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 Smith , Maurie Fields , Robert Grubb , Val Jellay , Liz Burch , Rebecca Gibney , George Kapiniaris , Terry Gill , Peter O'Brien , Beverley Dunn , Christopher Stollery , Andrew McFarlane , Brett Climo , Vikki Blanche , Nikki Coghill , David Reyne , Bruce Barry , Pat Evison

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Will to Survive

Thu, May 15, 1986

City doctor Chris Randall arrives in Coopers Crossing but many of the locals object to having a female doctor at their local RFDS station.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Trial by Gossip

Thu, May 22, 1986

The new doctor Tom has a had time being accepted. Meanwhile some troublemakers end up in trouble themselves.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Hot Enough for You

Thu, May 29, 1986

A Scottish family who have no knowledge of the conditions in the Australian Outback have a tragic time. The Robertsons are on their way to a job on an outlying property when they get lost en-route.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Dreams of Sand

Thu, Jun 5, 1986

Hurtle returns from his holiday and reveals that he intends to sell his half of the garage and move up north. Dave's relationship with Sharon gets him in hot water with Vic. Chris tries to help a persistent old opal miner.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Public Property

Thu, Jun 12, 1986

The locals gear up for the annual desert boat race, hoping Hurtle and Ron might finally be defeated. Tom takes in a young woman when her fiancé-to-be learns she is pregnant.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Is Nothing Sacred?

Thu, Jun 19, 1986

A well-known black activist arrives in Cooper's Crossing.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Square Pegs

Thu, Jun 26, 1986

Chris performs well at the annual shooting competition and finds acceptance in the local community.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Sins of the Father

Mon, Jul 7, 1986

The locals are still hopeful that Tom and Chris will get together.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Rally to the Cause

Mon, Jul 14, 1986

An international car rally comes to town for a night's stopover.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Talk of the Town

Mon, Jul 21, 1986

Emma attempts to tackle the garage's finances. Chris and Tom have difficulty finding time for themselves and their new relationship is the talk of the town.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Do You Read Me?

Mon, Jul 28, 1986

Chris prescribes the Pill for a young girl in Cooper's Crossing. But he didn't bank on the locals finding out that the Pill had been given to a young unmarried girl.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ E.T - New Girl in Town

Mon, Aug 4, 1986

A young girl is found in the outback living in primitive conditions. When she is taken back and placed in care she tries to run away.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ A Choice of Enemies

Mon, Aug 11, 1986

A young adventurer, trying to cycle to Birdsville, eats a poisonous plant and has to be airlifted out.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Departures

Mon, Aug 18, 1986

Sharon decides to pursue a career in the city.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ A Lost Generation

Mon, Aug 25, 1986

Preparations are made to unveil a plaque to honour the men who died in Vietnam, but Chris and Tom discover they have different opinions on war.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Someone Special

Mon, Sep 1, 1986

The relationship between Tom and Chris has reached a critical point.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Return of the Hero

Mon, Sep 8, 1986

A war hero with Aids is spurned by the locals. Chris is one of the few who reaches out to help him.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Eye of the Beholder

Mon, Sep 15, 1986

Chris fears for Geoff's chances of survival in Cooper's Crossing.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ Million-Acre Prison

Mon, Sep 22, 1986

Chris is called out to attend to a child who has been shot only to be grounded due to bad weather. Geoff is believed to be leaving Coopers Crossing after he receives a job offer from a clinic in Sydney. With Lynette Curran as Jean Irving, Gregory Fleet as Mark Irving and Sean Scully as Barry Irving.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Like a Death in the Family

Mon, Sep 29, 1986

Nancy learns that she must have a hysterectomy.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ Fearless Frank

Mon, Oct 6, 1986

Gibson takes a holiday and his replacement terrorises the entire team.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Forgiveness

Mon, Oct 13, 1986

Geoff gets caught up in an intriguing situation when a prowler threatens a local woman.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Acceptance

Mon, Oct 20, 1986

The Cochrane-brothers come to town. They end up in hospital after they've been in an accident with explosives - looking for gold. Josie Rattan has a car accident, but says she's OK. When Geoff finds her unconscious he does some tests, she's got a brain tumour. She knows she'll die but don't want to spend her last days in hospital. She finally convinces Geoff to let her go.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ The Show Goes On

Mon, Oct 27, 1986

A troupe of travelling theatre players have an accident on the road to Coopers Crossing.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ To the Rescue

Mon, Nov 3, 1986

Violet and Emma have some last-minute conflicts over the Queen of the Outback contest.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ Into the Future

Mon, Nov 10, 1986

The election taking place in Windoona becomes a success. Gibbo has to make an emergency landing and becomes gravely injured.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Good Day for It

Tue, Jul 7, 1987

Emma and Violet return from England to a welcome-home party.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Horses for Courses

Tue, Jul 14, 1987

Hurtle makes his own brew to cope with the beer strike.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Unluckiest Boy in Town

Mon, Dec 21, 1987

DJ wants to start up a disco in the town for the youngsters who have nothing to do.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ It Isn't Cricket

Tue, Jul 28, 1987

Windoona are to take on Cooper's Crossing in a big cricket match. George upsets everyone by deciding to play for Windoona.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ An Only Child

Tue, Aug 4, 1987

Sam has to find other accommodation when he is forced to leave the pub.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ A Love Story

Tue, Aug 11, 1987

A young woman angers her father and brother when she reveals that she is pregnant. Chris and Father Jacko attempt to get Zoe sorted with an acceptable home.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Keeping Up Appearances

Tue, Aug 18, 1987

Hurtle and DJ team up to make a video on how to survive in the outback.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ All Things Bright and Beautiful

Tue, Aug 25, 1987

Poachers cause trouble when they miss their target and shoot Father Jacko. Geoff is not as enraptured by a patient as the rest of the Crossing is. Chris tries to get Zoe to meet her real father.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ My Name Is Sky

Tue, Sep 1, 1987

A gang of hippies comes to town and causes friction with the locals. Chris grows to despise one of her patients who later dies. Geoff goes to Sydney but finds that he misses the outback and his friends in the Crossing.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Bachelors & Spinsters

Tue, Sep 8, 1987

A Bachelor and Spinsters night is held. Zoe is attracted to Glen, however she finds herself becoming jealous when it is clear he only has eyes for Chris.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Fifty-two Hours Straight

Tue, Sep 15, 1987

The Chochrane brothers create their usual havoc when they try to blow up a car in order to get the insurance money. When Sam tries to lend a helping hand, he ends up being injured.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ A Friend of a Friend

Tue, Sep 22, 1987

Dougie gives a lift to a stranger and brings him to town, however it soon becomes apparent that the man's obsession with God and his incessant ramblings are not healthy.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Friends and Lovers

Tue, Sep 29, 1987

Sam becomes jealous when a male friend from Sydney comes to visit Emma. Meanwhile, Emma is given an engagement ring.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Realms of Gold

Tue, Oct 6, 1987

Reg Hodges has finally found a piece of gold - but is it real?.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ The Hometown Hero

Tue, Oct 13, 1987

A novice pilot takes control of a plane when his instructor brother falls ill.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ A Distant Echo

Tue, Oct 20, 1987

Violet is mortified when she finds out that her grandfather's father killed a lot of aborigines. However, Dougie helps her to put things into perspective.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ No Laughing Matter

Tue, Oct 27, 1987

When Zoe moves with her father to Sydney, Chris struggles to cope with her latest loss.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ No Quarter Asked

Tue, Nov 3, 1987

Kate's friend Jessie returns to the Crossing after being away for five years. However the celebration soon comes to an end when it emerges Jessie has Multiple sclerosis. Emma and Sam decide that they should get married.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Myths & Legends

Tue, Nov 10, 1987

Father Jacko gives Chris flying lessons when she decides there is more to life than work.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ The Hitch-hiker

Tue, Nov 17, 1987

Violet leaves for a vacation. Sam and Emma make plans for their marriage with a bit too much help from Violet. Chris' father comes to visit her. Someone hurts her eye and Geoff takes care of her.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Give a Dog a Bad Name

Tue, Nov 24, 1987

A carnival comes to Coopers Crossing and people get killed. The murderer seems to be a boy from the carnival. Chris' father starts to be in the way for Chris and the others.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Every Day a Gift

Thu, Feb 11, 1988

Chris meets her father's girlfriend. George is desperate to purchase a farm but finds himself paying more than he bargained for.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ Bearing Gifts

Thu, Feb 18, 1988

On her way back from Bali, Violet has an encounter with the law when she's accused of being a drug smuggler.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ Repeat Performance

Thu, Feb 25, 1988

Sam and Emma get married. Chris misses the whole wedding when she's stuck on a farm in the outback with a sick child and the mother.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Noble Art

Thu, Mar 3, 1988

A boxing troupe brings excitement and unexpected romance to Cooper's Crossing. Sam and Emma surprise everybody by returning early from their honeymoon. Kate gets a shock when she discovers where the newlyweds are to live.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Sapphire

Tue, Mar 10, 1987

A cushy 3-day clinic run at the luxurious Manning property seems like Chris and Kate's idea of heaven - until it becomes evident that someone is trying to poison the host.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Cries from the Heart

Tue, Mar 17, 1987

When a driver is seriously injured in a car crash, the RFDS are called to the scene. Once there they discover that a little girl, a passenger in the car, has gone missing.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ All in a Day's Work

Thu, Mar 24, 1988

A routine clinic run becomes a succession of emergencies just when the Vice President of the RFDS arrives for a snap inspection. And Jack reveals a romantic interest in Chris.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Out of a Clear Blue Sky

Thu, Mar 31, 1988

The arrival of a alcoholic sales rep makes a dramatic impression on a local lad, and Jack initiates divorce proceedings.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Affirmative Action

Thu, Apr 7, 1988

Sam and Emma come to the aid of a friend who has entered 'The Great Australian Camel Race'; and George Baxter finds himself besieged after incurring the wrath of the town's womenfolk.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Figures in a Landscape

Thu, Apr 14, 1988

An artist and his agent arrive in town to find a bush retreat to boost his flagging career, but is the visit just a cover for something more sinister? Meanwhile, Chris finally confronts Jack about their relationship.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ The Devil You Know

Thu, Apr 21, 1988

George Baxter meets his match when he comes up against a tough American business woman.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Operating Solo

Thu, Apr 28, 1988

An explosion at a gas field injures Geoff, and Kate accompanies him for therapy at Broken Hill - will romance blossom? Chris has to perform an emergency operation, and DJ has to win back Soula's affections.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ The Path of True Love

Thu, May 5, 1988

The RFDS come to the aid of a tourist bus stranded by a flood. One of the passengers is seriously ill, and it looks as if she will die alone until a 25-year-old love affair is rekindled.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ The Kid

Thu, May 19, 1988

The arrival in town of a young boy and his dog creates tension.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ The First Step

Thu, May 26, 1988

Geoff has to be cruel to be kind to help a young woman recuperate from a stroke, while for DJ, woo turns to woe.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Hopscotch

Thu, Jun 2, 1988

When a young, penniless woman expecting her third baby is deserted by her husband, the town's sympathy is aroused. But should it be?

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Jacks High

Thu, Jun 9, 1988

Things look nasty in Coopers Crossing when the town is invaded by a wild bunch of shearers and Jack is accidentally shot. Will the town be able to find somebody with his rare blood group in time?

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Clapped Out

Thu, Jun 16, 1988

The RFDS come to the rescue of two old timers trying to save their heritage from the rapacious George Baxter.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Private Lives, Public Faces

Sat, Jul 23, 1988

Violet and Maggie fight for supremacy as RFDS chief fund-raiser. Chris learns the truth about Mike.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Wedlock

Thu, Jun 30, 1988

Chris and Geoff pick up the pieces of a broken marriage. Down at the beach it's surfing time.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ The Wranglers Daughter

Thu, Jul 7, 1988

The people of Cooper's Crossing are involved in a life and death search for the mentally handicapped daughter of a horse wrangler.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Borrowed Time

Thu, Jul 14, 1988

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20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ The Forbidden

Thu, Jul 21, 1988

A scientist falls victim to a mystery illness when he defies the powers of the occult, and Sam's wacky sister arrives in town.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ She'll Be Right

Thu, Jul 28, 1988

Something must be amiss when Hurtle returns to town driving a Rolls-Royce.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ One Final Request

Thu, Aug 4, 1988

Geoff and Kate learn a lesson about life when they go to the aid of a dying woman. Vic and Hurtle learn a thing or two about justice.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Roxanne

Thu, Aug 11, 1988

Emma and Chris find themselves in grave danger when they are taken captive by two young criminals.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Don't Tell Anybody

Thu, Aug 18, 1988

Marty spends a night in a haunted house. Geoff and Sam are trapped by a ferocious dog. And the women of the town play host to some undesirable characters.

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ No Way Back

Thu, Aug 25, 1988

Emma has a miscarriage and George goes into the property market.

26Season 3

S3.E26 ∙ Johnnie Come Home

Thu, Sep 1, 1988

Two estranged brothers pretend not to know each other - but why?

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Look, Up in the Sky

Thu, Sep 8, 1988

Two air balloons drop in on the clinic run. As the Nomad is in for some expensive repairs, a balloon race is organised in order to raise funds.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Preacher Man

Thu, Sep 15, 1988

Evangelist Edward Faithful arrives in town and even the cynics are won over by the evangelist's charm.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ The Fear: Part 1

Thu, Sep 22, 1988

Australian-American relations are strained when Kimberley White returns to the crossing with her son Todd, who rapidly alienates everyone with his caustic remarks.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ The Fear: Part 2

Thu, Sep 29, 1988

Todd conquers his agoraphobia in dramatic circumstances, and Kimberley leaves a parting gift for the town.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Fair Go

Thu, Oct 6, 1988

Coopers Crossing gets a new flying postman, but his idea of efficiency soon has everyone up in arms.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ Broken Airwaves

Thu, Oct 13, 1988

Kate feels taken for granted, and resigns to compete in a rodeo - only to find herself soon in need of the flying doctors. Meanwhile Sam and Emma are finding life on the farm very difficult.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Bed and Board

Thu, Oct 20, 1988

An unexpected and unwelcome visitor from Maggie's past arrives in Coopers Crossing to receive some grim news. Sam takes his first student for flying lessons.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Breaking the Drought

Thu, Nov 3, 1988

Sam and Emma face ruin on their new farm when the dams run dry. Dougie causes a near-disaster on a visit to his cousin and Marty and Paula are left in charge of Vic's pub - which is almost demolished.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Family Secrets: Part 1

Thu, Nov 10, 1988

A handsome stranger appears in town and surprises everyone by claiming to be Geoff's elder brother. He soon becomes a favourite with the townsfolk, but why does Geoff seem to have a grudge against him?

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Family Secrets: Part 2

Thu, Nov 17, 1988

Geoff's elder brother becomes very popular with Coopers Crossing, but only Geoff knows his true character. When Barry makes a play for Kate, she ignores Geoff's warnings - to her cost.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ All You Need Is Luck

Thu, Feb 9, 1989

Kate's temporary replacement arrives and ruffles Maggie's feathers. Chris has to give advice to a woman intent on marrying a man ten years her senior.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ The Silly Season

Thu, Feb 16, 1989

Coopers Crossing is agog when a man involved in a car crash claims it was caused by a UFO. And the identity of the car driver is shrouded in mystery.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Every Situation

Thu, Feb 23, 1989

George Baxter is forced into becoming a custodian of two streetwise kids. Sam unearths more of Maggie's tragic past. A tired and irritable Chris finally admits she needs Geoff's medical assistance.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ The Storyteller

Thu, Mar 2, 1989

Dougie is accused of assaulting a local white racist. Jack knows that he is innocent, so is puzzled when Dougie insists on owning up to the crime.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ The Choice

Thu, Mar 9, 1989

When an air accident leaves two sisters seriously injured, the man they both live with has to make a difficult choice. Kate returns from her break determined to make her separation from Coopers Crossing permanent.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ A Shade of Doubt

Thu, Mar 16, 1989

Chris returns from Sydney with bad news.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Mick & Julia

Thu, Mar 23, 1989

An elderly couple makes a deep impression on the citizens of Coopers Crossing.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The Deal

1988

When a woman has a severe asthma attack, her young son makes a deal with God.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ A Thing of Beauty

Thu, Apr 6, 1989

An old friend of Emma's becomes a cause for concern at the crossing. Geoff and Kate take their first tentative steps towards stabilising their relationship.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Cadenza

Thu, Apr 13, 1989

Culture comes to Coopers Crossing in the shape of the Junior Strings of Melbourne, causing an outbreak of snobbery and resentment. To make matters worse, the lead violinist develops a crush on Emma.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Mates

Thu, Apr 20, 1989

Vic has to make a sacrifice in order to help his wife's sick sister. Newcomer Luke Mitchell drifts into town.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ The Child

Thu, Apr 27, 1989

There is astonishment among the townsfolk when a new father announces his son's birth as the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Chris has to cope with fears about her forthcoming operation in Sydney.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Next to Go

Thu, May 4, 1989

Chris's father is on hand when she arrives in Sydney for her life-or-death operation, but she still has other things on her mind.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Gotta Have Friends

Thu, May 11, 1989

Maggie's life is turned upside down by a face from the past and Geoff has a depressed donkey on his hands.

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.

1Season 6

S6.E1 ∙ A Good Drop of Red

Thu, Mar 1, 1990

Two strangers visit Coopers Crossing in search of a bed for the night.

2Season 6

S6.E2 ∙ The Hero

Thu, Mar 8, 1990

A new RDS pilot lands himself in trouble when he gives a lift to an old rascal called Felix.

3Season 6

S6.E3 ∙ Suspicion

Thu, Mar 15, 1990

When Chris thinks she has stumbled across a case of police brutality, she does everything in her power to intervene.

4Season 6

S6.E4 ∙ Daddy's Girl

Thu, Mar 22, 1990

Memories come flooding back for Tom Callaghan when an old girlfriend flies into Coopers Crossing.

5Season 6

S6.E5 ∙ Two Sisters Running

Thu, Mar 29, 1990

Nick discovers an overturned truck containing an old lady and two little girls.

6Season 6

S6.E6 ∙ Dangerous Games

Thu, Apr 5, 1990

Vic and Nancy bicker constantly but when Nancy falls down the stairs by accident, things take a turn for the worse. Only a dangerous operation can prevent her from being paralysed for the rest of her life.

7Season 6

S6.E7 ∙ Milk Run

Thu, Apr 12, 1990

Word gets around that a prominent professor is to visit Coopers Crossing to see Chris about a job. DJ has a mystery to work out when a young boy radios in about an accident involving his mother but their location and identity are not clear enough to send immediate assistance.

8Season 6

S6.E8 ∙ Point of No Return

Thu, Apr 19, 1990

What begins as a routine clinic run to Mondobella Homestead turns into a series of disasters - and they all come down to one woman, Pauline Grant.

9Season 6

S6.E9 ∙ Small Mercies

Thu, Apr 26, 1990

Tom is blinded and trapped in the bush after a car accident.

10Season 6

S6.E10 ∙ A Painful Extraction

Thu, May 3, 1990

DJ's father announces that his son will be accompanying him back to Greece to help run the family business.

11Season 6

S6.E11 ∙ The Climber

Thu, May 10, 1990

David's past catches up with him when two old university friends, Peter and Karen, come to visit him at Cooper's Crossing.

12Season 6

S6.E12 ∙ Dead Reckoning

Thu, May 17, 1990

When charter pilot Doug Holland flies into Coopers Crossing to refuel his aircraft, a nightmare begins for Geoff, Kate and the other doctors.

13Season 6

S6.E13 ∙ A Bride to Be

Thu, May 24, 1990

Typical Aussie outback man Whistler, who loves Alice but has avoided marriage for 20 years, discovers that the time has come to make a decision. In order to raise some extra money so that he will be able to support her, he attempts cattle rustling - but collapses in the process.

14Season 6

S6.E14 ∙ A Place for the Night

Thu, May 31, 1990

A young girl blames herself for her sister's drowning and loses the will to walk. While taking her to Broken Hill for tests, the plane makes a forced landing, and Geoff and Kate decide to stay the night in an eerie homestead occupied by two strange sisters.

15Season 6

S6.E15 ∙ End of the Rainbow

Thu, Jun 7, 1990

When Nick and David go searching for Dan Jackson, an asthmatic who works in an opal mine, they find more than they expected.

16Season 6

S6.E16 ∙ Double Vision

Thu, Jun 14, 1990

When Peta Rowlands and her daughter Kim arrive at Coopers Crossing, Kim soon develops a crush on Tom. The residents tease Tom about it but he suspects that Kim has a serious problem.

17Season 6

S6.E17 ∙ The Boy in the Boot

Thu, Jun 21, 1990

A bizarre incident occurs when following an accident, Tim Sewell is nearly incinerated in the boot of his father's car and refuses to speak about it.

18Season 6

S6.E18 ∙ Windows of the Soul

Thu, Jun 28, 1990

David goes in search of a Vietnam veteran who badly needs a heart by-pass, and ends up becoming surrogate father to a dog.

19Season 6

S6.E19 ∙ Rest in Peace

Thu, Jul 5, 1990

While out horse riding one afternoon, Nick and Annie make a gruesome discovery that may contain the answer to a six-year-old mystery.

20Season 6

S6.E20 ∙ Life Line

Thu, Jul 12, 1990

Chris undergoes an emotional crisis after receiving some devastating news about her father.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Fly Like a Bird

Thu, Jul 19, 1990

A young boy whose dream is to become a pilot endangers his life when he takes off in a plane without permission.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ A Day to Remember

Fri, Jul 27, 1990

The team experiences a terrifying ordeal when a large bush fire breaks out and a fireman is trapped by the flames.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ A Place to Call Home

Thu, Aug 2, 1990

Nick gets a surprise after helping a teenage girl deliver her baby.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Divided Loyalties

Thu, Aug 9, 1990

Following a fatal plane crash, the widow of one of the passengers threatens to take the widow of the pilot to court. However, the exact cause of the crash is unknown.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ A Rural Education

Thu, Aug 16, 1990

David and Annie investigate the unusual behaviour of school children at a defunct mining settlement.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ The Ties That Bind

Wed, Aug 29, 1990

The team is presented with a major problem by a couple and their disabled child.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ Brother's Keeper

Wed, Aug 22, 1990

Through helping an alcoholic friend, Tom finds himself trapped in a mine and at the mercy of a murderer.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Wilderness

Wed, Sep 12, 1990

A man burns down his house and heads into the outback, taking his daughters with him.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Valentine's Day

Wed, Sep 19, 1990

David's life changes when he falls in love with Andrea, a young pilot who makes an unscheduled stop at Cooper's Crossing.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ A Little Tenderness

Wed, Sep 5, 1990

Tom and Nick are grounded at the Burgess Farm by a storm when they are called to treat a man gored by a bull. Tensions are running high as the farmer and his wife reach a crisis point in their marriage.

11Season 7

S7.E11 ∙ Poet's Corner

Wed, Sep 26, 1990

An alcoholic poet with writer's block arrives in Cooper's Crossing and causes trouble by his decision to turn to plagiarism.

12Season 7

S7.E12 ∙ The Family Farm

Wed, Oct 3, 1990

A tense situation develops at Cooper's Creek when a distraught man, burdened by his failure to provide for his family, takes two hostages - one of whom is Geoff.

13Season 7

S7.E13 ∙ A Place Where You Belong

Wed, Oct 10, 1990

A young German doctor visiting Australia drops in at Cooper's Crossing and is soon needed to help in an emergency.

14Season 7

S7.E14 ∙ Break Away

Wed, Oct 17, 1990

A young mother tries to escape the clutches of her manic depressive boyfriend by running away to Cooper's Crossing. But will she be safe there?

15Season 7

S7.E15 ∙ Billie and Pete

Wed, Oct 24, 1990

Geoff encounters two people from his past - ex-jazz singer Billie Sorenson and her one-time pianist Pete.

16Season 7

S7.E16 ∙ Old Man Weed

Wed, Oct 31, 1990

Magda and Kate have a fight on their hands when they try to persuade an aborigine girl's father to allow her to undergo an operation to save her from a brain tumour.

17Season 7

S7.E17 ∙ David and Goliath

Wed, Nov 7, 1990

David clashes with an arrogant, older doctor over a patient injured in a tractor accident.

18Season 7

S7.E18 ∙ The Last Carnival

Wed, Nov 21, 1990

When Annie gives treatment to a boy who works on a carnival, the pair develop a strong rapport.

19Season 7

S7.E19 ∙ Innocence Lost

Wed, Nov 28, 1990

The tranquility of Cooper's Crossing is shattered when a young woman friend of Kate's is attacked while out horse riding.

20Season 7

S7.E20 ∙ Bush Christmas

Wed, Dec 5, 1990

Vic and Nancy are hard at work preparing for Christmas.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ What a Guy

Tue, Mar 15, 1994

A new doctor and nurse arrive at Cooper's Crossing. Unfortunately, since he's charming but arrogant and she's tired of overbearing city doctors, the stage is set for a clash.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Bad Moon Rising

Thu, Jan 31, 1991

A new doctor and nurse arrive at Cooper's Crossing. Unfortunately, since he's charming but arrogant and she's tired of overbearing city doctors, the stage is set for a clash.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ A New Life

Thu, Feb 7, 1991

Kate is faced with the difficult task of delivering a baby in mid-flight during a thunderstorm.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Through Thick and Thin

Thu, Feb 14, 1991

The doctors are called on to help a pair of English girls who are stranded in the outback.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Deceptions

Thu, Feb 21, 1991

David has just one more call to attend to before he finishes his duties with the airborne medics.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ None So Blind

Thu, Feb 28, 1991

Kate is faced with possible blindness when battery acid explodes in her face.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ The Sleep of Reason

Thu, Mar 7, 1991

The arrival of Kate's younger sister is shrouded in mystery. She turns out to be subdued and secretive, while Magda also has a secret and makes a shock announcement.

8Season 8

S8.E8 ∙ My Mother's Child

Thu, Mar 14, 1991

It becomes clear that Clare is under stress when she makes a rare mistake at work. But what is causing it?

9Season 8

S8.E9 ∙ Swinging on the Rope

Sat, Mar 23, 1991

A wealthy and powerful landowner causes problems for the RFDS when he insists that his injured son is sent to a specialist in Melbourne.

10Season 8

S8.E10 ∙ Father & Son

Thu, Apr 4, 1991

Vic decides to become a partner in a tourist enterprise, and a father has to come to terms with a tragedy.

11Season 8

S8.E11 ∙ A Little Miracle

Thu, Apr 11, 1991

The father of a fundamentalist family goes over the edge and decides to follow in Abraham's footsteps by sacrificing his son to prove his faith.

12Season 8

S8.E12 ∙ Murphy's Law

Thu, Apr 18, 1991

Vic is devastated when he hits an eight-year-old girl with his van.

13Season 8

S8.E13 ∙ Breaking Down the Wall

Thu, Apr 25, 1991

Panic consumes the minds of a tour party who find themselves trapped in a cave when their tour guide dies of heart failure.

14Season 8

S8.E14 ∙ Once Bitten

1991

Following an accident, Geoff is injected in the hand with hydraulic fluid. The resulting infection not only threatens his arm but also his life.

15Season 8

S8.E15 ∙ Clipped Wings

Thu, May 9, 1991

Johnno finds himself in hot water with the CAA after trying to take off from an unregulated runway.

16Season 8

S8.E16 ∙ Walk, Don't Run

Thu, May 16, 1991

The spirit of competition gets into Cooper Crossing as Kate and Penny continue to sort out their sibling rivalry, with potentially disastrous results.

17Season 8

S8.E17 ∙ Masquerade

Thu, May 23, 1991

Guy becomes involved with a battered housewife and Jackie has to cope with an amorous dentist.

18Season 8

S8.E18 ∙ Against the Current

Thu, May 30, 1991

Penny and Steve go camping. But their idyll ends when they come across a horrifying sight.

19Season 8

S8.E19 ∙ Last of the Cochranes

Thu, Jun 6, 1991

A mysterious call drags Jeff to Melbourne where he meets up with 91-year-old Mum Cochrane, who is determined to return to Coopers Crossing to die.

20Season 8

S8.E20 ∙ Double Life

Thu, Jun 13, 1991

The people of Wentworth are stunned when Guy's fiancee, Fern Wentworth, arrives in town. She is convinced that he has become too provincial and wants to reclaim his love.

21Season 8

S8.E21 ∙ Something, Nothing

Thu, Jun 20, 1991

Johnno decides to re-evaluate his priorities in life when he and Rowie are nearly killed while flying through a storm. His first move is to tell Rowie he wants her as part of his future.

22Season 8

S8.E22 ∙ Family

Thu, Jun 27, 1991

Johnno decides to re-evaluate his priorities in life when he and Rowie are nearly killed while flying through a storm. His first move is to tell Rowie he wants her as part of his future.

23Season 8

S8.E23 ∙ Being Positive

Thu, Jul 4, 1991

Anthropologist Jerry Davis returns to Coopers Crossing needing to speak to Geoff urgently.

24Season 8

S8.E24 ∙ Open Day

Thu, Jul 11, 1991

Geoff tries without success to persuade the mother of a badly scarred boy that it would aid his mental recovery to come to Cooper's Crossing and face the world. When the boy becomes suicidal, Penny holds out a hand of friendship.

25Season 8

S8.E25 ∙ Changing Times

Thu, Jul 18, 1991

Rowie and Johnno are putting the final touches to their plans when a spectre from the past causes Rowie to have second thoughts.

26Season 8

S8.E26 ∙ Freedom

Thu, Jul 25, 1991

Jackie discovers a pair of young lovers living in the cellar of her farmhouse in a story reminiscent of 'Romeo and Juliet' with equally tragic consequences.

1Season 9

S9.E1 ∙ Nymphs and Nightmares

Thu, Aug 8, 1991

A sighting of the 'Outback Nymph' by washed-up journo Walter Morell brings unwelcome memories rushing back for Rowie. Could it really be her childhood pal Beryl whom she left in the Bush 20 years previously?

2Season 9

S9.E2 ∙ Out of the Blue

Thu, Aug 15, 1991

With the demands of parenthood taking their toll on Geoff and Kate, the Standish marriage is suffering under the strain, and the situation is not helped by the fact that Kate's sister Jenny has fallen for her brother-in-law.

3Season 9

S9.E3 ∙ The Last Dance

Thu, Aug 22, 1991

Clare's routine is disturbed by the arrival of an old 'flame' as Steve struggles to get his new business off the ground.

4Season 9

S9.E4 ∙ Unfinished Business

Thu, Aug 29, 1991

Rowie embarks on a journey of self-discovery and comes to a decision about Johnno.

5Season 9

S9.E5 ∙ Jacqueline

Thu, Sep 5, 1991

Jackie and Guy are stranded in an outstation overnight and tongues start to wag.

6Season 9

S9.E6 ∙ Monkey

Thu, Sep 12, 1991

Jackie is put in an impossible position when she discovers that a talented surgeon is also a heroin addict.

7Season 9

S9.E7 ∙ The Stranger

Thu, Sep 19, 1991

A nude man confronts Geoff in the outback. At first he just seems to be crazy, but it transpires that he has an extraordinary depth of knowledge about medicine, flying and mechanics.

8Season 9

S9.E8 ∙ The Christening

Thu, Sep 19, 1991

Kate and Geoff get married at last.

9Season 9

S9.E9 ∙ The Good Book

Thu, Sep 26, 1991

The discovery of a 19th-century journal belonging to pioneer Captain Henry Cooper breathes new life into recession-hit Cooper's Crossing.

10Season 9

S9.E10 ∙ My Little Patch

Thu, Oct 3, 1991

Guy gets in over his head when he answers a call for help from a young Koori boy, caught between two cultures, whose grandfather is dying of cancer.

11Season 9

S9.E11 ∙ Two Splatt Shuffle

Thu, Oct 10, 1991

A travelling medical salesman is involved in an accident and his double life is revealed when two women turn up claiming to be his wife.

12Season 9

S9.E12 ∙ Secrets

Thu, Oct 17, 1991

When Rowie is swept off her feet by the handsome and wealthy Andrew Abbott, a long-lost brother shows her where her real roots lie.

13Season 9

S9.E13 ∙ The Games We Play

Thu, Oct 24, 1991

Guy attempts to diagnose the puzzling symptoms of a new young patient. Meanwhile, Coopers Crossing is buzzing with excitement over the cricket match of the decade.

14Season 9

S9.E14 ∙ Bone China

Thu, Oct 31, 1991

The residents of Cooper's Crossing feel uneasy when killer Matt Samuels is released from prison, and Kate insists on driving him home, unaccompanied. Geoff flexes his culinary muscles as he embarks on a restaurant venture.

15Season 9

S9.E15 ∙ Johnno Be Good

Thu, Nov 7, 1991

Johnno makes a revealing pilgrimage back to his roots. Meanwhile, Penny has an emergency situation of her own to deal with.

16Season 9

S9.E16 ∙ Lost Rainbows

Wed, Nov 13, 1991

Rowie is lured across country through rough terrain to what turns out to be a hoax call.

17Season 9

S9.E17 ∙ Broken Promises

Thu, Nov 21, 1991

Jackie and Guy spend the night away from Coopers Crossing when they try and track down Steve, and walk into a wedding celebration where the locals are making merry.

18Season 9

S9.E18 ∙ Visitors Welcome

Thu, Nov 28, 1991

New life flows into Cooper's Crossing in the shape of some Japanese tourists. Nancy's cooking throws up a feast of lamb, and the scene is set for a very special dinner. Unfortunately, the tourists are a little sheepish at the prospect.

19Season 9

S9.E19 ∙ Yesterday's News

Thu, Dec 5, 1991

A television crew follows the doctors as they go about their work, until a fatal plane crash brings them an all-too-real-life experience.

20Season 9

S9.E20 ∙ Dirty Linen

Thu, Dec 19, 1991

Problems arise when the hospital's washing machines break down.

21Season 9

S9.E21 ∙ Chasing Rainbows

Thu, Dec 26, 1991

A crisis on board a ship and continuing problems with her ailing father lead Rowie to question her current situation. Will she resign from the RFDS?

22Season 9

S9.E22 ∙ Uncle Cyrano

Thu, Jan 2, 1992

As Steve pursues his infatuation with local schoolteacher Jane, she goes to Guy with shattering news. Guy is torn between professional and personal loyalty - should he tell Steve the truth? And what about Penny?

23Season 9

S9.E23 ∙ Luck of the Draw

Tue, Aug 25, 1992

Geoff has to choose between delivering a premature baby and attending a snake-bite victim.

24Season 9

S9.E24 ∙ Trouble with M.E

Tue, Sep 1, 1992

Farmer Matt Sheridan complains of tiredness and Guy is convinced that he's suffering from stress, while Rowie thinks it has to be physical, forcing the two to clash.

25Season 9