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Tony Cavanaugh (writer)
Elizabeth Coleman (writer)
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15 May 1986 (Australia) more
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This series chronicles the events surrounding the activities of the Royal Flying Doctors Service, which... more
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Forget Neighbours - this is the real 80s Aussie drama more (14 total)
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(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 149) | Lenore Smith | ... | Kate Wellings / ... (163 episodes, 1986-1994) |
| Robert Grubb | ... | Dr. Geoff Standish / ... (147 episodes, 1986-1994) |
| Maurie Fields | ... | Vic Buckley (139 episodes, 1986-1994) |
| Val Jellay | ... | Nancy Buckley (83 episodes, 1986-1994) |
| George Kapiniaris | ... | Dimitrios "D.J." Lonniadis / ... (78 episodes, 1987-1994) |
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Australia:50 min
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Lewis Fitz-Gerald started out as a pilot in the original series and returned as a doctor in the spin-off "R.F.D.S." (1993). more
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Dr. Tom Callaghan: Nothing ever changes out here, except the date. more
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Followed by "R.F.D.S." (1993) more
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Recent reruns of this well-acted and well-written drama from the mid-eighties have reminded me just how good 'The Flying Doctors' was. The key word for me is realism, maybe because the plotlines were based on actual RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service) cases, and checked for accuracy by the real Flying Docs. The acting was very believable, and the characters became like old friends. The publicans' wisdom of Vic, the pub landlord in Cooper's Crossing, still makes me laugh - true blue Australian humour. And I still cry every time I see the last episode from the first series, where the pilot dies, because he was one of my favourites. But each series had its bonuses - this show is very easy to dip into, as well as follow as a soap.