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.
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Cast
Seasons
1.In General Practice (1)
18-11-1981Mystery surrounds an obviously wealthy, pregnant woman who arrives at the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital in the last stages of labour.
2.In General Practice (2)
19-11-1981Dr 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 boyfrie...
3.Town Tragedy (1)
25-11-1981A very serious accident upsets the townsfolk leaving questions unanswered, and Dr. Elliott battles for the survival of one of the injured.
4.Town Tragedy (2)
26-11-1981Questions arise about the tragic incident and Dr. Elliott and nurse Shirley Dean work to protect Andy MacKay from the small town gossip.
5.The Itinerants (1)
02-12-1981Doctor Elliott fights to save the life of a sick child, against opposition from the childs frightened mother.
6.The Itinerants (2)
03-12-1981Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.
7.They Shoot Cows? (1)
09-12-1981Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.
8.They Shoot Cows? (2)
10-12-1981There'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...
9.Coming Home (1)
16-12-1981Dr. 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.
10.Coming Home (2)
17-12-1981Matron Kertesz takes over as District Nurse and has to care for a young man recently crippled and struggles between her profession and her emotions.
11.Secrets (1)
23-12-1981Shirley 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.
12.Secrets (2)
24-12-1981Dr Bowen fights to make the town's stubborn bus driver see how he can endanger the lives of passengers with his illness.
13.Alternatives (1)
30-12-1981Molly's glamorous model friend comes to stay, driving Brendan crazy and causing Vicki Dean some jealous moments.
14.Alternatives (2)
31-12-1981Dr. Elliot faces a threat of his past being revealed when he takes the side of alternative medicine for a dying child.
15.Golden Fleece (1)
05-01-1982
16.Golden Fleece (2)
06-01-1982
17.Teamwork (1)
12-01-1982- Ep 18
18.Teamwork (2)
13-01-1982The 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 a...
- Ep 19
19.Suffer Children (1)
19-01-1982Vicky 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 show...
- Ep 20
20.Suffer Children (2)
20-01-1982After 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 beco...
- Ep 21
21.Mates (1)
26-01-1982 - Ep 22
22.Mates (2)
27-01-1982 - Ep 23
23.Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (1)
02-02-1982Terence 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 close...
- Ep 24
24.Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (2)
03-02-1982Shirley, 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 app...
- Ep 25
25.I Know Where She's Gone (1)
09-02-1982 - Ep 26
26.I Know Where She's Gone (2)
10-02-1982 - Ep 27
27.No Apparent Reason (1)
10-08-1982 
28.No Apparent Reason (2)
11-08-1982- Ep 29
29.The Second Deadly Sin (1)
07-09-1982 - Ep 30
30.The Second Deadly Sin (2)
08-09-1982 - Ep 31
31.The Seeds of Discontent (1)
14-09-1982 - Ep 32
32.The Seeds of Discontent (2)
15-09-1982 - Ep 33
33.Sign of Affection (1)
21-09-1982 - Ep 34
34.Sign of Affection (2)
22-09-1982 - Ep 35
35.Field of Thunder (1)
28-09-1982 - Ep 36
36.Field of Thunder (2)
29-09-1982 - Ep 37
37.The Push (1)
05-10-1982 - Ep 38
38.The Push (2)
06-10-1982 - Ep 39
39.Acts of Kindness (1)
12-10-1982 - Ep 40
40.Acts of Kindness (2)
13-10-1982 - Ep 41
41.A Human Reaction (1)
19-10-1982 - Ep 42
42.A Human Reaction (2)
20-10-1982 - Ep 43
43.Show Down (1)
26-10-1982 - Ep 44
44.Show Down (2)
27-10-1982 - Ep 45
45.Pie in the Sky (1)
02-11-1982 - Ep 46
46.Pie in the Sky (2)
03-11-1982 - Ep 47
47.Stirring the Possum (1)
09-11-1982 
48.Stirring the Possum (2)
10-11-1982- Ep 49
49.Cup Fever (1)
16-11-1982 - Ep 50
50.Cup Fever (2)
17-11-1982
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