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 5

S5.E1 ∙ Follow the Leader: Part 1

Tue, Feb 5, 1985

With Terence away on vacation, locum Ingrid Scanlon arrives to fill in, but Esme and the town don't seem quite ready for a female doctor.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Follow the Leader: Part 2

Wed, Feb 6, 1985

When all is said and done, only Jeremy, Tony and Shirley survive the accident with Tony later dying in hospital despite Simon and Ingrid's valiant but futile efforts in theatre.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Comes a Stranger: Part 1

Tue, Feb 12, 1985

While sitting down for a drink with Bob at the pub, Father McBride scolds him for being a lapsed catholic.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Comes a Stranger: Part 2

Wed, Feb 13, 1985

When Arnie refuses to cut Mr. Smith in on the sale of his now valuable land as previously agreed, Mr. Smith vows to bring Arnie more water than he could ever imagine - and soon after, the rain begins.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ For the Sake of the Child: Part 1

Tue, Feb 19, 1985

Molly leaves for Adelaide to help care for her ailing mother, but Donovan eats the instructions for feeding the animals she left Brendan.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ For the Sake of the Child: Part 2

Wed, Feb 20, 1985

Maggie puts her arm in plaster to avoid playing bowls with Esme, nonetheless, she and Esme are soon back on the green being cheered on by Bob and Cookie - "Howzat!"

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ On the Edge: Part 1

Wed, Feb 27, 1985

New nursing sister Marion Waring, who has come up from Sydney where she headed the casualty ward of a major hospital, proves to be a model of efficiency.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ On the Edge: Part 2

Thu, Feb 28, 1985

Cookie locates Esme's lost ring on the finger of Dot McCambridge, his friend's fiance. Luis is still being followed by Donovan, Molly's goat.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Swan Song: Part 1

Tue, Mar 5, 1985

Simon is desperate to defeat John Hamilton, a new lawyer living in Burrigan, in an upcoming golf tournament and employs various aids to help his game.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Swan Song: Part 2

Wed, Mar 6, 1985

Frank finds Theo and Evelyn in their home and phones for an ambulance. While Theo is dead at the scene, Evelyn is brought to hospital to recover from the overdose of sleeping pills.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Smooth Talking: Part 1

Tue, Mar 12, 1985

From the moment he arrives on her doorstep looking for the "man of the house" to help de-bog his Rolls Royce, Vicky does not think highly of the pompous Jonathan Hawthorn, a vacationing playwright who is looking after Bernard Haines' farm.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Smooth Talking: Part 2

Wed, Mar 13, 1985

Brendan ponders Matron Arrowsmith's job offer, consulting Simon and Vicky before phoning Molly who is adamant in her desire for him not to accept it.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Home Truths: Part 1

Tue, Mar 19, 1985

A Miss Country Hospital beauty quest is in the works and not wanting to be upstaged by Matron Arrowsmith's entry, Burrigan's beautiful Nurse Marilyn Legge, Maggie commands Judy to enter on behalf of the Wandin Valley Hospital.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Home Truths: Part 2

Wed, Mar 20, 1985

Despite promising her mother she wouldn't say anything about Gordon's abuse, when Diane sees him beating her again, she fetches Sgt. Gilroy who arrests Gordon and charges him with assault.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Seasons Come and Seasons Go: Part 1

Tue, Mar 26, 1985

Terence's unflattering review of Gone with Hardy in the Valley Voice, published under the nom de plume Aesculapius (the Greek god of Medicine), upsets Frank.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Seasons Come and Seasons Go: Part 2

Wed, Mar 27, 1985

Stacy runs out of the hospital when her father tells her he's made arrangements for her to stay with a female friend.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ I'll Cry If I Want To: Part 1

Tue, Apr 16, 1985

Terence makes a morning house call to the Jones' farm to talk with Molly and Brendan and to answer some of their questions, referring them to an oncologist in Sydney.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ I'll Cry If I Want To: Part 2

Wed, Apr 17, 1985

Molly begins her chemotherapy in Sydney, her doctor speculates it could give her another twelve months, or a little as three.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ My Way: Part 1

Tue, Apr 23, 1985

Simon and Vicky are visited by Simon's well-to-do brother Nicholas, his American wife Melanie, and their overly-precocious ten-year-old daughter Fern who finds fault with everything Simon and Vicky have or do.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ My Way: Part 2

Wed, Apr 24, 1985

Melanie is upset by Nicholas' decision to quit his high paying job to take on a humble university teaching position.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Save the Last Dance for Me: Part 1

Tue, Apr 30, 1985

The town, and especially the local ballet school, are anticipating the homecoming of dancer Sir Adrian Dormin. Sir Adrian is hospitalised shortly after his arrival, in perfect health, dramatically pronouncing he has returned home to die.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Save the Last Dance for Me: Part 2

Wed, May 1, 1985

Bob and Cookie get into trouble when Sybil Dormin's stallion, Thursday's Child, turns up at Bob's house after escaping.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Castles in the Air: Part 1

Tue, May 7, 1985

Karen Robson, an old friend of Shirley's from her nursing days, comes for a visit after having her husband walk out on her after twenty years of marriage.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Castles in the Air: Part 2

Wed, May 8, 1985

Molly does battle with Muldoon while out camping. Simon helps Vicky nurse a sick horse. Molly gets a helping hand from Vicky and Simon to prove a point at the council meeting.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Lost and Found: Part 1

1985

Vicky reacts angrily to the attention Simon is paying to one of his pregnant patents.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ Lost and Found: Part 2

1985

Simon worries when Vicky fails to come home and suggests to Frank that they organise a search party. Simon is called away from the search and must return to the hospital where an unlikely figure helps lead him back to Vicky.

27Season 5

S5.E27 ∙ Coming to Terms: Part 1

Tue, May 21, 1985

Brendan and Molly get an attractive offer for the farm from Muldoon.

28Season 5

S5.E28 ∙ Coming to Terms: Part 2

Wed, May 22, 1985

Vicky does some tests on some goats and suspects an outbreak of Anthrax.

29Season 5

S5.E29 ∙ Do the Right Thing: Part 1

Tue, May 28, 1985

When the Burrigan Examiner refers to Wandin Valley as a boring place to live, Shirl responds with an article about all the good things about Wandin Valley has to offer and before long war is declared between the two towns.

30Season 5

S5.E30 ∙ Do the Right Thing: Part 2

Wed, May 29, 1985

Matron Sloan discovers some interesting gossip about Hilda Arrowsmith and uses it to help a troubled patient.

31Season 5

S5.E31 ∙ Molly: Part 1

Tue, Jun 4, 1985

Molly is frustrated and frightened when she is put into isolation and is not able to see her family and friends.

32Season 5

S5.E32 ∙ Molly: Part 2

Wed, Jun 5, 1985

Brendan is excited at the prospect of having Molly home. Molly spends her last days with her friends reminiscing and enjoying their time together.

33Season 5

S5.E33 ∙ New Beginnings: Part 1

1985

Matron Sloan helps Bob cope with his grief over Molly's death in more ways than one.

34Season 5

S5.E34 ∙ New Beginnings: Part 2

1985

A French student vet arrives to assist Vicky in her practice. Judy Loveday tries her hand at playing Cupid.

35Season 5

S5.E35 ∙ All It Takes: Part 1

1985

Simon suggests to Vicky that she should employ some help around the house.

36Season 5

S5.E36 ∙ All It Takes: Part 2

1985

Bob believes that Matron Sloan needs protecting, so he gets her a guard dog.

37Season 5

S5.E37 ∙ Lest We Forget: Part 1

1985

Fatso is missing and Simon and Vicky are terrified when they hear that a wombat has been shot.

38Season 5

S5.E38 ∙ Lest We Forget: Part 2

1985

Simon gets some unexpected training for the sleepless nights he can expect with the baby.

39Season 5

S5.E39 ∙ Friends: Part 1

Tue, Jul 2, 1985

Brendan arrives home from Adelaide with some news that shocks his friends.

40Season 5

S5.E40 ∙ Friends: Part 2

1985

Shirley gets involved with the setting up of a half-way house for three psychiatric patients. Cookie experiments with Chinese cooking.

41Season 5

S5.E41 ∙ Waste Not Want Not: Part 1

1985

Matron Sloan hears some pleasing news from Brendan. Vicky tries very hard to save a sick donkey for Chloe's sake.

42Season 5

S5.E42 ∙ Waste Not Want Not: Part 2

1985

Brendan gets some help around the house but has no idea who the mystery cleaner is.

43Season 5

S5.E43 ∙ What About Me? Part 1

1985

Chloe has her first day at kindergarten where she makes a new friend.

44Season 5

S5.E44 ∙ What About Me? Part 2

1985

Terence suspects that a little girl with bad bruises is a victim of child abuse.

45Season 5

S5.E45 ∙ Kidstuff: Part 1

1985

An old university friend of Simon's arrives in the Valley with his young son. Muldoon tries to convince Terence that his aging aunt is incapable of looking after herself.

46Season 5

S5.E46 ∙ Kidstuff: Part 2

1985

Esme and Cookie believe that they have found a dead body when they go fishing in the dam.

47Season 5

S5.E47 ∙ Crossed Wires: Part 1

1985

Simon causes a stir when he tells Terence he will not be partnering him in the tennis tournament as he has found a different partner.

48Season 5

S5.E48 ∙ Crossed Wires: Part 2

1985

Communication in Wandin Valley breaks down when Esme takes control of the telephone switchboard. Simon and Terence become rivals on the tennis court.

49Season 5

S5.E49 ∙ Walk Tall: Part 1

1985

Terence is surprised to find out he has been chosen to appear on a television quiz show.

50Season 5

S5.E50 ∙ Walk Tall: Part 2

1985

Vicky tries to talk to Brendan about his moody behaviour which only makes matters worse. Matron Sloan advises Brendan to take a holiday - for his own protection.