Activity
Watched by
In Watchlist
Rated by
Streaming on
Not available in your region
Manage your streaming providers
Details
- 🎭Drama💑RomanceMini-Series
Release
1986-05-15
Seasons
9 (1986 - 1991), 221 episodes
Network
Nine Network
Directors
Brendan Maher, Colin Budds, Mark DeFriest, Catherine Millar, Ian Gilmour, Pino Amenta, Kendal Flanagan, Paul Moloney, Dan Burstall, Mark Callen, Arch Nicholson, Chris Langman, Rob Stewart, Mandy Smith, Rod Hardy, Oscar Whitbread, Karl Zwicky, Kath Hayden, Chris Thomson, Bill Hughes, Ian Barry, Marcus Cole, Viktors Ritelis, Michael Offer, Gary Conway, Chris Adshead, Mike Smith, Stephen Wallace, Mario Andreacchio, Riccardo Pellizzeri, Graham Thorburn
Original language
English
IMDb
imdb.com/title/tt0088518/
Cast
- Robert GrubbDr. Geoff Standish
- Maurie FieldsVic Buckley
- Lenore SmithKate Standish
Overview
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.
