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 13

S13.E1 ∙ Something of Value: Part 1

Mon, Jan 18, 1993

The hospital's reclassification brings about the forced closure of its operating theatre.

2Season 13

S13.E2 ∙ Something of Value: Part 2

Tue, Jan 19, 1993

The hospital and it's staff come under fire for their performing the operation when they shouldn't have.

3Season 13

S13.E3 ∙ A Fine Balance: Part 1

Mon, Jan 25, 1993

Jo Davis, a promising young gymnast, is injured but refuses to take time off. Harry struggles with the girl's mother who refuses to let him see her other daughter who is in a wheelchair for no apparent reason.

4Season 13

S13.E4 ∙ A Fine Balance: Part 2

Tue, Jan 26, 1993

Harry works with Jo's disintegrating family to get her parents to put the needs of their two daughters first.

5Season 13

S13.E5 ∙ Twice Shy: Part 1

Mon, Feb 1, 1993

Bernice invites travel writer Victor Tutt to "historic Rainbow Farm" hoping to score a good review in his next book.

6Season 13

S13.E6 ∙ Twice Shy: Part 2

Tue, Feb 2, 1993

Hugo talks Darcy into going to the doctor when she suspects breast cancer.

7Season 13

S13.E7 ∙ The Prodigal: Part 1

Mon, Feb 8, 1993

Alec Lacey, Anna's younger world travelling brother, is back in the country and makes a surprise visit.

8Season 13

S13.E8 ∙ The Prodigal: Part 2

Tue, Feb 9, 1993

Alek is arrested in a drug bust after Anna kicks him out of her home. He's released due to a lack of evidence but Anna makes him go back and turn himself in.

9Season 13

S13.E9 ∙ Little Lies: Part 1

Mon, Feb 15, 1993

Bernice plays reluctant host to a group of bikers, with whom is a 14-year-old pregnant runaway.

10Season 13

S13.E10 ∙ Little Lies: Part 2

Tue, Feb 16, 1993

Mary's sister arrives and chases off Wolf, the biker who's been looking after Mary.

11Season 13

S13.E11 ∙ One Man's Poison: Part 1

Mon, Feb 22, 1993

First, Terence has has his tires slashes, and a case of wine smashed, then Franks's roses are ripped up and he receives a picture of Shirley accompanied by a disturbing note. Someone is after the two.

12Season 13

S13.E12 ∙ One Man's Poison: Part 2

Tue, Feb 23, 1993

Russell holds Rosemary captive in her apartment bringing about a standoff with the police.

13Season 13

S13.E13 ∙ An Act of Love: Part 1

Mon, Mar 1, 1993

Hugo's girlfriend Judith Marques, the daughter of a visiting physician, learns she is pregnant (not by Hugo) and turns to Hugo and Darcy for help.

14Season 13

S13.E14 ∙ An Act of Love: Part 2

Tue, Mar 2, 1993

When Judith doesn't get support from her father, and Hugo's wedding talk turns out to be just that, Judith takes matters into her own hands, attempting an abortion which nearly kills her.

15Season 13

S13.E15 ∙ Billy's Choice: Part 1

Mon, Mar 8, 1993

Esme moves out of Camelot when Terence suggests that it may be time for a growing Ruby to move out of the house.

16Season 13

S13.E16 ∙ Billy's Choice: Part 2

Tue, Mar 9, 1993

Before his big date with Esme, Bernice accidentally smashes Perce's false teeth while attempting to kill a cockroach.

17Season 13

S13.E17 ∙ Come Dancing: Part 1

Mon, Mar 15, 1993

Tara Nesbitt, Darcy's best friend from school, comes to the valley to see her before going to the United States to pursue a dance career.

18Season 13

S13.E18 ∙ Come Dancing: Part 2

Tue, Mar 16, 1993

Tara is found to have a herniated disk in her back, for which an operation would end her dancing career before it has begun.

19Season 13

S13.E19 ∙ Stolen Moments: Part 1

Mon, Mar 22, 1993

Kate's mother Liz makes a surprise visit and is convinced that her husband is having an affair. The evidence however points to his relationship with his other daughter which she has still not been told about.

20Season 13

S13.E20 ∙ Stolen Moments: Part 2

Tue, Mar 23, 1993

Taking a short cut to the golf course, Harry is struck in the leg by an arrow shot by Billy.

21Season 13

S13.E21 ∙ Intolerance: Part 1

Mon, Mar 29, 1993

A troublesome youth flips out and trashes his classroom and when Tom arrives to intervene, the boy jumps through the window.

22Season 13

S13.E22 ∙ Intolerance: Part 2

Tue, Mar 30, 1993

Rosemary and Terence take a vacation to the Wandin Valley Winery but Terence's weekend alone with Rosemary is derailed by the arrival of Esme and Bernice, and Rosemary's fascination with reports of Elvis sightings in the area.

23Season 13

S13.E23 ∙ Guilty Party: Part 1

Tue, Apr 6, 1993

Two young medical students arrive in the valley for work experience and quickly take to Darcy and her friend Lee.

24Season 13

S13.E24 ∙ Guilty Party: Part 2

Wed, Apr 7, 1993

Bernice schemes to get her hands on government grant money but must first get Esme's "Progress Association" onside.

25Season 13

S13.E25 ∙ Trivial Pursuits: Part 1

Tue, Apr 13, 1993

Billy is taken to hospital with ammonia burns after cleaning his cricket bat. Anna buys him a chemistry set to teach him respect for chemicals but under Tom's "guidance" a more radical method of study is undertaken.

26Season 13

S13.E26 ∙ Trivial Pursuits: Part 2

Wed, Apr 14, 1993

Tony asks Darcy to come to London with him. Tony's father asks Terence to talk some sense into him, but Terence, recognising the opportunity Tony has been given, can't talk him out of his dream.

27Season 13

S13.E27 ∙ Wildcard: Part 1

Tue, Apr 20, 1993

Dave Carmody, an old friend of Tom's, arrives in the valley. Dave is a retired police officer who now finds himself under investigation by Internal Affairs and needs Tom to verify his alibi.

28Season 13

S13.E28 ∙ Wildcard: Part 2

Wed, Apr 21, 1993

A glimpse into Tom's previous life has Anna wondering if she really knows him at all.

29Season 13

S13.E29 ∙ True Confessions: Part 1

Tue, Apr 27, 1993

Bernice puts off an appearance on Barry Baxter's radio show to spend more time with a young man with a passion for old tractors.

30Season 13

S13.E30 ∙ True Confessions: Part 2

Wed, Apr 28, 1993

Toby is in an MVA forcing him to tell his wife about his condition-and how he became infected.

31Season 13

S13.E31 ∙ Floating on Air: Part 1

Tue, May 4, 1993

With the wedding two days away, Harry falls out of a tree trying to catch a snake in Eden's garden.

32Season 13

S13.E32 ∙ Floating on Air: Part 2

Wed, May 5, 1993

Stranded up in a balloon with no way down, Harry and Bernice ask Billy to get help but neither Tom or Anna believe his story due to his recent fibbing.

33Season 13

S13.E33 ∙ Big Yellow Taxi: Part 1

Tue, May 11, 1993

Politician Jonathan Fletcher arrives in town to promote his campaign to tear down the historic miner's cottages to make way for a new car park.

34Season 13

S13.E34 ∙ Big Yellow Taxi: Part 2

1993

Tom instigates a search for Killer Burke's turtle when he buries it after thinking it had died.

35Season 13

S13.E35 ∙ Can't See Around Corners: Part 1

Tue, May 18, 1993

Andrew Rendell, Frank's nephew, makes a surprise visit with his young daughter. Anna and Darcy deal with a woman who has been feeding her geese pastries.

36Season 13

S13.E36 ∙ Can't See Around Corners: Part 2

Wed, May 19, 1993

Frank confronts his nephew about the damage to his car and learns that Andrew was the driver of the car that ran Harry off the road.

37Season 13

S13.E37 ∙ Tears for Fears: Part 1

1993

Four weeks have passed since the accident. Harry and Kate travel to Sydney to visit Jules in hospital.

38Season 13

S13.E38 ∙ Tears for Fears: Part 2

1993

Jules is awaiting her wheelchair and the repeated delays in its arrival keeps Harry in Sydney.

39Season 13

S13.E39 ∙ Mixed Doubles: Part 1

Tue, Jun 1, 1993

A letter from Jules prompts Harry to return to Sydney once again just as Kate is going into hospital for another operation.

40Season 13

S13.E40 ∙ Mixed Doubles: Part 2

Tue, Jun 8, 1993

Billy falls off Anatomic after being told he couldn't ride her, and after they attend to his injuries, Anna and Tom put him right back on the horse.

41Season 13

S13.E41 ∙ Certain Women: Part 1

Tue, Jun 8, 1993

Harry and Kate have finally gone on their honeymoon and Dr. Alex Fraser makes a surprise return to the valley.

42Season 13

S13.E42 ∙ Certain Women: Part 2

Wed, Jun 9, 1993

Tom takes Anatomic to the track for the first time but only Anna's influence can get the horse into the starting gate.

43Season 13

S13.E43 ∙ Double Indemnity: Part 1

Tue, Jun 15, 1993

Tom takes out an Aprehended Violence Order against Rod Campion after he assaults his wife in front of Anna. Jean-Jacques, a Frenchman from Bernice's past, arrives in town.

44Season 13

S13.E44 ∙ Double Indemnity: Part 2

Wed, Jun 16, 1993

Bernice is taken to hospital after a wild night in Burrigan. An investigation into the goats' deaths is underway when Rod discovers that his wife is responsible for their deaths.

45Season 13

S13.E45 ∙ Another Country: Part 1

Tue, Jun 22, 1993

A farmer leaves his barking dog with Anna when his neighbours start complaining but it doesn't take long for the incessant noise to get to Harry either.

46Season 13

S13.E46 ∙ Another Country: Part 2

Wed, Jun 23, 1993

Hugo finds Zozan hiding out at at the lodge and takes her back to her mother. Bernice consults Harry, the resident golf expert, about putting in a golf course in at Rainbow Farm.

47Season 13

S13.E47 ∙ Local Hero: Part 1

Tue, Jun 29, 1993

Jack Waterman, a friend of Bernice's, is in town for the rodeo when he is diagnosed with a degenerative nerve disorder (motor neuron disease).

48Season 13

S13.E48 ∙ Local Hero: Part 2

Wed, Jun 30, 1993

George is out with kennel cough so Frank lets Billy borrow Fatso for the rodeo's pet contest.

49Season 13

S13.E49 ∙ No Man's Land: Part 1

Tue, Jul 6, 1993

Rosemary is offered the Director of Nursing job in Burrigan and Terence accuses her of stagnating by not accepting it.

50Season 13

S13.E50 ∙ No Man's Land: Part 2

Wed, Jul 7, 1993

Malcolm is electrocuted when he intercedes to stop James from hitting an overhead power line with a length of pipe.