A Country Practice

A Country Practice

The highs and lows of the Wandin Valley residents, from the patients and staff at the rural town's hospital, to the locals and their everyday lives.

Genre: DramaRomance

Cast:Shane PorteousBrian WenzelLorrae DesmondJoyce JacobsGordon PiperSyd HeylenJoan SydneyShane WithingtonJohn TarrantGrant DodwellPenny CookAnne TenneyGeorgie ParkerJosephine MitchellDi SmithMaureen EdwardsKate RaisonAndrew Blackman


1Season 10

S10.E1 ∙ Puppy Love: Part 1

Jan 1990

Dave Watson takes the law into his own hands when wild dogs kill his sheep. Cookie falls for his star border, Liz Scales. Bob is away with Fancy Nancy.

2Season 10

S10.E2 ∙ Puppy Love: Part 2

Jan 1990

Matt and Lucy are in love and Cathy finds it amusing that they are trying to hide it from her.

3Season 10

S10.E3 ∙ Anna and the King: Part 1

1990

Former pop idol Martin Glass injures himself riding Cris' new motorcycle. Luke tries to help songwriter Anna Collins overcome her disability.

4Season 10

S10.E4 ∙ Anna and the King: Part 2

1990

Cookie is distraught when his young niece, Sam, goes missing. Anna Collins takes action when she discovers Martin Glass has been claiming her songs as his own and is about to ditch her for another keyboard player.

5Season 10

S10.E5 ∙ Stepping Out: Part 1

1990

Bob Hatfield says he is going to leave the Valley for good but Cookie is determined to change his mind about leaving.

6Season 10

S10.E6 ∙ Stepping Out: Part 2

1990

Luke helps Cathy retrieve a fruit bat from Esme's tree and the experience of learning how to care for the animal enthuses him about the possibility of further education.

7Season 10

S10.E7 ∙ Never Too Late: Part 1

1990

Luke's friendship with Kevin Walsh, an itinerant worker, soon turns sour when he discovers the man has abandoned his kids.

8Season 10

S10.E8 ∙ Never Too Late: Part 2

1990

After getting hold of Esme's dandelion wine and falling asleep while watching a movie, Bob wakes to the notion that the townsfolk are all aliens and are out to get him.

9Season 10

S10.E9 ∙ Waltzing Matilda: Part 1

1990

A rivalry develops between Terence and Cris when they are quizzed by investigative journalist Ruth Furl.

10Season 10

S10.E10 ∙ Waltzing Matilda: Part 2

1990

Chaos reigns when everyone tries to organise Jessie's seventh birthday party. Esme Watson and Cookie eventually save the day.

11Season 10

S10.E11 ∙ Promises to Keep: Part 1

1990

The pain of a broken leg from last week's incident with a wanted murderer is all but forgotten when Luke falls in love with Miriam Briggs, daughter of local politician Douglas Briggs.

12Season 10

S10.E12 ∙ Promises to Keep: Part 2

1990

Cathy reluctantly agrees to help the young couple but Douglas is determined to keep them apart.

13Season 10

S10.E13 ∙ Still Waters: Part 1

1990

Rhonda Sainsbury threatens to have the hospital closed down when her daughter Jane is struck down by a mysterious infection.

14Season 10

S10.E14 ∙ Still Waters: Part 2

Tue, Mar 6, 1990

Matt builds Lucy a new chook pen, but a vandal keeps knocking it down. Cathy receives another gift from her admirer, with a note saying he will be in the area soon and will visit her.

15Season 10

S10.E15 ∙ Wild Horses: Part 1

Mon, Mar 12, 1990

Lachlan Morrison, a patient in the hospital, worries about Maggie Sloan's workload.

16Season 10

S10.E16 ∙ Wild Horses: Part 2

Tue, Mar 13, 1990

With Shirley away, Frank is bored, so he seeks the company of Cris and Terence but too many cooks spoil the broth. Lucy's concerns for the environment and her pocket extend to a replacement for her dead car.

17Season 10

S10.E17 ∙ Romancing the Sloan: Part 1

Mon, Mar 19, 1990

Matron Sloan faces the past when young Joshua Bates is brought to the hospital with serious burns after he and his mother are in an automobile accident.

18Season 10

S10.E18 ∙ Romancing the Sloan: Part 2

Tue, Mar 20, 1990

Cathy and John have a huge row which culminates in Cathy preparing to leave for Kakadu. Lachlan persuades Maggie to leave the Valley and travel the world with him.

19Season 10

S10.E19 ∙ Kiss Me Kate: Part 1

Mon, Mar 26, 1990

Lucy becomes acting Director of Nursing and provokes a staff strike when she dismisses Janet, the kitchen hand, for petty theft.

20Season 10

S10.E20 ∙ Kiss Me Kate: Part 2

Tue, Mar 27, 1990

Matt and Lucy help Perce Hudson cope with the death of his wife. The town wave goodbye to Cathy and John as they head north to Kakadu.

21Season 10

S10.E21 ∙ Change of Heart: Part 1

1990

Stephanie "Steve", Brennan refuses to accept that her father Snow might die. Lucy is lobbying for Sue Daley to become Matron.

22Season 10

S10.E22 ∙ Change of Heart: Part 2

1990

Matt and Lucy cannot find any time to be alone now that Luke has moved in with them.

23Season 10

S10.E23 ∙ Sisters I: Part 1

1990

Ann Brennan comes to Wandin valley after the death of her father Snow and meets her half sister, Steve, for the first time. Not that their meeting goes too well.

24Season 10

S10.E24 ∙ Sisters I: Part 2

1990

Wandin Valley reveals its musical talents when musician Paul Kelly makes a guest appearance. Steve and Ann resolve their differences.

25Season 10

S10.E25 ∙ Sisters II: Part 1

1990

Luke finds a letter that changes his views about Anzac Day. Surgery on Andrew McTavish, the hospitalized cook, leads to a professional rivalry between Terence and new D.O.N. Ann Brennan.

26Season 10

S10.E26 ∙ Sisters II: Part 2

1990

Steve tries to beat a council order to spray a blackberry infestation. The following day Steve's newly inseminated cows begin to abort and a savage storm ruins the hay.

27Season 10

S10.E27 ∙ Casualties: Part 1

1990

Terence becomes irritated when Ann releases his patient Frad Watkins for the Anzac Day march.

28Season 10

S10.E28 ∙ Casualties: Part 2

1990

Cookie and Bob claim innocence when Tiget Kelly's scheme to train Panch, the greyhound, backfires.

29Season 10

S10.E29 ∙ It's in the Blood: Part 1

1990

Luke's alcoholic mother, Therese, comes to the Valley.

30Season 10

S10.E30 ∙ It's in the Blood: Part 2

1990

A violent confrontation changes the relationship between Luke and his mother. Cris uses hypnosis to help Russell Guest overcome learning difficulties.

31Season 10

S10.E31 ∙ The Sting: Part 1

1990

A wayward girl, "Becks," is injured in an explosion.

32Season 10

S10.E32 ∙ The Sting: Part 2

1990

Ann collapses in the hospital. Matt is concerned that Lucy's attitude toward him has changed.

33Season 10

S10.E33 ∙ All or Nothing: Part 1

1990

The annual fishing competition is due to get underway and Terence, Bob, and all the other keen competitors get angling fever.

34Season 10

S10.E34 ∙ All or Nothing: Part 2

1990

Ann is undecided about returning to Perth with Peter. The fishing competition inspires unbridled rivalry between Bob and Terence.

35Season 10

S10.E35 ∙ Confinement: Part 1

1990

Esme's use of steroids startles Wandin Valley residents. Steve's animals are being poisoned.

36Season 10

S10.E36 ∙ Confinement: Part 2

1990

Terence and Ann form a new bond and relationship as they help Linda McNeil give birth.

37Season 10

S10.E37 ∙ Body and Soul: Part 1

1990

Terence receives divorce papers from Alex and is far from happy. He clashes with Cassandra James, a psychic healer whose daughter Emma is a diabetic.

38Season 10

S10.E38 ∙ Body and Soul: Part 2

1990

An understanding develops between Cassandra and Terence when Emma rebels against her mother.

39Season 10

S10.E39 ∙ Images: Part 1

1990

Cookie collapses and is admitted to hospital.

40Season 10

S10.E40 ∙ Images: Part 2

1990

Matt tries to get Lucy to visit him more often at Bower Cottage but his plans go awry when he injures his back.

41Season 10

S10.E41 ∙ Burn Off: Part 1

Mon, Jun 11, 1990

A deliberate act by Lenny Jackson turns the winter burn-off into a raging bushfire which threatens Wandin Valley.

42Season 10

S10.E42 ∙ Burn Off: Part 2

Tue, Jun 12, 1990

Tragedy strikes when Lenny Jackson and Matt try to rescue Lucy and Cris from a burning Bower Cottage.

43Season 10

S10.E43 ∙ Aftermath: Part 1

1990

In the aftermath of the bushfire, Matt collapses and two women, Barbara Morgan and Karen Stone, report their husbands missing.

44Season 10

S10.E44 ∙ Aftermath: Part 2

1990

An autopsy by Terence provides some clues to a possible murder. Ann and a mob of unruly sheep force Cris off his motorbike.

45Season 10

S10.E45 ∙ Running Wild: Part 1

1990

Terence becomes an impossible patient when he injures his foot. Matron Hilda Arrowsmith makes Ann a surprising offer.

46Season 10

S10.E46 ∙ Running Wild: Part 2

1990

Matron Arrowsmith's devious plans are revealed in a bedside tryst with Terence. Kevin Walsh is devastated when he learns about his daughter's past life.

47Season 10

S10.E47 ∙ Where There's Smoke: Part 1

1990

Cris Kouros refuses to treat Gail Haines after her father-in-law Stan has a bad asthma attack due to her heavy smoking.

48Season 10

S10.E48 ∙ Where There's Smoke: Part 2

1990

Tom Haines blames his mother Gail's chronic smoking for the departure of his grandfather Stan. Doris, the beer-drinking pig, joins her new friend Barney for a drink.

49Season 10

S10.E49 ∙ Runaways: Part 1

1990

Matt kidnaps Lucy and takes her away for a romantic holiday, where she finally reveals her fears about the lump in her abdomen.

50Season 10

S10.E50 ∙ Runaways: Part 2

1990

Esme's behaviour shocks the doctors when she is admitted to hospital suffering from a Deep Vein Thrombosis.