The Flying Doctors (1986–1992)
Plot
A long running drama showing the cases tackled by the Royal Flying Doctor Service, who bring medical help to the remote areas of the Australian outback.
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- 01A Good Drop Of RedTom is going on holiday and with him on the Broken Hill plane are Kate, a pregnant woman and two businessmen. The businessmen want to look at a certain place which isn't on the route to Broken Hill and the pilot forges the flightplan. They crash and no one knows where they are. One of the businessmen goes for help, but it's stupid - he'll never make it without water. The woman delivers a little baby girl who is very ill. Luke and the woman's husband is out looking for them and finds the businessmen who'd gone for help severly dehydrated. They find the others as well and everybody will be all right, even the little baby!
- 02Hot Enough For YouAn english family, the Robertsons, arrives in Coopers Crossing, looking for work. They get a tip that a farmer outside town needs workers so they decide to go there. However, they get lost, and have to stay in the car over night. The next morning, the man goes for help and tells his wife to stay near the car with their two sons, Alfred and Alexander, and babydaughter. It is incredably hot and mr. Roberson gets dehydrated and finally collapses. Since the family didn't show up at all at the farm where they were expected, a search is organized. They find mr. Robertson, and he will be ok. At the car, mrs. Robertson has been really angry with the two boys and they run off. When they want to go back they discover they are lost. The search party manages to find the car where mrs. Robertson is very worried about her sons. Eventually the two boys are found, but too late - one of them died of dehydration.
- 03Dreams of SandHurtle comes back to town, but he says he won't stay. He's going up to the coast. Tom, Kate and Chris are visiting an old man called Rabbit. When they're about to leave Rabbit is blowing a new minehole (he is looking for opals), but he has an accident. He is not badly injured though. But Chris is upset about the conditions he lives under. She wants him admitted to the hospital but Tom says no. Vic and Ron wonders why Hurtle is going up the coast. Hurtle offers Ron to buy the garage and Ron tries to get a loan, which is refused. Hurtles shows some slides at the base, but Sharon, Gibbo and Kate sneek out. By mistake Hurtle shows some pictures of a woman. Everybody is very curious about her but Hurtle doesn't say who she is. Vic discovers Sharon and Gibbo sneeking out and is very angry. He doesn't want Gibbo staying at the pub, so Gibbo moves in with Tom. Rabbit has a serious mineaccident, and is discovered by a neighbour. Gibbo, Tom and Chris flies out here and saves Rabbit in
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Will to SurviveMay 15, 1986Tom and Kate are on a clinicround. It's Tom's birthday. There they see a patient named Ted, who complains of stomach-ache. His family situat
- S01E02Trial By GossipMay 22, 1986Chris has horrible nightmares about the amputation. Everybody is accusing her, they are convinced that she could have treated Jim Spencer wi
- S01E03Season's bestHot Enough For YouMay 29, 1986An english family, the Robertsons, arrives in Coopers Crossing, looking for work. They get a tip that a farmer outside town needs workers so
- S01E04Dreams of SandJune 5, 1986Hurtle comes back to town, but he says he won't stay. He's going up to the coast. Tom, Kate and Chris are visiting an old man called Rabbi
- S01E05Public PropertyJune 12, 1986Bruce is coming to Coopers Crossing to get married. He's never met the bride to be, they have only written letters. When Joylene arrives it
- S01E06Is Nothing SacredJune 19, 1986A lady called Debbie Wilson shows up in town to fight for the aboriginies. She wants to find sacred places and make sure that the aboriginal
- S01E07Square PegsJune 26, 1986Andrew Cameron is a farmer and very successful in everything he does. He demands his son, Matt, to be just as successful as he is, which of
- S01E08Sins of the FathersJuly 7, 1986Prue is pregnant and staying at a couple she says is her aunt and onkel. She delivers the baby on the baby but it requires help from the RFD
- S01E09Rally to the CauseJuly 14, 1986An international rally comes to Coopers Crossing which makes everyone excited. A driver called Sandra spends lots of time with Gibbo and Chr
- S01E10Talk of the TownJuly 21, 1986Emma is upset with Hurtle, the garage's finances are in a mess, Hurtle never demands people to pay their bills which makes it impossible for
- S01E11Do You Read MeJuly 28, 1986—One of Sharon's friends is going out with a boy named Max, and she goes to Chris to get the pill. Linda gets them on the pharmacy, but Viole
- S01E12E.T. - New Girl in TownAugust 4, 1986—Tom and Gibbo have to land in the middle of nowhere after a clinic round. They come to an old cabin where they find a man and his dying moth
- S01E13A Choice of EnemiesAugust 11, 1986—RFDS gets an emergecny call from Adrian Bailey, son of the wealthy Rex Bailey, who is out cycling in the bush. Everybody says he shouldn't g
- S01E14DeparturesAugust 18, 1986—Sharon tells everybody that she is moving to Sydney to study. She's going to be a social worker. Everybody at the base is happy for her but
- S01E15A Lost GenerationAugust 25, 1986—Gibbo, Ron and Emma meets a woman named Clare Dobson on the road where her car broke down. Gibbo gives her a ride back to town and Ron promi
- S01E16Someone SpecialSeptember 1, 1986—Tom sees some horrible pictures of starving kids in Africa and starts thinking of going there to help. Chris thinks they're about to get mar
- S01E17Return of the HeroSeptember 8, 1986—The new doctor, Geoff Standish arrives, a really bragging citydoctor. He gets drunk one night, when he was on call, which upsets Chris terri
- S01E18Eye of the BeholderSeptember 15, 1986—Kate is at George Baxter's place giving vaccin-shots. They run into bad weather during a ride and comes to a shed. George is hit by lightnin
- S01E19Million-acre PrisonSeptember 22, 1986—A family, the Morgans, has to sell their property, and George Baxter buys it for his company. This makes the Morgans pretty upset. Nancy has
- S01E20Like a Death in the FamilySeptember 29, 1986—The base gets a call, a boy has got shot and Chris flies out. She does her best, but the boy dies. The weather is really bad, so they can't
- S01E21Fearless FrankOctober 6, 1986—Gibbo demands vacation, and the only release-pilot is an old man called Frank Watson, known as Fearless Frank. He is a very good pilot but s
- S01E22ForgivenessOctober 13, 1986—A girl named Sarah is alone at her and her husband's property when he is off working. She claims she hears someone spying on her and involve
- S01E23AcceptanceOctober 20, 1986—The Cochrane-brothers come to town. They end up in hospital after they've been in an accident with explosives - looking for gold! Josie Ratt
- S01E24The Show Goes OnOctober 27, 1986—A theatre group comes to town, but their director and head-actor, Rick, breaks his leg. In hospital Chris discovers he's got a disease that
- S01E25To The Rescue (1)November 3, 1986—Two thieves are troubling everyone, they want pills and medicins to sell to schoolkids. They hassles both Kate and Jack. But one of them is
- S01E26Into The Future (2)November 10, 1986—The ""Queen of the Outback"" competition is held in Windoona and Emma wins! On the way back Gibbo has to fly, even though he is on vacation
Season02
- S02E01Good Day For ItJuly 7, 1987—Sam and Kate are worrying for a woman named Sal Cleary, she acts a bit odd. They check it out and it turns out her daughter Julie is pregnan
- S02E02Horses For CoursesJuly 14, 1987—A man called Jim has a car-accident and goes to hospital. His wife, Carol, is acting a bit strange about it. Chris finds out she's dyslectic
- S02E03The Unluckiest Boy in TownJuly 21, 1987—A woman named Barbara Freeman finds out she's got a braindisease. It's hereditary, but her husband Robert won't tell their son Michael, he d
- S02E04It Isn't CricketJuly 28, 1987—A rich man calls Nigel turns up in town. Due to an accident he ends up in hospital. He has got one glass eye, and a melanoma in the other on
- S02E05An Only ChildAugust 4, 1987—Jan, Phil and Zoe Buchanon are come to the Crossing to write some articles and takes some photos for a couple of articles. Both Jan and Phil
- S02E06A Love StoryAugust 11, 1987—A couple gets married. Zoe stays in Chris house. Geoff falls into the water when he's talking to Kate.
- S02E07Keeping Up AppearancesAugust 18, 1987—A couple get strickened by a employed, Chris is trying to help the woman (Chris thinks it's the husband who hits his wife) Chris and Zoe is
- S02E08All Things Bright and BeautifulAugust 25, 1987—Two fellows from town are shooting kangaros. Kate finds a hurted ""Kangaroobaby"" and takes care of it. The guys even shoot ""Father Jacko""
- S02E09My Name is SkySeptember 1, 1987—A gang of ""Hippies"" comes to town. zoe talks to her father and Chris got a patient which she hates- he dies. Geoff goes to Sidney but miss
- S02E10Bachelors & SpinstersSeptember 8, 1987—It's a single night in Coopers Crossing. Zoe likes a boy who's name is Glen, but he likes Chris. Violet becomes an old grandmother
- S02E11Fifty-two Hours StraightSeptember 15, 1987—Sam breaks two of his ribs when ""the Cochrane brother's"" car explodes. Sam, Emma and Geoff are stuck in the nomad out in the outback.
- S02E12A Friend of a FriendSeptember 22, 1987—A ""madman"" comes to town. Emma and Sam visits Sams parents. Emma and Sam gets together- and break up again.
- S02E13Friends and LoversSeptember 29, 1987—Chris and Zoe goes to town to meet Zoe's dad. The guys in town is fishing eel. Sam and Emma is figthing.
- S02E14Realms of GoldOctober 6, 1987—Reg Hodges has finally found a piece of gold
- S02E15The Hometown HeroOctober 13, 1987—A novice pilot takes control of a plane when his instructor brother falls ill.
- S02E16A Distant EchoOctober 20, 1987—Violet wants to die when she finds out that her grandfathers father killed a lots of aborigines. Kate and Geoff ignore each other.
- S02E17No Laughing MatterOctober 27, 1987—The Cochrane brothers are in town. Theire mother almost dies and her son's catch her money and gold....... Zoe moves with her father to Sidn
- S02E18No Quarter AskedNovember 3, 1987—Kate's friend Jessie gets back after been away for five years. Emma and Sam decides that they shall get married.
- S02E19Myths & LegendsNovember 10, 1987—Chris takes flying lessons to get something else than her lonleyness to think about. Old Hughi is back and makes everyone favours but then h
- S02E20The Hitch-hikerNovember 17, 1987—Violet leaves for a vacation. Sam and Emma make plans for their marrige- Violet too. Chris father comes to visit her. Someone hurts her eye-
- S02E21Give a Dog a Bad NameNovember 24, 1987—A carnival comes to Coopers Crossing and people get killed. The murderer seems to be a boy from the carnival. Chris father starts to be in t
- S02E22Everyday a GiftFebruary 11, 1988—Chris father (William)'s girlfriend arrives to Coopers Crossing. George Baxter wants to buy a farm- but his bid is to small. Finally he bide
- S02E23Bearing GiftsFebruary 18, 1988—An old lady sells/gives away hen's with ""sarmonella"". She gave one to Chris- but she couldn't kill it so she had it as a domestic animal (
- S02E24Repeat PerformanceFebruary 25, 1988—Sam and Emma gets married. Chris misses the whole wedding when she's stuck on a farm in the outback with a sick child and the mother. They h
Season03
- S03E01The Noble ArtMarch 3, 1988—A boxing troupe arrive and one of them is ex-champion Johnny Lawrence who is after Kate. Geoff is jealousy but keeps his distance. Johnny su
- S03E02SapphireMarch 10, 1988—Sapphire is a woman who is married and lives with her husband and his sister. Her husband is alot older than her and everyone thinks Sapphir
- S03E03Cries From The HeartMarch 17, 1988—A man and his 8yr old daughter Tracy are in a car crash and Tracy wanders off. A woman reports to Jack that she has met the girl but Jack do
- S03E04All In A Day's WorkMarch 24, 1988—It's inspection time at the base and the inspector hasn' t arrived. The team are busy flying around the district and are unable to make the
- S03E05Out Of A Clear Blue SkyMarch 31, 1988—Marty the mechanic arrives and causes problems for DJ at the disco, while Jack is out of town sorting out his divorce in the hope that Chris
- S03E06Affirmative ActionApril 7, 1988—Sam and Emma come to the aid of a friend who has entered 'The Great Australian Camel Race'; and George Baxter finds himself besieged after i
- S03E07Figures In A LandscapeApril 14, 1988—An artist and his agent arrive in town to find a bush retreat to boost his flagging career, but is the visit just a cover for something more
- S03E08The Devil You KnowApril 21, 1988—George Baxter meets his match when he comes up against a tough American business woman.
- S03E09Operating SoloApril 28, 1988—An explosion at a gas field injures Geoff, and Kate accompanies him for therapy at Broken Hill—will romance blossom? Chris has to perform
- S03E10The Path Of True LoveMay 5, 1988—The RFDS come to the aid of a tourist bus stranded by a flood. One of the passengers is seriously ill, and it looks as if she will die alone
- S03E11The KidMay 19, 1988—The arrival in town of a young boy and his dog creates tension.
- S03E12The First StepMay 26, 1988—Geoff has to be cruel to be kind to help a young woman recuperate from a stroke, while for DJ, woo turns to woe.
- S03E13HopscotchJune 2, 1988—When a young, penniless woman expecting her third baby is deserted by her husband, the town's sympathy is aroused.
- S03E14Jacks HighJune 9, 1988—Things look nasty in Coopers Crossing when the town is invaded by a wild bunch of shearers and Jack is accidentally shot. Will the town be a
- S03E15Clapped OutJune 16, 1988—The RFDS come to the rescue of two old timers trying to save their heritage from the rapacious George Baxter.
- S03E16Private Lives, Public FacesJune 23, 1988—A new cop Larry O'Connor and his dog Rebel arrive in town and he is eager to make an impression. He starts out by arresting the youths who b
- S03E17WedlockJune 30, 1988—A boy finds out his mother is having an affair with another landowner. The boy falls off his horse and complains of pain in his legs. chris
- S03E18The Wrangler's DaughterJuly 7, 1988—A Wrangler and his mental impaired daughter are camping out in the bush. The wrangler's boss Richard Sawyer frightens the girl who runs away
- S03E19Borrowed TimeJuly 14, 1988—A crop duster friend of Sam's named Bob gets work for Baxter but he has turned into a Enviromentalist and sprays water/milk over the crops.
- S03E20The ForbiddenJuly 21, 1988—A land inspector visits falls down a cave after being warned by an aboriginal spirit to stay away. He is rescued but becomes very ill. Geoff
- S03E21She'll Be RightJuly 28, 1988—Hurtle returns to the crossing driving a Rolls Royce, which is stolen, but he doesn't know. Constable O'Connor is advised to look out for th
- S03E22One Final RequestAugust 4, 1988—Mike has left his Tiger Moth plane to Chris, after going to France to his kids. Geoff and Kate comes to and old lady with a heart condition.
- S03E23RoxanneAugust 11, 1988—Emma is going out to fix a tractor, despite Sam's and Paula's protests. On the road she sees a car in trouble. Inside she finds Roxanne and
- S03E24Don't Tell AnybodyAugust 18, 1988—A school picnic is held at a property belonging to a man named Rodney. He claims a ghost lives there to, Mick. Geoff and Kate are there, to
- S03E25No Way BackAugust 25, 1988—Emma is visiting a lady called Ann Williams on a farm outside of town. George Baxter wants to buy the property, but Ann doesn't want to sell
- S03E26Johnnie Come HomeSeptember 1, 1988—A man named Harry has inherited a kidneydisease from his father and needs a new kidney. The only one who might be able to give it to him is
Season04
- S04E01Look, Up In The SkySeptember 8, 1988—Kate and Geoff are on their way to a clinic when two tyres puncture and they have to walk to the farm. When they get there, they see two hot
- S04E02Preacher ManSeptember 15, 1988—A preacher called Teddy Faithful is coming to town, and it is said he can perform miracles. At a meeting in the townhall, when everybody is
- S04E03The Fear (Part 1)September 22, 1988—Kimberly White is coming back to Coopers Crossing, to check on George Baxter. She brought her son Todd. Chris meets them at the airport, but
- S04E04The Fear (Part 2)September 29, 1988—Todd is still in hospital, and getting therapy equipment organised from all around the district, but he still can't seem to go out. Kimberly
- S04E05Fair GoOctober 6, 1988—The mailman, old Frank, is retiring, and he introduces the new mailman, Nick to everyone in the district. When Nick is taking over, he charg
- S04E06Broken AirwavesOctober 13, 1988—Kate thinks everybody takes her for granted and expects her to do things for them. She takes a holiday to go to Thargoomindah and watch the
- S04E07Bed And BoardOctober 20, 1988—A new man in town, Ron, offers to work for bed and board at Sam and Emma's place. They need all the help they can get, and are greatful. It
- S04E08Breaking The DroughtNovember 3, 1988—There's a bad drought in the neighbourhood, making everybody in a bad mood. Vic has to go to Broken Hill to get more beer, but Lucy, who wil
- S04E09Family Secrets (Part 1)November 10, 1988—Geoff's brother Barry arrives in town, much to everyones surprise. Geoff never talks about his family, but Barry seems really nice. Geoff is
- S04E10Family Secrets (Part 2)November 17, 1988—Barry tells Kate Geoff has warned him off her. She gets upset and asks him out for dinner, which he of course accepts. Vic leaves Barry his
- S04E11All You Need Is LuckFebruary 9, 1989—A new nurse, Penny, arrives as a stand-in for Kate. This upsets Maggie, since she and Penny both are from Windoona, and Penny might have a f
- S04E12The Silly SeasonFebruary 16, 1989—A man called Lloyd Somerset is out driving when he picks up a young man called Jamie. In the evening there's a terrible storm coming and sud
- S04E13Every SituationFebruary 23, 1989—Baxter has been on a political trip in Canberra, and got stuck with helping to young boys that had nowhere to stay. They make life miserable
- S04E14The StorytellerMarch 2, 1989—A storyteller called Tommy Barringa comes to the district and Jack and Chris goes to listen to him. Tommy and a girl named Lindey love eacho
- S04E15The ChoiceMarch 9, 1989Kate has come back, but she wants to swap jobs with Penny permanently. Geoff tries to talk to her, begging her to stay until Chris comes bac
- S04E16A Shade Of DoubtMarch 16, 1989—Gary Arnold and his daughter Su are forced to land in Coopers Crossing, Gary has collapsed over the controls. In hosptial nobody seems to kn
- S04E17Mick & JuliaMarch 23, 1989—Mick and Julia comes to the Crossing trying to get away from Julia's daugther Prue. Everybody likes them, and Mick, who enjoys running, help
- S04E18The DealMarch 30, 1989—A woman gets a really bad asthma attack and thanks to her son she gets to hospital. The boy does a deal with God; if God makes his mum bette
- S04E19A Thing Of BeautyApril 6, 1989—Emma's schoolmate Jenny comes to Coopers Crossing to visit Emma and Sam. She's acting really strange and Emma convices her to see Geoff. It
- S04E20CadenzaApril 13, 1989—A childorchestra arrives in Coopers Crossing. The soloist, Andrew instantly falls in love with Emma. The bus broke down on the way to Cooper
- S04E21MatesApril 20, 1989—A ferrier named Luke arrives in town. Vic need money to help Nancy's sister, who is seriously ill. Baxter offers to buy the pub, but Vic tur
- S04E22The ChildApril 27, 1989—A girl gives birth to a little baby boy in the Nomad on the way to hospital. She doesn't want to involve the father who is a jackaroo who sh
- S04E23Next To GoMay 4, 1989—Chris is going to hospital to have her operation. Jack comes with her, and her father meets her at the hospital. Before the operation, she m
- S04E24Gotta Have FriendsMay 11, 1989—Geoff gets a new patient, the donkey Druscilla who has psychological problems. He manages to cure her after a while. Geoff proposes to Kate!
Season05
- S05E01The GiftAugust 31, 1989—Doctor David Ratcliff from Broken Hill arrives. Jimmy and Sally McCarthy has a caraccident. Sally will be fine, but Jimmy has massive braind
- S05E02Second ChanceSeptember 7, 1989—Emma is trying to get a truck out of some water which it has fallen into, Paula is helping her. The truck falls on Emma's arm and she is tra
- S05E03Not The MalarvysSeptember 14, 1989—The Malarvy-family comes to Coopers Crossing when their daughter is hospitalized due to pneumonia. They have eight children and the oldest d
- S05E04The AdventureSeptember 21, 1989—Luke becomes suspicious of the safari group that arrives in Coopers Crossing. When Paula joins them, Luke follows headlong into the jaws of
- S05E05No Man's LandSeptember 28, 1989—Chris and David arrive at a place to do a clinic run, a mother lives there with her 2 daughters. They seem like they have something against
- S05E06Rising SundownOctober 5, 1989—A lady named Essie Harrington is selling her property. Two japanese men shows up at the auction and they lay the highest bid. This upsets al
- S05E07Man And BoyOctober 12, 1989—A young boy named Ricky gets hit by lightning. David, Kate and Sam manages to get there, but the storm makes sure they can't take off. Ricky
- S05E08The LongingOctober 19, 1989—An aboriginal couple, the woman pregnant, has a car accident, but is all right. The man, Joe, gets a job on a farm and his wife Sheena accom
- S05E09Bitter HarvestOctober 26, 1989—Chemicals are being dumped illegally. A family returns home after a holiday to find crops are dead and stuff all over the place. The father
- S05E10The InstrumentNovember 2, 1989—David, Kate and Paula go on a clinic run to where men are working in a mine. A man has cracked ribs, David advises him to stop working but h
- S05E11Word & DeedNovember 9, 1989—Jacko is babtizing a baby who is ralated to Sam. Afterwords Sam discovers some burnmarks on Jacko's hands. He is taken to hospital and diagn
- S05E12All That GlittersNovember 16, 1989—A rich man called Barry Ryan comes to town. He is out with some horses when Luke, who is nearby, hears a shot. Barry has been shot and is ta
- S05E13Fly PastNovember 23, 1989—DJ gets a call, a stationhand has a broken leg. Chris flies out and sees the worker - who turns out to be Tom Callaghan!! He isn't too badly
- S05E14The Last RodeoNovember 30, 1989—A girl named Kathy complains of stomachpains and Chris does some tests. Kathy's father shows up secretly and he and Kathy leaves during the
- S05E15Sky Above, Earth BelowDecember 7, 1989—A little girl named Sophie falls down a mineshaft. Everybody tries to rescue her but it doesn't look too good. In the last minute David save
- S05E16Lucky LadyDecember 14, 1989—An old man is found in the forrest, he claims to be searching for someone. He is dehydrated and goes to hospital, but runs away. It turned o
- S05E17The Chips Are DownDecember 21, 1989—Nick's father, Jim, and Nick are out driving. Nick is a bit worried, the rumour says his dad takes amphetamine. Nick is asleep, when Jim sud
- S05E18Guardian AngelDecember 28, 1989—Michael and Lee visits an old man named Karl. They work for a mining company and wants to do a survey on Karl's land, but he refuses. When t
- S05E19BattlersJanuary 4, 1990—Nick and his friend Shane works for mr. Logan. Nick hurts his chest and Tom says he needs to rest for 10 days. Mr. Logan doesn't except that
- S05E20No TearsJanuary 11, 1990—A man working for Baxter, Ben, has a caraccident. The RFDS comes and checks him out. They say he need an eyeoperation. But Ben has heard tha
- S05E21A Doctor's DreamingJanuary 18, 1990—On the way to a clinic run some medical things fall off the truck and gets left behind. David returns to the hospital with some patients, on
- S05E22Blues For JudyJanuary 25, 1990—A girl who is a friend of Emma's give birth in her car, then leaves the baby outside Emma's front door wanting Emma to look after it - what
- S05E23The ClaimFebruary 1, 1990—Lorraine is killed while trying to mend her bridge. Her death leaves her best friend, Judith, to pick up the pieces and fight off a blackmai
- S05E24A Rhyme For ReasonFebruary 8, 1990—Pip, an elderly lady who is the darling of Coopers Crossing, comes into some money.
- S05E25Dad's Little BlokeFebruary 15, 1990—The accident of a young boy entangles his family in a web of deceit and suspicion.
- S05E26A Sporting LifeFebruary 22, 1990—Mel Cregan from Coopers Crossing is the big baseballhero in New South Wales. After a great game he and his dad, Kev, are celebrating at the
Season06
- S06E01A Good Drop Of RedMarch 1, 1990Tom is going on holiday and with him on the Broken Hill plane are Kate, a pregnant woman and two businessmen. The businessmen want to look a
- S06E02The HeroMarch 8, 1990—A new RDS pilot lands himself in trouble when he gives a lift to an old rascal called Felix.
- S06E03SuspicionMarch 15, 1990—Chris has to look after a criminal, Evans. The police claims he tried to escape but his injuries are consistant with the ones of a beating.
- S06E04Daddy's GirlMarch 22, 1990—Mr Price and his grown up daughter Megan own place where men are drilling. Tom is an old friend of Megan's. While Mr Price and Megan are the
- S06E05Two Sisters RunningMarch 29, 1990—Two girls, Kelly and Hannah, and their grandmother have a car accident. In hospital Geoff finds out the grandmother has lethal cancer. She w
- S06E06Dangerous GamesApril 5, 1990—Nancy contacts an old rodeo-champion, Ralph McRae, to help Nick. Vic is jealous, he thinks Nancy and Ralph have something going. Ralph doesn
- S06E07Milk RunApril 12, 1990—A woman named Lois Murchison takes a bad fall, and can't radio for help. The only one left on the property apart from herself is her very yo
- S06E08Point Of No ReturnApril 19, 1990—Amanda is seeing Mark, who works on her father's property. Her mother doesn't approve and after a fight Mark leaves. Amanda is so upset she
- S06E09Small MerciesApril 26, 1990—Tom goes to see June Nichols, who is ill. Her radio is broken, so Tom takes June's son Jason to go to the neighbours for help. They have a c
- S06E10A Painful ExtractionMay 3, 1990—DJ's father turns up and wants DJ to return to Greece with him. DJ and his father go to see an old man out in the bush to see if he is OK, h
- S06E11The ClimberMay 10, 1990—A bloke and his girlfriend turn up in town to see David - they are old friends. David and the bloke go climbing, his girlfriend isn't feelin
- S06E12Dead ReckoningMay 17, 1990—When charter pilot Doug Holland flies into Coopers Crossing to refuel his aircraft, a nightmare begins for Geoff, Kate and the other doctors
- S06E13A Bride to BeMay 24, 1990—Typical Aussie outback man Whistler, who loves Alice but has avoided marriage for 20 years, discovers that the time has come to make a decis
- S06E14A Place For The NightMay 31, 1990—A young girl blames herself for her sister's drowning and loses the will to walk. While taking her to Broken Hill for tests, the plane makes
- S06E15End Of The RainbowJune 7, 1990—Nick goes to an opal-miner called Jackson with a generator. Jackson attacks Nick but then get trouble breathing. He goes to hospital with hi
- S06E16Double VisionJune 14, 1990—Tom is treating a girl named Kim, she's burnt her hands. She falls in love with Tom and follows him everywhere which is a bit embarresing. S
- S06E17The Boy In The BootJune 21, 1990—A father, Rex, and his son Tim is heading toward Coopers Crossing whne Tim gets in the boot of the car. They have a caraccident, but is save
- S06E18Windows Of The SoulJune 28, 1990—David is getting a man to hospital who hurt his head. David finds out he's been in Vietnam but he doesn't want to talk about it. But he does
- S06E19Rest In PeaceJuly 5, 1990—Nick and Annie find a car in a dried creek with two bodies inside. They are believed to be Bob and Rachel Jordan, who mysteriously disappear
- S06E20Life LineJuly 12, 1990—Chris undergoes an emotional crisis after receiving some devastating news about her father.
Season07
- S07E01Fly Like A BirdJuly 18, 1990—The new pilot, Johnno Johnosn, arrives. An old man named Les thinks he's got asbestosis from mine-jobs. He's convinced he'll die and wants c
- S07E02A Day To RememberJuly 25, 1990—During a clinicround there are reports of small fires, which eventually turns out to be one huge fire! Geoff goes out there, but burns his h
- S07E03A Place To Call HomeAugust 1, 1990—Nick is out fixing a wind mill, when a woman named Kerry comes, her car broke down. She's pregnant and starts having contractions. Nick help
- S07E04Divided LoyaltiesAugust 8, 1990—A pilot-friend of Johnno's, Keith Lorrigan, has a plane crash and dies. His wife Vikki finds some heart pills, and Johnno doesn't want anybo
- S07E05A Rural EducationAugust 15, 1990—David and Annie go to a remote part of town to do check ups on pupils at the school. One of the boys keeps acting strangly and has bad heada
- S07E06The Ties That BindAugust 22, 1990—The team is presented with a major problem by a couple and their disabled child.
- S07E07Brother’s KeeperAugust 29, 1990—Through helping an alcoholic friend, Tom finds himself trapped in a mine and at the mercy of a murderer.
- S07E08WildernessSeptember 5, 1990—A man burns down his house and heads into the outback, taking his daughters with him.
- S07E09Valentine’s DaySeptember 12, 1990—David falls in love with a British woman, she is flying around the world on her own, she is only in town for a few days while her plane is b
- S07E10A Little TendernessSeptember 19, 1990—Tom talks to a woman who needs to have her utures removed. The woman lives under horrible cirumstances, he husband is really mean. One day h
- S07E11Poet’s CornerSeptember 26, 1990—An alcoholic poet suffering with writer's block shows up in town and causes trouble by his decision to turn to plagiarism.
- S07E12Family FarmOctober 3, 1990—A tense situation develops in town after a distraught man, burdened by his failure to provide for his family, takes two hostages.
- S07E13A Place Where You BelongOctober 10, 1990—A young German doctor arrives in Cooper's Crossing and is soon needed to help out in an emergency.
- S07E14Break AwayOctober 17, 1990—A young mother attempts to escape from her manic depressive boyfriend by running away to Cooper's Crossing.
- S07E15Billie and PeteOctober 24, 1990—Geoff runs into a couple of people from his past, ex-jazz singer Billie Sorenson and her one-time pianist Pete.
- S07E16Old Man WeedOctober 31, 1990—Magda and Kate attempt to persuade an aborigine girl's father to let her have an operation to save her from a brain tumour.
- S07E17David and GoliathNovember 7, 1990—David attempts to help a man who has his leg trapped. Back at the hospital David also notices a lump on the man's chest which he wants teste
- S07E18Last CarnivalNovember 21, 1990—Annie gives treatment to a boy who works on a carnival and they soon develop a strong rapport.
- S07E19Innocence LostNovember 28, 1990—Kate and Geoff attempt to help a girl who has been raped. She isn't saying much and refuses to say who did it. Annie goes on a date with Ted
- S07E20Bush ChristmasDecember 5, 1990—Vic and Nancy are getting ready for Christmas.
Season08
- S08E01What A GuyJanuary 24, 1991—A new doctor and nurse show up in Cooper's Crossing. He is charming but arrogant and she's fed up with overbearing city doctors, so the stag
- S08E02Bad Moon RisingJanuary 31, 1991—A man collapses whilst drilling an oil rig and after Johnno and David show up at the scene they discover the boss is an old enemy of Johnno'
- S08E03A New LifeFebruary 7, 1991—A pregnant woman is being flown to the hospital with Kate as the only other passenger on board and they run into a bad storm. Kate is forced
- S08E04Through Thick And ThinFebruary 14, 1991—After a couple of English girls are stranded in the outback, the doctors are called out to help.
- S08E05DeceptionsFebruary 21, 1991—David decides that the time has come to leave Cooper's Crossing and do something else with his life. A jackeroo is fired because he has been
- S08E06None So BlindFebruary 28, 1991—After battery acid explodes in her face, Kate could loose her sight.
- S08E07Sleep Of ReasonMarch 7, 1991—After Kate's younger sister Penny shows up town, she immediately causes a stir. Magda is hiding a secret and makes a surprise announcement.
- S08E08My Mother’s ChildMarch 14, 1991—Clare is feeling stressed and her work starts to suffer after an agency contacts her about Steve, the son she had adopted. Penny is finding
- S08E09Swinging On The RopeMarch 21, 1991—An influential landowner manages ro cause problems for the team after he insists that his injured son is sent to a specialist in Melbourne.
- S08E10Father and SonApril 4, 1991—Vic decides to invest in a tourist enterprise. A father has to come to terms with a tragedy.
- S08E11A Little MiracleApril 11, 1991—Geoff and Kate decide to go camping hoping that some time together and some privacy will help them conceive a child. The end up camping near
- S08E12Murphy’s LawApril 18, 1991—After Vic accidentally runs over a girl, it is the beginning of a whole chain of events.
- S08E13Breaking down the wallApril 25, 1991—After a tour guide dies of a heart attack whilst showing people around some caves, Guy, Penny, Steve and a German couple find themselves los
- S08E14Once BittenMay 2, 1991—Geoff is struck down with a mystery illness and after nobody seems to be able to diagnose what it wrong, it appears the only option is to am
- S08E15Clipped WingsMay 9, 1991—Johnno is determined to fly back to town despite some bad weather conditions and ending up losing his pilot's license forcing him to take bo
- S08E16Walk Don’t RunMay 16, 1991—Kate is determined to compete in the town's annual cross country horse race even though she is pregnant. Her main rival is her sister Penny
- S08E17MasqueradeMay 23, 1991—Guy attempts to help a battered housewife. Jackie attempts to fend off the affections of a dentist.
- S08E18Against The CurrentMay 30, 1991—Penny and Steve are looking forward to going on a camping trip but things take an unpleasant turn after they see something shocking. Penny r
- S08E19Last Of The CochranesJune 6, 1991—Geoff finds himself involved with the Cochrane family again. He goes to Melbourne after receiving a mystifying telephone call and he meets O
- S08E20Double LifeJune 13, 1991—Guy receives a massive surprise after his fiancee Fern Wentworth turns up. She wants to win back his heart and turn him into the man she kne
- S08E21Something, NothingJune 20, 1991—Johnno ends up having a near death experience, after flying in a storm, and he thinks about his life. He buys a farm from his friend who is
- S08E22FamilyJune 27, 1991—Geoff and Kate get ready to celebrate the birth of their first child. Geoff receives a visit from a paediatrician friend called Colin. After
- S08E23Being PositiveJuly 4, 1991—Jackie is pleased after Jerry Davis return to Coopers Crossing but romance is the last thing on his mind. After talking with Geoff about a s
- S08E24Open DayJuly 11, 1991—A young boy who is disfigured with scars is kept away from society by his worried mother. Geoff attempts to rehabilitate them and encourage
- S08E25Changing TimesJuly 18, 1991—Geoff and Kate experience city life after they relocate to Melbourne after he has been been given the opportunity to train as a cardiologist
- S08E26FreedomJuly 25, 1991—A couple of young lovers decide to hide away in the cellar of a farmhouse to avoid the anger of their feuding families. After Jackie finds t
Season09
- S09E01Nymphs and NightmaresAugust 8, 1991—Rowie is riddled with guilt when Walter Morell claims to have seen a nymph in the outback. Twenty years ago, Rowie abandoned her friend Bery
- S09E02Out Of The BlueAugust 15, 1991—Life with baby Scarlett leads to marital discord for Geoff and Kate. Then when Kate's sister Penny becomes infatuated with Geoff, things are
- S09E03The Last DanceAugust 22, 1991—The love of Clare's life appears in the Crossing and causes her some consternation. meanwhile Steve finds running his own business is not as
- S09E04Unfinished BusinessAugust 29, 1991—When a lethal bacteria is found in the operating theatre, there is an outbreak of hysteria in the Crossing. Although Guy attempts to suppres
- S09E05JacquelineSeptember 5, 1991—After a storm prevents Guy and Jackie from returning to the Crossing after a clinic round,they are forced to stay over night in an isolated
- S09E06MonkeySeptember 12, 1991—There is a highly specialised, successful Doctor in town but Jackie has to deal with a troubled conscience after finding out that he is addi
- S09E07The StrangerSeptember 19, 1991—Geoff believes a man is suffering from mental illness when he jumps out in front of him, nude. However the man is evidently highly educated
- S09E08The ChristeningSeptember 19, 1991—As Kate and Geoff prepare for Scarlett's christening, they reflect on their lives together and the friends they have known.
- S09E09The Good BookSeptember 26, 1991—Old familiar faces return to the Crossing when a party is held after Harry Cooper's diary is found. Things don't run quite as smoothly as pl
- S09E10My Little PatchOctober 3, 1991—A young Koori boy has a difficult time when his grandfather is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Guy becomes involved but soon discovers that
- S09E11Two Splatt ShuffleOctober 10, 1991—Emotions run high in the Crossing when they believe they have a bigamist in their midst. When a travelling salesman has an accident and is a
- S09E12SecretsOctober 17, 1991—A man threatens to kill his wife and child out of desperation when he can no longer go on with the guilt of his financial debt. Meanwhile an
- S09E13The Games We PlayOctober 24, 1991—Guy is mystified by the symptoms of a young patient and has problems identifying a diagnosis. Meanwhile there is cricket fever in the Crossi
- S09E14Bone ChinaOctober 31, 1991—Geoff decides to expand his career options and break out into the world of cuisine. Meanwhile, everyone in the Crossing is nervous when conv
- S09E15Johnno Be GoodNovember 7, 1991—When Johnno learns that his father has died, he returns to Melbourne to collect his belongings. However he finds out more than he bargained
- S09E16Lost RainbowsNovember 14, 1991—Rowie is involved in a bizarre emergency. When she goes there across country by horse, she discovers that all is not what it seems and calls
- S09E17Broken PromisesNovember 21, 1991—The stress and pressure of arranging a high society wedding causes the bride to be, Emily, to collapse with exhaustion and be hospitalised.
- S09E18Visitors WelcomeNovember 28, 1991—Luke will do anything to impress his father Barry, however he takes things a little too far when a group of Japanese end up staying in the C
- S09E19Yesterday’s NewsDecember 5, 1991—When a female journalist joins Kate and Johnno on a clinic run it results in a bit of a fracas. There is a plane crash; fantastic news for t
- S09E20Dirty LinenDecember 19, 1991—There is a major problem at the hospital when the aged washing machines break down and it emerges there is insufficient funds to buy replace
- S09E21Chasing RainbowsDecember 26, 1991—Rowie finds the going tough when she has to decide between taking care of her ill father or living in Coopers Crossing. Things become increa
- S09E22Uncle CyranoJanuary 2, 1992—Guy finds himself faced with a difficult moral dilemma. Steve continues to be infatuated by the local school teacher, Jane, and he is determ
- S09E23Luck Of The DrawAugust 25, 1992—When Geoff has to make the exceptionally difficult choice between attending the birth of a premature baby and treating the victim of a snake
- S09E24Trouble with M.E.September 1, 1992—Rowie and Guy find themselves at loggerheads when they disagree over the diagnosis of a patient. Matt Sheridan, a notoriously hard working f
- S09E25The AccompliceSeptember 8, 1992—There's a new man in town. He quickly ingratiates himself with the locals however Jackie remains apprehensive about him.
- S09E26Blind ObsessionSeptember 15, 1992—Claire continues to receive attention from a secret admirer. However, she decides that it might not be such a bad thing and decides that she
- S09E27WimpSeptember 22, 1992—The town hosts a local boxing match. Things take an ominous turn though when Steve knocks out his opponent. When his opponant dies, he is he
- S09E28VisionariesSeptember 29, 1992—Hard times have hit the Crossing but Vic has an ingenious idea to draw in more custom: introduce bikini wearing parking inspectors. Meanwhil
- S09E29Life LessonsOctober 6, 1992—In a reflective mood when it's his daughter Scarlett's birthday, Geoff makes her a video about the people of Coopers Crossing. He hopes to p
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