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The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian medical drama TV series that broadcast on the Nine Network produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan.
The series started as a 1985 mini-series set in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (Minyip in north-western rural Victoria), and originally ran for over seven years. Several early online episode listings split the 221 episodes into six seasons, however the National Film and Sound Archive confirms nine. Crawford Productions have released the show in DVD and on streaming in ten seasons (including the 13 episodes of the 1992 spin-off R.F.D.S.).
The series' episodes were mostly self-contained medical dramas, but also explored social issues, such as domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and the struggles faced by Indigenous Australians.
The following characters are credited as "starring" in the opening credits:
The following characters appear regularly and are credited in the closing credits alongside the guest actors:
One prominent feature in the show is the communication between the aircraft and the base station in Cooper's Crossing. Their designations are spelled out using the International Civil Aviation/ICAO phonetic alphabet.
Cooper’s Crossing RFDS Base’s VCC/“Victor Charlie Charlie” call sign is issued by the Communications Authority for all Citizen’s Band/CB and usually Amateur Radio/HAM & UHF radio operators licences. All properties in country/outback are equipped with these types of radios for communication.
By 1993, the ratings were in decline, and few original characters remained in the much-changed cast. The show was then revamped under the title R.F.D.S. (working title: The New Flying Doctors), and its setting was changed to Broken Hill. The spin-off ran for one season on the Nine Network from January 21, 1993 to February 4, 1994 and screened internationally.
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The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian medical drama TV series that broadcast on the Nine Network produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan.
The series started as a 1985 mini-series set in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (Minyip in north-western rural Victoria), and originally ran for over seven years. Several early online episode listings split the 221 episodes into six seasons, however the National Film and Sound Archive confirms nine. Crawford Productions have released the show in DVD and on streaming in ten seasons (including the 13 episodes of the 1992 spin-off R.F.D.S.).
The series' episodes were mostly self-contained medical dramas, but also explored social issues, such as domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and the struggles faced by Indigenous Australians.
The following characters are credited as "starring" in the opening credits:
The following characters appear regularly and are credited in the closing credits alongside the guest actors:
One prominent feature in the show is the communication between the aircraft and the base station in Cooper's Crossing. Their designations are spelled out using the International Civil Aviation/ICAO phonetic alphabet.
Cooper’s Crossing RFDS Base’s VCC/“Victor Charlie Charlie” call sign is issued by the Communications Authority for all Citizen’s Band/CB and usually Amateur Radio/HAM & UHF radio operators licences. All properties in country/outback are equipped with these types of radios for communication.
By 1993, the ratings were in decline, and few original characters remained in the much-changed cast. The show was then revamped under the title R.F.D.S. (working title: The New Flying Doctors), and its setting was changed to Broken Hill. The spin-off ran for one season on the Nine Network from January 21, 1993 to February 4, 1994 and screened internationally.