The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors was a popular Australian television series at the end of the eighties. The drama series was produced by Crawford Productions and went about the adventures of the Royal Flying Doctor Service from Coopers Crossing and of a number of inhabitants.



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[hide] *the series 1  ==The series[ Edit] == The Flying Doctors in 1985 was originally intended as a three-part mini series of forty minutes, which took place in Coopers Crossing, a village in the outback in SoutheastAustralia with Andrew McFarlane as the new doctor Tom Callaghan. However, it was such a success that it was decided to make it a real series out of it and on 15 May 1986 was the first broadcast of the series, in which Tom was accompanied by a new doctor: Chris Randall (Liz Burch). After sixteen episodes McFarlane left the series and was replaced by Dr. Geoffrey Standish, played by Robert Grubb. Most episodes stand by itself, however, there are ongoing story lines, such as the constantly developing relationship of doctor Standish with nurse Kate Wellings (Leonore Smith). Other important characters were pilot Sam Patterson (Peter O'Brien), garage-owner Emma Plimpton (Rebecca Gibney), radio operator D.J. (George Kapiniaris), policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers (Terry Gill), engineering Violet Carnegie (Pat Evison), landowner and member of Parliament George Baxter (Bruce Barry) and Vic and Nancy Buckley (Maurie Fields and Val Jellay), owners of the local pub The Majestic Hotel. Andrew McFarlane returned in season 5 back in the series in which he continued his role as Dr. Callaghan.
 * the recordings 2
 * 3 Cast
 * 4 Cast per season
 * 4.1 Mini Series
 * 4.2 season 1: Episode 1-26
 * 4.3 season 2: episode 27 to 50
 * 4.4 season 3: episode 51 to 76
 * 4.5 season 4: episode 77 to 100
 * 4.6 season 5: episode 101 t/m 126
 * 4.7 season 6: episode 127 up to 146
 * 4.8 season 7: episode 147 up to 166
 * 4.9 season 8: episode 167 to 192
 * 4.10 season 9: episode 193 t/m 221
 * 5 Prizes
 * 6 Episodes
 * 7 external links

The series has a total of 5 1/2 year run and on 13 August 1991 was the last episode 221. Meanwhile, many actors had taken place and were bills of exchange the ratings decreased. There is still tried to make a new start with the new title R.F.D.S. and where the set was moved to Broken Hill. The only actors who went along were, however, John Fields, Val Jellay and Sophie Lee, who Penny Wellings (Kate's younger sister) played.This was ultimately not a success and therefore in 1993 but there are 13 episodes of made, which meant the end of the series. Ultimately, the series aired in more than fifty countries.

In total there are 9 seasons made. Meanwhile, the mini series and the first four seasons on dvd released in Netherlands. ==The recordings[ Edit] == An RFDS Beechcraft Super King Air on a landing strip in Queensland, Australia.The town of Coopers Crossing may be fabricated, but it's not as fictional as many people think. It does exist, just in really hot the Minyip and it is 300 km north-west ofMelbourne, in the State of Victoria. Here one can still find the Majestic Hotel (Club Hotel), the dealer for Emma Patterson and all other buildings that occur in the series. The hospital is in reality the Country Women's Rooms. The road signs to Minyip also contain plates with the text Coopers Crossing ' Home of the ' Flying Doctor '

The scenes that are in the base and the hospital playback are included in the RFDS base in Broken Hill. The scenes in the pub are included in the studios in Box Hill and the airport is really in the Royal Australian Air Force base at Point Cook, Victoria.

Every now and then it came for that inhabitants of Minyip a guest role in films made in the series. ==Division Of Roles<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Cast per season<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ====Mini Series<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" 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Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Episodes<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Andrew McFarlane as Dr. Tom Callaghan
 * Lorna Patterson as Liz Drever
 * Keith Eden as Dr. Harry Sinclair
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Wellings
 * Steve Bisley as pilot Andy McGregor
 * Gil Tucker as radio operator Joe Forrest
 * Kylie Belling as supporting employee Sharon Herbert
 * John Frawley as doctor Frank Turner
 * Carmel Millhouse as sister Ingrid Fischer
 * Bruce Barry as George Baxter
 * Pat Evison as Violet Carnegie
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Terry Gill as Sgt. Jack Carruthers
 * Max Cullen as Hurtle Morrison
 * Mark Little as Ron Miller
 * Andrew McFarlane as Dr. Tom Callaghan (until episode 16)
 * Liz Burch as Dr. Chris Randall
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish (from episode 17)
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Wellings
 * Lewis Fitz-Gerald as pilot David Gibson (from episode 2)
 * Gil Tucker as radio operator Joe Forrest
 * Kylie Belling as supporting employee Sharon Herbert
 * John Frawley as doctor Frank Turner
 * Carmel Millhouse as sister Ingrid Fischer
 * Bruce Barry as George Baxter
 * Pat Evison as Violet Carnegie
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Terry Gill as Sgt. Jack Carruthers
 * Max Cullen as Hurtle Morrison (until episode 10)
 * Rebecca Gibney as Emma Plimpton (from episode 9)
 * Mark Little as Ron Miller (until episode 16)
 * Sidney Jackson as Father Jacko (from episode 17)
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Liz Burch as Dr. Chris Randall
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Wellings
 * Peter O'Brien as a pilot Sam Patterson
 * George Kapiniaris as radio operator Dimitrios Lonniadis (D.J.)
 * Bruce Barry as George Baxter
 * Pat Evison as Violet Carnegie
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Terry Gill as Sgt. Jack Carruthers
 * Max Cullen as Hurtle Morrison
 * Rebecca Gibney as Emma Plimpton
 * Sidney Jackson as Father Jacko
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Liz Burch as Dr. Chris Randall
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Wellings
 * Peter O'Brien as a pilot Sam Patterson
 * George Kapiniaris as radio operator Dimitrios Lonniadis (D.J.)
 * Bruce Barry as George Baxter
 * Pat Evison as Violet Carnegie (until episode 66)
 * Marie Redshaw as Maggie Hutton (from episode 65)
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Terry Gill as Sgt. Jack Carruthers
 * Simon Thorpe as Constable Larry O'Connor (episode 66 to 72)
 * Rebecca Gibney as Emma Patterson
 * Mark Neal as Marty Jarvis (from Episode 55)
 * Vikki Blanche as Paula Patterson (from episode 70)
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Liz Burch as Dr. Chris Randall
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Wellings
 * Peter O'Brien as a pilot Sam Patterson
 * George Kapiniaris as radio operator Dimitrios Lonniadis (D.J.)
 * Bruce Barry as George Baxter
 * Marie Redshaw as Maggie Hutton
 * Gerard Kennedy as Luke Mitchell (from episode 97)
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Terry Gill as Sgt. Jack Carruthers
 * Rebecca Gibney as Emma Patterson
 * Mark Neal as Marty Jarvis
 * Vikki Blanche as Paula Patterson
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Liz Burch as Dr. Chris Randall
 * Brett Climo as Dr. David Ratcliffe
 * Andrew McFarlane as Dr. Tom Callaghan (from episode 113)
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Wellings (Standish)
 * Peter O'Brien as a pilot Sam Patterson (until episode 118)
 * Louise Siverson as (RAID) pilot Debbie O'Brien (from episode 119)
 * George Kapiniaris as radio operator Dimitrios Lonniadis (D.J.)
 * Gerard Kennedy as Luke Mitchell
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Terry Gill as Sgt. Jack Carruthers
 * Rebecca Gibney as Emma Patterson
 * Vikki Blanche as Paula Patterson (until episode 123)
 * Alex Papps as Nick Cardaci (from episode 115)
 * Andrew McFarlane as Dr. Tom Callaghan
 * Liz Burch as Dr. Chris Randall
 * Brett Climo as Dr. David Ratcliffe
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Standish
 * Tammy Macintosh as nurse Annie Rogers
 * Justin Gaffney as a pilot Gerry O'Neill (from episode 128)
 * Louise Siverson as (RAID) pilot Debbie O'Brien (until episode 134)
 * George Kapiniaris as radio operator Dimitrios Lonniadis (D.J.) (until episode 136)
 * Beverly Dunn as radio operator Clare Bryant (from Episode 137)
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Alex Papps as Nick Cardaci
 * Andrew McFarlane as Dr. Tom Callaghan (until episode 156)
 * Brett Climo as Dr. David Ratcliffe
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Standish
 * Tammy Macintosh as nurse Annie Rogers
 * Christopher Ronny Johnson as a pilot the Campus Tower
 * Beverly Dunn as radio operator Clare Bryant
 * Melita Jurisic as Dr. Magda Heller (from episode 159)
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Alex Papps as Nick Cardaci
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Standish
 * Brett Climo as Dr. David Ratcliffe (until episode 171)
 * David Reyne as Dr. Guy Reid
 * Sarah Chadwick as Dr. Michael Long (from episode 175)
 * Nikki Coghill as nurse Jackie Crane
 * Christopher Ronny Johnson as a pilot the Campus Tower
 * Beverly Dunn as radio operator Clare Bryant
 * Melita Jurisic as Dr. Magda Heller (until episode 173)
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Sophie Lee as Penny Wellings (from episode 173)
 * Paul Kelman as Steve Macauly (from episode 174)
 * Robert Grubb as Dr. Geoffrey Standish
 * Lenore Smith as nurse Kate Standish
 * David Reyne as Dr. Guy Reid
 * Sarah Chadwick as Dr. Michael Long
 * Nikki Coghill as nurse Jackie Crane
 * Christopher Ronny Johnson as a pilot the Campus Tower
 * Beverly Dunn as radio operator Clare Bryant
 * Maurie Fields as Vic Buckley
 * Val Jellay as Nancy Buckley
 * Sophie Lee as Penny Wellings
 * Paul Kelman as Steve Macauly
 * Silver TeleVizier-RCA 1992