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 2

S2.E1 ∙ Golden Fleece: Part 1

Tue, Jan 5, 1982

Molly hires Bob Hatfield to install a new toilet and bidet at the farm, a task which results in the expected complications.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Golden Fleece: Part 2

Wed, Jan 6, 1982

Frank tracks down the troublesome youth responsible for a series of dangerous pranks and delivers him to the hospital where he is to work off his punishment.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Team Work: Part 1

Tue, Jan 12, 1982

Simon's plans for a weekend getaway to Sydney with Vicky are derailed by the arrival of his father, a skilled specialist himself, who is quick to offend Simon when he takes over one of his scheduled operations.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Team Work: Part 2

Wed, Jan 13, 1982

The team at the hospital - with the help of Shirley, Frank, Vicky, and Robert Bowen - work together to treat the passengers of the bus accident.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Suffer Little Children: Part 1

Wed, Jan 20, 1982

After treating a young aboriginal girl, Simon tries to confirm his suspicion that she is a victim of child abuse but instead he finds a medical explanation for her condition.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Suffer Little Children: Part 2

Thu, Jan 21, 1982

Shirley helps Frank rewrite his article on roses and gives herself a writing credit. Simon confronts Terence about his reluctance to pursue a child abuse investigation against Neil Stevens.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Mates: Part 1

Wed, Jan 27, 1982

Doug and Keith Abbot, two life-long bachelors with a very close relationship, are heralded as heroes and community role models after Doug saves a young boy's life when he gets electrocuted while climbing a tree.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Mates: Part 2

Thu, Jan 28, 1982

A phone call to the Abbott's shop by Doug's sister while it is being looked after by one of the townsfolk starts the local rumour mill talking about the true nature of Doug and Keith's relationship.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Agoraphobic Sons and Lovers: Part 1

Thu, Jul 29, 1982

Terence treats Margaret Skilton, a woman he diagnoses with agoraphobia, after Frank brings her to the clinic. Her sudden anxiety attacks have arisen since learning that she is pregnant again.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Agoraphobic Sons and Lovers: Part 2

Fri, Jul 30, 1982

Simon performs his first operation, but what was initially believed to be a simple appendectomy turns out to be a case of gonorrhoea, giving doctors the delicate task of tracking down the carriers of the disease among the community.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ I Know Where She's Gone: Part 1

Wed, Feb 10, 1982

When Frank receives word that the future of the Wandin Valley police station is in jeopardy, he lays down the law to prove his importance in the small town.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ I Know Where She's Gone: Part 2

Thu, Feb 11, 1982

Detectives Donnolly and Cairns are eager to charge Phil with Linda's murder so that they can wrap up the case. Unconvinced, Frank and Simon return to where Linda's body was found to look for more clues.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ A Little Knowledge: Part 1

Tue, Feb 16, 1982

Molly is branded as an eccentric and a nuisance when she reports Trevor Lang to the RSPCA for the neglect of his dog.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ A Little Knowledge: Part 2

Wed, Feb 17, 1982

A young girl is brought to hospital after a football injury damages her knee. Carol Glover is hospitalised after she is found collapsed at the hotel, and while she is in hospital, Terence is able to inform her that she is pregnant.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ A Pit to Hiss In: Part 1

Tue, Feb 23, 1982

Having abandoned her yabbie farm, Molly decides to visit her parents in Adelaide but the town gossips believe that she has left Brendan for good.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ A Pit to Hiss In: Part 2

Wed, Feb 24, 1982

On the way to her dinner with Simon, Vicky finds Claire wandering in the bush. After rejoining Simon at the Jones' farm, Vicky and Simon sit down to dinner only to be serenaded by the Jones' noisy livestock.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Sore Throat: Part 1

Tue, Mar 2, 1982

The news of the possible arrival of big industry in Wandin Valley divides the community and causes tempers to flare. Frank's sudden financial windfall has the townspeople speculating about the source of his wealth.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Sore Throat: Part 2

Wed, Mar 3, 1982

The planned smelter plant is cancelled. Simon gets worse in hospital

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Beating Around the Bush: Part 1

Tue, Mar 9, 1982

Rowena Elliott, Terence's ex-wife, makes a surprise visit. Amateur boxer Mickey Lewis, his manager Harry Lyons, and Harry's daughter (Mickey's girlfriend) Sharon, arrive in the valley to challenge the local pugilists.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Beating Around the Bush: Part 2

Wed, Mar 10, 1982

Rowena reveals to Marta her hopes for a reconciliation with Terence. To make up their financial debt resulting from Mickey's loss, Harry asks Mickey to throw his fight against Smudger.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Never Called Me Mother: Part 1

Tue, Mar 16, 1982

Vicky's early morning cleaning spree lands Shirley in hospital with a broken wrist. The arrival of a new vet to the district concerns Vicky who's worried about losing business.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Never Called Me Mother: Part 2

Wed, Mar 17, 1982

After getting in an argument with Judy, Dianne tells her she's not her daughter but was simply trying to take advantage of her and Ken thinking they were a wealthy family.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ Shootin' Through: Part 1

Tue, Mar 23, 1982

A camping accident puts a woman in hospital with severe burns. The accident came as her family was on their way to Broken Hill where her husband was to start a new job.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ Shootin' Through: Part 2

Wed, Mar 24, 1982

The stars of Green Pastures arrive in town but when the complaining, drunken, primadonna thespians come down with food poisoning, their public appearance is threatened.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ Pig in a Poke: Part 1

Tue, Mar 30, 1982

The town is eagerly anticipating the arrival of a group of actors from the popular radio serial Green Pastures.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ Pig in a Poke: Part 2

Wed, Mar 31, 1982

The stars of Green Pastures arrive in town but when the complaining, drunken, primadonnas come down with food poisoning, their public appearance is threatened.

27Season 2

S2.E27 ∙ Did She Fall: Part 1

Tue, Apr 6, 1982

After Norbert Lawson is admitted to hospital following a bar fight with Bob, Marta sends Brendan out to look for Norbert's lost dog. Skye's communal value system is too much for Molly to bear.

28Season 2

S2.E28 ∙ Did She Fall: Part 2

Wed, Apr 7, 1982

Simon launches a verbal tirade upon Vicky for choosing to stay with Peter. Before Molly can summon the courage to fire Skye, she tells Molly that it is time for her, and her goats, to be moving on.

29Season 2

S2.E29 ∙ Loves Labour Lost: Part 1

Tue, Apr 13, 1982

News that Doris is pregnant inspires Molly and Brendan to consider starting a family of their own.

30Season 2

S2.E30 ∙ Loves Labour Lost: Part 2

Wed, Apr 14, 1982

Shirley's friends gather at the Dean home the night before she is to be admitted to hospital.

31Season 2

S2.E31 ∙ Close Encounters of the Wrong Kind: Part 1

Tue, Apr 20, 1982

Jason Spencer returns to the hospital to help out and his return is none too soon for Matron Kertesz who continues to be challenged by staff shortages.

32Season 2

S2.E32 ∙ Close Encounters of the Wrong Kind: Part 2

Wed, Apr 21, 1982

With the town engrossed in "UFO fever" following an article in the Burrigan Examiner about Jason, a mysterious doctor arrives in town claiming the authority to take Jason to a military hospital for treatment.

33Season 2

S2.E33 ∙ The Second Coming: Part 1

Tue, Apr 27, 1982

After her release from hospital, Shirley gets a ride home from Father Sean in the sidecar of his motorcycle, but the two are quickly called back to the hospital to allow Father Sean to attend to a man who collapsed outside the club.

34Season 2

S2.E34 ∙ The Second Coming: Part 2

Wed, Apr 28, 1982

Simon tries to tactfully explain to Barbara Walsh that their relationship is strictly professional. After collapsing a second time at the club, Father Sean is readmitted to hospital.

35Season 2

S2.E35 ∙ Come Blow Your Horn: Part 1

Tue, May 4, 1982

Molly unsuccessfully tries to pass on her scheduling methodology to the clinic's new receptionist.

36Season 2

S2.E36 ∙ Come Blow Your Horn: Part 2

Wed, May 5, 1982

The arrival of Bunny Wilcox, an author and war veteran who served overseas with Soapie Armstrong, causes Reg Armstrong to have some nervous moments when he realises his masquerading as his brother may finally be revealed.

37Season 2

S2.E37 ∙ Frankie and Johnny: Part 1

Tue, May 11, 1982

Molly is upset with Frank's lackadaisical response to her report of gunshots being fired at her by a pair of kids.

38Season 2

S2.E38 ∙ Frankie and Johnny: Part 2

Wed, May 12, 1982

Frank rushes Johnny to hospital after having shot him but must wait in line while Terence operates to save the life of Snowy Rogers who accidentally shot himself after getting caught up on a fence during the pig hunt.

39Season 2

S2.E39 ∙ The Odd Couple: Part 1

Tue, May 18, 1982

Vicky concerns herself with Laurie Walker, a local area farmer, who after having to put down his arthritic dog, is brought to hospital with severe lacerations to his arms after apparently falling through a window.

40Season 2

S2.E40 ∙ The Odd Couple: Part 2

Wed, May 19, 1982

Frank's son Kevin arrives for the wedding in time to accompany Frank to the Jones' farm to see Shirley, who has since returned from her getaway to Burrigan.

41Season 2

S2.E41 ∙ A Fearful Thing: Part 1

Tue, May 25, 1982

Shirley and Frank return from their honeymoon to face the daunting task of living together. Their first confrontation is over the placement of the urn which, unbeknownst to Shirley, contains the ashes of Frank's first wife.

42Season 2

S2.E42 ∙ A Fearful Thing: Part 2

Wed, May 26, 1982

Terence's concern over how the town will react to Katrina's illness proves correct as the local rumour mill and fear mongers learn of her condition. Vicky lies to Frank in an attempt to keep his pianola out of the house.

43Season 2

S2.E43 ∙ Win Some, Lose Some: Part 1

Wed, Jun 2, 1982

Vicky makes the decision to move in with Simon, who is more than pleased with the decision.

44Season 2

S2.E44 ∙ Win Some, Lose Some: Part 2

Thu, Jun 3, 1982

Michael Porter is quickly admitted to hospital for an operation to remove the mole from his leg. After a pessimistic conversation with one of his nurses about the extremely small possibility of a leg amputation, Michael runs away.

45Season 2

S2.E45 ∙ Eyes of the Beholder: Part 1

Wed, Jun 9, 1982

Morning sickness and food cravings descend upon the Jones' household - for Brendan.

46Season 2

S2.E46 ∙ Eyes of the Beholder: Part 2

Thu, Jun 10, 1982

Molly's pig-is-product mantra soon changes to one of pig-is-pet after Simon volunteers to pay for Doris' medical treatments when Molly tells him of her plan to get rid of Doris.

47Season 2

S2.E47 ∙ Weight for Age: Part 1

Tue, Jun 15, 1982

Andy Collins, a boy with dreams of becoming a jockey, goes to extreme measures to keep his weight down. When he starts taking his mother's diuretics, she is hospitalised after taking the peppermints her son swapped for her medication.

48Season 2

S2.E48 ∙ Weight for Age: Part 2

Wed, Jun 16, 1982

Andy sneaks out of the hospital hoping to ride Time Step in a demonstration for Mr. Munro, a famous horse trainer from Sydney, but Mel capitalises on the boy's illness and rides the horse himself.

49Season 2

S2.E49 ∙ Prisoner of the Valley: Part 1

Tue, Jun 22, 1982

Robin "Bobbi" Nichols returns to Wandin Valley twelve years after, at the age of sixteen, she ran off with the married man with whom she was having an affair.

50Season 2

S2.E50 ∙ Prisoner of the Valley: Part 2

Wed, Jun 23, 1982

Robin tells Simon the truth about her now notorious past. After Molly tells Brendan about the rumours surrounding him and Sophie, Brendan pays Terence a visit to set the record straight.