The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

Follows the lives of a group of medical professions working for the Flying Doctors Service in the remote Australian outback.

Genre: Drama

Cast:Lenore SmithMaurie FieldsRobert GrubbVal JellayLiz BurchRebecca GibneyGeorge KapiniarisTerry GillPeter O'BrienBeverley DunnChristopher StolleryAndrew McFarlaneBrett ClimoVikki BlancheNikki CoghillDavid ReyneBruce BarryPat Evison


1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ The Gift

Thu, May 18, 1989

A new doctor clashes with Chris over the treatment of a young man gravely injured in a road accident.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Second Chance

Thu, May 25, 1989

The antipodean aviators face a life-or-death decision when Emma is trapped beneath a truck in rising water.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Not the Malarvys

Thu, Jun 1, 1989

The Malarvy family comes to Coopers Crossing when their daughter is hospitalized due to pneumonia. They have eight children and the oldest daughter looks after the rest of them.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ The Adventure

Thu, Jun 8, 1989

Luke becomes suspicious of the safari group that arrives in Coopers Crossing. When Paula joins them, Luke follows headlong into the jaws of disaster.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ No Man's Land

Thu, Jun 15, 1989

Chris and David are on a clinic run for three days. A woman and her two daughters run the farm they're staying at. David doesn't feel welcome and soon he finds out that the women are very hostile towards all men, but why?

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Rising Sundown

Thu, Jul 6, 1989

A wave of racism hits Coopers Crossing when two Japanese entrepreneurs make a bid for part of the community's heritage.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Man and Boy

Thu, Jul 13, 1989

David and Sam have a life-and-death situation on their hands after a boy is struck by lightning, but the case causes a clash of medical opinion between them.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ The Longing

Thu, Jul 20, 1989

Pregnant Sheena and her husband Joe end up on an Aboriginal camp when he is fired for not being attentive enough on the McKinley property.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Bitter Harvest

Thu, Aug 3, 1989

The usually happy and loving Potter family are suddenly showing aggressive behavior. Chris decides to investigate the cause.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ The Instrument

Thu, Aug 17, 1989

A minor accident on the mining field brings a taste of what's to come for David, Kate and Paula as they prepare for a clinic run to the mine.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Word & Deed

Thu, Aug 31, 1989

Fear and hatred spread like wildfire through Coopers Crossing when Father Jacko returns to town and discovers he has leprosy.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ All That Glitters...

Thu, Sep 7, 1989

Jack is called in to investigate the attempted murder of a stranger. All the evidence seems to point to Luke Mitchell, and Jack uncovers some disturbing facts when he delves into Luke's past.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Fly Past

Thu, Sep 14, 1989

A life-and-death situation occurs when David is attacked by a swarm of wasps in his plane and Tom has to land the aircraft without any flying experience.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ The Last Rodeo

Thu, Sep 21, 1989

A young girl's life is endangered when the rodeo comes to town and her father decides to take her on the road with him. She is diabetic and faces certain death without medical assistance.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Sky Above, Earth Below

Thu, Oct 5, 1989

A 4yr old girl falls down a mine shaft. David, Tom, Jack and loads of others try to get her out before the shaft collapses.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Lucky Lady

Thu, Oct 12, 1989

Emma and Nick find a lone man wandering along an old track suffering from dehydration and fatigue.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ The Chips Are Down

Thu, Sep 28, 1989

Tom and David are involved in a horrific road accident.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Guardian Angel

Thu, Oct 19, 1989

An old prospector is in danger of losing his land after a pair of surveyors for a mining company arrive - then he discovers that one of them is suffering from rabies.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Battlers

Thu, Oct 26, 1989

Nick and his friend Shane won't stop squabbling and Logan abandons them in the outback with disastrous consequences.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ No Tears

Thu, Nov 2, 1989

An elderly farmhand believes he is a burden on his workmates. A sick camel poses a problem for the RFDS.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Doctor's Dreaming

Thu, Nov 2, 1989

After being made an honorary member of an aborigine tribe, Geoff is thrown into a deadly dilemma when he collapses with appendicitis in a sacred cave and may not be able to get help without betraying his tribal oath.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Blues for Judy

Thu, Nov 9, 1989

Emma's friend gives birth in her car, then leaves the baby outside Emma's front door wanting Emma to look after it unaware that Emma is staying overnight in town.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ The Claim

Thu, Nov 16, 1989

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 blackmailing claimant on Lorraine's will.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ A Rhyme for Reason

1989

Pip, an elderly lady who is the darling of Coopers Crossing, comes into some money.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Dad's Little Bloke

Thu, Feb 15, 1990

The accident of a young boy entangles his family in a web of deceit and suspicion.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ A Sporting Life

Thu, Feb 22, 1990

A teenager has a struggle to come to terms with the loss of a leg in an accident.