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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.
Cast: Maurie Fields, Lenore Smith, Robert Grubb, Val Jellay, Liz Burch, Rebecca Gibney, George Kapiniaris, Terry Gill, Beverley Dunn, Andrew McFarlane, Peter O'Brien, Christopher Stollery, Brett Climo, Vikki Blanche, Nikki Coghill, David Reyne, Pat Evison, Bruce Barry, Alex Papps, Sophie Lee
Writers: Vincent Moran (Writer), Shane Brennan (Story), Shane Brennan (Writer), Denise Morgan (Writer), Tony Morphett (Writer), Graham Hartley (Writer), José Luis Bayonas (Writer), Jutta Goetze (Writer), Alan Hopgood (Writer), Bevan Lee (Writer), Leon Saunders (Writer), Peter Hepworth (Writer), Mary Dagmar Davies (Writer), Peter A. Kinloch (Writer), Michael Joshua (Writer), Vincent Gil (Writer), Annie Beach (Writer), Julie Phillips (Writer), Elizabeth Coleman (Writer), Sue Hore (Writer), John Reeves (Writer), David Phillips (Writer), David Allen (Writer), Peter Schreck (Writer), Everett De Roche (Writer), John Coulter (Writer), Andrew Kennedy (Writer), Tony Cavanaugh (Writer), John Alsop (Writer), Cassandra Carter (Writer), David Boutland (Writer), Victoria Madden (Writer), Roger Dunn (Writer), Jocelyn Moorhouse (Writer), Leonard Rosen (Writer), Terry Stapleton (Writer), Peter Pinney (Writer), Alison Nisselle (Writer), Howard Griffiths (Writer), Cliff Green (Writer), Anne Lucas (Writer), Craig Wilkins (Writer), Judith Colquhoun (Writer), Anthony Ellis (Writer), Greg Haddrick (Writer), Joss Moorhouse (Writer), Lynn Palmer (Writer), Glenda Hambly (Writer), John Lord (Writer), P.J. Hogan (Writer), Chris Page (Writer), Brian Wright (Writer), Maureen Ann Moran (Writer), Peter Herbert (Writer), Christine McCourt (Writer), Phillip Roberts (Writer), Tim Gooding (Writer), David Worthington (Writer), Angela Martin (Writer), Marie Trevor (Writer), Tom Hegarty (Writer), Jan Sardi (Writer), Simon Hopkinson (Writer), Gwenda Marsh (Writer), Neil Luxmoore (Writer), Galia Hardy (Writer), Stuart Wood (Writer), Joe Kelly (Writer), Sam Wilde (Writer), Robert Matthews (Writer)
Cinematographer: Ron Hagen
Editors: Tim Nelson, Grant Fenn
Production: Crawfords Australia
Network: Nine Network
