime
- 50 min
- Countries
AU
- Original language
- en
- Original title
- The Flying Doctors
- Cast
Robert Grubbas Dr. Geoff Standish Lenore Smithas Kate Standish Mark Littleas Ron 'Roughneck' Miller Shane Withingtonas Mike Lancaster Christopher Stolleryas Johnno Johnson Sarah Chadwickas Dr. Rowie Lang Val Jellayas Nancy Buckley Liz Burchas Dr. Chris Randall Bruce Barryas George Baxter Andrew McFarlaneas Dr. Tom Callaghan - Writers
Vincent Moran Shane Brennan Denise Morgan Tony Morphett José Luis Bayonas Graham Hartley Jutta Goetze Bevan Lee Alan Hopgood Peter Hepworth Leon Saunders Peter A. Kinloch Michael Joshua Mary Dagmar Davies Annie Beach John Reeves Julie Phillips Elizabeth Coleman Sue Hore Vincent Gil Cassandra Carter Tony Cavanaugh David Allen John Coulter Peter Schreck Everett De Roche Andrew Kennedy John Alsop David Phillips Victoria Madden Leonard Rosen David Boutland Roger Dunn Judith Colquhoun Terry Stapleton Howard Griffiths Alison Nisselle Peter Pinney Anne Lucas Anthony Ellis Jocelyn Moorhouse Cliff Green Craig Wilkins Marie Trevor Simon Hopkinson Tom Hegarty P.J. Hogan Robert Matthews Sam Wilde Stuart Wood Jan Sardi Gwenda Marsh Joe Kelly Galia Hardy Neil Luxmoore Christine McCourt Greg Haddrick Angela Martin John Lord David Worthington Tim Gooding Phillip Roberts Glenda Hambly Joss Moorhouse Lynn Palmer Chris Page Brian Wright Maureen Ann Moran Peter Herbert
