Post by Cynthia on Jan 4, 2010 12:02:05 GMT 1
The Flying Docters[/u][/size]
This Autralian show aired from 1986 till 1991, resulting in 9 seasons. All seasons can be bought on DVD through amazon.co.uk but are still quite expensive. I guess it's because in many countries (like the Netherlands) not all seasons are available (yet).
Plot: This series chronicles the events surrounding the activities of the Royal Flying Doctors Service, which operates its own aircraft -in this case from the base at Coopers Crossing, an otherwise hardly notable town- to fly its medical staff throughout the Australian outback, where roads are too scarce and distances too immense to reach patients for medical care or get them to hospital by car in time. Doctors, nurses, pilots and base staff change throughout the seasons, often coming from the city and finding it difficult to adapt to life in the godforsaken countryside and be accepted by the isolated local community; there are of course the usual colleague stories. In most episodes they make one or more flights for routine medical examination sessions and/or emergency help, sometimes continued on board and/or in the hospital. Furthermore there are various sidelines, mainly concerning the local characters such as bar-owners Vic and Nancy, who also provide the only rooms, and some of their regulars, including local shopkeeper and busybody Violet Carnegie and arrogant richest businessman George Baxter who are very influential in the indispensable fund-raising.
Series Cast
This Autralian show aired from 1986 till 1991, resulting in 9 seasons. All seasons can be bought on DVD through amazon.co.uk but are still quite expensive. I guess it's because in many countries (like the Netherlands) not all seasons are available (yet).
Plot: This series chronicles the events surrounding the activities of the Royal Flying Doctors Service, which operates its own aircraft -in this case from the base at Coopers Crossing, an otherwise hardly notable town- to fly its medical staff throughout the Australian outback, where roads are too scarce and distances too immense to reach patients for medical care or get them to hospital by car in time. Doctors, nurses, pilots and base staff change throughout the seasons, often coming from the city and finding it difficult to adapt to life in the godforsaken countryside and be accepted by the isolated local community; there are of course the usual colleague stories. In most episodes they make one or more flights for routine medical examination sessions and/or emergency help, sometimes continued on board and/or in the hospital. Furthermore there are various sidelines, mainly concerning the local characters such as bar-owners Vic and Nancy, who also provide the only rooms, and some of their regulars, including local shopkeeper and busybody Violet Carnegie and arrogant richest businessman George Baxter who are very influential in the indispensable fund-raising.
Series Cast
- Lenore Smith - Kate Wellings (163 episodes, 1986-1994)
- Robert Grubb - Dr. Geoff Standish (147 episodes, 1986-1994)
- Maurie Fields - Vic Buckley (139 episodes, 1986-1994)
- Val JellayNancy Buckley (83 episodes, 1986-1994)
- George Kapiniaris - Dimitrios "D.J." Lonniadis (78 episodes, 1987-1994)
- Peter O'Brien - Sam Patterson (60 episodes, 1987-1991)
- Rebecca Gibney - Emma Plimpton (58 episodes, 1986-1991)
- Andrew McFarlane - Dr. Tom Callaghan (53 episodes, 1986-1991)
- Terry Gill - Sgt. Jack Carruthers (51 episodes, 1986-1991)
- Pat Evison - Violet Carnegie (41 episodes, 1986-1991)
- Bruce Barry - George Baxter (37 episodes, 1986-1991)
- Liz Burch - Dr. Chris Randall (35 episodes, 1986-1991)
- Vikki Blanche - Paula Patterson (33 episodes, 1986-1989)
- Brett Climo - Dr. David Ratcliffe (32 episodes, 1987-1994)