The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
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Directors
Brendan Maher
Director
Colin Budds
Director
Mark DeFriest
Director
Catherine Millar
Director
Ian Gilmour
Director
Ages 31-37
Paul Moloney
Director
Kendal Flanagan
Director
Dan Burstall
Director
Ages 35-41
Pino Amenta
Director
Mark Callen
Director
Arch Nicholson
Director
Chris Langman
Director
Ages 32-38
Rob Stewart
Director
Mandy Smith
Director
Rod Hardy
Director
Oscar Whitbread
Director
Kath Hayden
Director
Karl Zwicky
Director
Viktors Ritelis
Director
Ages 48-54
Bill Hughes
Director
Michael Offer
Director
Riccardo Pellizzeri
Director
Chris Thomson
Director
Ages 41-47
Mike Smith
Director
Ian Barry
Director
Stephen Wallace
Director
Graham Thorburn
Director
Marcus Cole
Director
Ages 34-40
Gary Conway
Director
Mario Andreacchio
Director
Ages 31-37
Chris Adshead
Director
Writers
Vincent Moran
Writer
Shane Brennan
Writer
Shane Brennan
Story
Denise Morgan
Writer
Tony Morphett
Writer
Ages 48-54
Graham Hartley
Writer
José Luis Bayonas
Writer
Jutta Goetze
Writer
Bevan Lee
Writer
Leon Saunders
Writer
Alan Hopgood
Writer
Ages 51-58
Peter Hepworth
Writer
Peter A. Kinloch
Writer
Mary Dagmar Davies
Writer
Michael Joshua
Writer
Sue Hore
Writer
Annie Beach
Writer
Vincent Gil
Writer
Ages 47-53
Elizabeth Coleman
Writer
Julie Phillips
Writer
John Reeves
Writer
Everett De Roche
Writer
Ages 39-46
Tony Cavanaugh
Writer
Andrew Kennedy
Writer
John Coulter
Writer
Cassandra Carter
Writer
David Phillips
Writer
Ages 38-44
David Allen
Writer
Peter Schreck
Writer
John Alsop
Writer
Alison Nisselle
Writer
Leonard Rosen
Writer
David Boutland
Writer
Judith Colquhoun
Writer
Peter Pinney
Writer
Anthony Ellis
Writer
Roger Dunn
Writer
Victoria Madden
Writer
Howard Griffiths
Writer
Terry Stapleton
Writer
Cliff Green
Writer
Craig Wilkins
Writer
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Writer
Ages 25-32
Anne Lucas
Writer
Sam Wilde
Writer
Joe Kelly
Writer
Neil Luxmoore
Writer
Marie Trevor
Writer
Angela Martin
Writer
Stuart Wood
Writer
John Lord
Writer
Tom Hegarty
Writer
Peter Herbert
Writer
Greg Haddrick
Writer
Tim Gooding
Writer
David Worthington
Writer
Christine McCourt
Writer
P.J. Hogan
Writer
Ages 23-29
Jan Sardi
Writer
Robert Matthews
Writer
Simon Hopkinson
Writer
Galia Hardy
Writer
Joss Moorhouse
Writer
Lynn Palmer
Writer
Maureen Ann Moran
Writer
Glenda Hambly
Writer
Chris Page
Writer
Brian Wright
Writer
Phillip Roberts
Writer
Gwenda Marsh
Writer
Cinematographers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
AU, US
Production Companies
Crawfords Australia