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A Country Practice

A Country Practice

Soap
Drama
November 18, 1981 – November 5, 1994 (began 45 years ago)
48m / episode
5.9/10
Ended
13 Seasons
1048 Episodes
10
Seven Network

A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.

Shane Porteous
SP

Shane Porteous

Terence Elliot

Ages 39-52

488 eps
Lorrae Desmond
Lorrae Desmond

Lorrae Desmond

Shirley Dean/Gilroy

Ages 52-65

488 eps
Brian Wenzel
Brian Wenzel

Brian Wenzel

Frank Gilroy

Ages 52-65

488 eps
Syd Heylen
Syd Heylen

Syd Heylen

Vernon 'Cookie' Locke

Ages 59-72

438 eps
Gordon Piper
GP

Gordon Piper

Robert 'Bob' Hatfield

Ages 49-62

438 eps
Shane Withington
Shane Withington

Shane Withington

Brendan Jones

Ages 23-36

350 eps
Penny Cook
Penny Cook

Penny Cook

Victoria "Vicki" Dean/Bowen

Ages 24-37

316 eps
Di Smith
Di Smith

Di Smith

Dr. Alex 'Fraser' Elliott

Ages 23-36

268 eps
Anne Tenney
Anne Tenney

Anne Tenney

Melissa 'Molly' Jones

Ages 27-40

266 eps
Joan Sydney
Joan Sydney

Joan Sydney

Margaret 'Maggie' Sloane

Ages 45-58

262 eps
Wendy Strehlow
Wendy Strehlow

Wendy Strehlow

Judy Loveday

Ages 23-36

176 eps