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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 Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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 Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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Robert Grubb
Dr. Geoff Standish
Lenore Smith
Kate Wellings
Mark Little
Ron 'Roughneck' Miller
Shane Withington
Mike Lancaster
Christopher Stollery
Johnno Johnson
Sarah Chadwick
Dr. Rowie Lang
Val Jellay
Nancy Buckley
Liz Burch
Dr. Chris Randall
Bruce Barry
(archive footage)
Andrew McFarlane
(archive footage)
Nikki Coghill
Sr. Jackie Crane
David Reyne
Dr. Guy Reid
Brett Climo
(archive footage)
Peter O'Brien
(archive footage)
Pat Evison
(archive footage)
Alex Papps
(archive footage)
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
David Gibson
Judith McGrath
Caroline Longley
Chris Connelly
Ray Masters
Kylie Belling
Sharon Herbert
Marcus Eyre
Bikie
Ivar Kants
Tony Symonds
Joy Smithers
Claire Dobson
John Clayton
Vince Patterson
Martin Vaughan
Whistler
Brenda Addie
Maureen Maguire
Tracy Mann
Penny Armstrong
Nico Lathouris
Spiros Polites
Gerard Kennedy
Les Foster
Rebecca Gibney
(archive footage)
Elspeth Ballantyne
Wendy Ross
Patsy Martin
Sr. Ryan
Max Cullen
Hurtle
Sydney Jackson
Fr. Jacko
Wynn Roberts
Bill Richards
Gary Sweet
Nick Sanderson
Norman Kaye
Bill Randall
Peter Hosking
Ron Mackay
Robyn Gibbes
Sandy Guthrie
Anne Phelan
Lorraine
Tom E. Lewis
Tommy Baringa
Clive Hearne
Roy McKinlay
Vince Martin
(archive footage)
Jan Friedl
Nell Hawker
Terry Gill
(archive footage)
Tammy Macintosh
Annie Rogers
Melita Jurišić
Magda Heller
George Kapiniaris
(archive footage)
Andrea Moor
Teacher
Paul Kelman
Steve McCauley
Maurie Fields
Vic Buckley
Sophie Lee
Penny Wellings
Jo Kennedy
Eve Rutherton
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