A Country Practice

A Country Practice (1981)

★ 5.9 48m Soap Drama

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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Episodes

  1. 1 1. Sanctuary (Part 1) · 46mA Chilean refugee tries to make a new life for himself in Wandin Valley, but ghosts of his past come back to haunt him.
  2. 2 2. Sanctuary (Part 2) · 46m
  3. 3 3. Message In A Bottle (Part 1) · 46mA mysterious stranger arrives in town and confuses everyone with his various stories. All is revealed later at Camelot when a party game turns ugly.
  4. 4 4. Message In A Bottle (Part 2) · 46m
  5. 5 5. Endangered Species (Part 1) · 46mAlex tries to help a woman who lives in fear of her husband's violent temper. Charlie McKeachnie is back in town and Cookie is not happy.
  6. 6 6. Endangered Species (Part 2) · 46m
  7. 7 7. Play It Again (Part 1)" · 46mMatron Sloan wins the lottery and everyone has suggestions on how she should spend the money. Jo and Michael go to Bribie Island to visit his family.
  8. 8 8. Play It Again (Part 2) · 46m
  9. 9 9. Mothers And Daughters (Part 1) · 46mAlex starts having contractions and his convinced she is losing the baby. Jo goes to Sydney to try and find her mother.
  10. 10 10. Mothers And Daughters (Part 2) · 46m
  11. 11 11. Fool's Gold (Part 1) · 46mShirley is having trouble coping with Jo and Michael's impending departure from Wandin Valley. Alex warns a young athlete about the dangers of taking steroids.
  12. 12 12. Fool's Gold (part 2) · 46m
  13. 13 13. On The Threshold (Part 1) · 46mPreparations are well underway for Michael and Jo's wedding, but things don't go quite as smoothly at the buck's night.
  14. 14 14. On The Threshold (Part 2) · 46m
  15. 15 15. Last Of The Summer Wine (Part 1) · 46mShirley and Frank try to adjusted to life without Jo. Alex is wondering about her purpose in life and is readily losing patience with her patients.
  16. 16 16. Last Of The Summer Wine (Part 2)1990-03-13 · 46m
  17. 17 17. Snake In The Grass (Part 1) · 46mNew nurse Lucy Gardiner tries Matron Sloan's patience but winds up charming Bob.
  18. 18 18. Snake In The Grass (Part 2) · 46m
  19. 19 19. Burnout (Part 1) · 46mThe latest new locum is giving Shirley a hard time and has Esme close to tears – but her effect on Terence is quite the opposite.
  20. 20 20. Burnout (Part 2) · 46m
  21. 21 21. Pick Of The Crop (Part 1) · 46mA farmer's wife ends up with severe poisoning from a lethal mix of pesticides.
  22. 22 22. Pick Of The Crop (Part 2) · 46m
  23. 23 23. Nobody's Fool (Part 1) · 46mEveryone is waiting for a glimpse of the girl Cris describes as his “Beautiful Jessie”.
  24. 24 24. Nobody's Fool (Part 2) · 46m
  25. 25 25. Playing With Fire (Part 1) · 46mMatron Sloan is worried about the hospital's future and takes her anger out on Lucy. Jessie starts at her new school.
  26. 26 26. Playing With Fire (Part 2) · 46m
  27. 27 27. Baby Makes Three (Part 1) · 46mMatron Hilda Arrowsmith arrives at the hospital and Maggie is convinced her old nemesis is up to no good.
  28. 28 28. Baby Makes Three (Part 2) · 46m
  29. 29 29. Ticket To Ride (Part 1) · 46mFrank tries to track down a runaway girl who is in town with the carnival and Frank and Shirley try to help the girl.
  30. 30 30. Ticket To Ride (Part 2) · 46m
  31. 31 31. Taking A Chance (Part 1) · 46mCathy and Lucy are waiting for a certain doctor to ask them to the "Bachelor and Spinster" ball.
  32. 32 32. Taking A Change (Part 2) · 46m
  33. 33 33. She Loves Me Not (Part 1) · 46mLucy helps a man involved in a car accident who then becomes dangerously obsessed with her.
  34. 34 34. She Loves Me Not (Part 2) · 46m
  35. 35 35. Young Hearts (Part 1) · 46mRomance hits the over-fifty set of Wandin Valley with the formation of a new club. Cris gets involved with two elderly sisters living in the past.
  36. 36 36. Young Hearts (Part 2) · 46m
  37. 37 37. Illusions (Part 1) · 46mWhen Terence leaves to visit Alex, Cris’ old friend Sandy McIntosh fills in as the latest locum.
  38. 38 38. Illusions (Part 2) · 46m
  39. 39 39. The Food Of Love (Part 1) · 46mFamine strikes Wandin Valley as the residents take part in a forty-hour famine for charity.
  40. 40 40. The Food Of Love (Part 2) · 46m
  41. 41 41. Handle With Care (Part 1) · 46mCathy has an unexpected house guest, her sister-in-law Michelle. Terence helps Michelle understand the reasons behind her illness.
  42. 42 42. Handle With Care (Part 2) · 46m
  43. 43 43. Fly Away Home (Part 1) · 46mThe Wandin Valley Bush Brigade is on its way to raising money, its membership, and frequency of its drill practices. Matt says he is leaving town.
  44. 44 44. Fly Away Home (Part 2) · 46m
  45. 45 45. Give Me Shelter (Part 1) · 46mMatt has begun to pack, ready for the big move. He has put his practice up for sale.
  46. 46 46. Give Me Shelter (Part 2) · 46m
  47. 47 47. Fellow Travellers (Part 1) · 46mA road accident throws two unlikely characters together, a one-legged bike riding grandma and Skeeter Martin.
  48. 48 48. Fellow Travellers (Part 2) · 46m
  49. 49 49. Apparitions (Part 1) · 46mThe locals are looking forward to the return visit of cricket star Stewart Richmond. When the hospital staff find out, they over-react.
  50. 50 50. Apparitions (Part 2) · 46m
  51. 51 51. Love Is Blind (Part 1) · 46mRuth and Terence meet when they are out painting the countryside and are instantly attracted to one another.
  52. 52 52. Love Is Blind (Part 2) · 46m
  53. 53 53. Birthright (Part 1) · 46mTerence arrives in Marla Nigurra, with one goal in mind – he wants to return home to Wandin Valley with Alex.
  54. 54 54. Birthright (Part 2) · 46m
  55. 55 55. A Delicate Balance (Part 1) · 46mShirley returns from her Queensland holiday to find a new computer installed at the clinic.
  56. 56 56. A Delicate Balance (Part 2) · 46m
  57. 57 57. Defence Of The Realm (Part 1) · 46mPollution and the environment become issues in the Valley following Lucy's visit to the local Up.
  58. 58 58. Defence Of The Realm (Part 2) · 46m
  59. 59 59. Just One Look (Part 1) · 46mLucy and Muldoon argue over the state of the tip and she unearths some interesting information with the help of the eccentric Vincent D. Smith.
  60. 60 60. Just One Look (Part 2) · 46m
  61. 61 61. Can't Buy Me Love (Part 1) · 46mAdam Campbell returns to the valley, but he is reluctant to go home to see his father. Luke and Jessie play a profitable joke on Frank.
  62. 62 62. Can't Buy Me Love (Part 2) · 46m
  63. 63 63. Pride And Joy (Part 1) · 46mCris is accused of mistreating Jessie and is investigated by Maureen Hutchins firm "Family and Community Services".
  64. 64 64. Pride And Joy (Part 2) · 46m
  65. 65 65. Race Day (Part 1) · 46mRacial prejudice rears its ugly head with the arrival of a beautiful Thai locum – Dr. Sumatra Pasert.
  66. 66 66. Race Day (Part 2) · 46m
  67. 67 67. Hook, Line And Sinker (Part 1) · 46mMatt's Valley Vet radio show is attracting some very strange callers. Esme is delighted with her new job as governess to Jessie.
  68. 68 68. Hook, Line And Sinker (Part 2) · 46m
  69. 69 69. Bel Canto (Part 1) · 46mCathy returns from Kakadu with a smile on her face. Could it have something to do with a mysterious helicopter pilot?
  70. 70 70. Bel Canto (Part 2) · 46m
  71. 71 71. Natural Selection (Part 1) · 46mClem Pollard presents Terence with an intriguing case when he appears in the Valley to save trees.
  72. 72 72. Natural Selection (Part 2) · 46m
  73. 73 73. Playing It Safe (Part 1) · 46mDave and Jenny Cooper face the past when their son is injured in Jessie's new tree house. Muldoon is up to no good again with his plans of building a Lakeview hotel.
  74. 74 74. Playing It Safe (Part 2) · 46m
  75. 75 75. Call To Arms (Part 1) · 46mCookie and Bob decide to join Esme's Brownie troop. Matt and Lucy unearth an old diary which reveals the Councilor's past.
  76. 76 76. Call To Arms (Part 2) · 46m
  77. 77 77. Future Shock (Part 1) · 46mFrank and Shirley stand on opposite sides as the locals fight to stop the proposed dam development by Ted Kagan.
  78. 78 78. Future Shock (Part 2) · 46m
  79. 79 79. For Pity's Sake (Part 1) · 46mThe Wandin Valley protestors are dismayed when young Ashley Lawson is sent to defend them. A very frightened Shirley keeps a vigil at Frank's bedside.
  80. 80 80. For Pity's Sake (Part 2) · 46m
  81. 81 81. Flashback (Part 1) · 46mLucy is injured in a game of tennis with Matt and it turns out to be more serious than initially thought.
  82. 82 82. Flashback (Part 2) · 46m
  83. 83 83. Stand By Me (Part 1) · 46mLuke and Shirley plan a car rally to raise money for the Xavier refuge. Francis Daley is diagnosed with manic depression which leaves Keith astounded.
  84. 84 84. Stand By Me (Part 2) · 46m
  85. 85 85. Second Chance 11990-11-12
  86. 86 86. Second Chance 21990-11-13

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