A Country Practice (Season 1)

In General Practice (1) (Episode 1)

Writer: James Davern

Air date: 1981-11-18

Overview: Mystery surrounds an obviously wealthy, pregnant woman who arrives at the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital in the last stages of labour.

In General Practice (2) (Episode 2)

Writer: James Davern

Air date: 1981-11-19

Overview: Dr Simon Bowen refuses to prescribe the contraceptive pill to a fifteen year old girl without her father's permission. The girl is torn between her father and her insistent boyfriend.

Town Tragedy (1) (Episode 3)

Air date: 1981-11-25

Overview: A very serious accident upsets the townsfolk leaving questions unanswered, and Dr. Elliott battles for the survival of one of the injured.

Town Tragedy (2) (Episode 4)

Air date: 1981-11-26

Overview: Questions arise about the tragic incident and Dr. Elliott and nurse Shirley Dean work to protect Andy MacKay from the small town gossip.

The Itinerants (1) (Episode 5)

Air date: 1981-12-02

Overview: Doctor Elliott fights to save the life of a sick child, against opposition from the childs frightened mother.

The Itinerants (2) (Episode 6)

Air date: 1981-12-03

Overview: Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.

They Shoot Cows? (1) (Episode 7)

Air date: 1981-12-09

Overview: Brendan battles with a stubborn angry patient, and Molly goes to the Sales yard to buy a dog, and ends up with something completely different.

They Shoot Cows? (2) (Episode 8)

Air date: 1981-12-10

Overview: There's a fire in the Wandin Valley Community Hospital, and Brendan Jones finds out who caused it. Simon Bowen has to make a decision about the right and wrong of shortening a life.

Coming Home (1) (Episode 9)

Air date: 1981-12-16

Overview: Dr. Elliott gets up to mischief with an old boy of the Valley and gives Sgt. Gilroy a few headaches. Dr. Bowen finds a companion although not quite what he was looking for.

Coming Home (2) (Episode 10)

Air date: 1981-12-17

Overview: Matron Kertesz takes over as District Nurse and has to care for a young man recently crippled and struggles between her profession and her emotions.

Secrets (1) (Episode 11)

Air date: 1981-12-23

Overview: Shirley Dean is involved in an accident and makes police work very difficult for Sgt. Gilroy. Nurse Brendan Jones saves the life of a young asthmatic.

Secrets (2) (Episode 12)

Air date: 1981-12-24

Overview: Dr Bowen fights to make the town's stubborn bus driver see how he can endanger the lives of passengers with his illness.

Alternatives (1) (Episode 13)

Air date: 1981-12-30

Overview: Molly's glamorous model friend comes to stay, driving Brendan crazy and causing Vicki Dean some jealous moments.

Alternatives (2) (Episode 14)

Air date: 1981-12-31

Overview: Dr. Elliot faces a threat of his past being revealed when he takes the side of alternative medicine for a dying child.

Golden Fleece (1) (Episode 15)

Air date: 1982-01-05

Golden Fleece (2) (Episode 16)

Air date: 1982-01-06

Teamwork (1) (Episode 17)

Air date: 1982-01-12

Teamwork (2) (Episode 18)

Air date: 1982-01-13

Overview: The team at the hospital - with the help of Shirley, Frank, Vicky, and Robert Bowen - work together to treat the passengers of the bus accident. Molly confronts the bank manager about her loan. After burning his hands at the accident scene, Frank moves in with Shirley and Vicky so that Shirley can take care of him. Robert expresses some reserved praise for Simon.

Suffer Children (1) (Episode 19)

Air date: 1982-01-19

Overview: Vicky secures a high-profile job treating a Yarraman colt trained by Neil Stephens, but worries that Stephens is excessively pushing his reluctant daughter Robin into constant showjumping training. Meanwhile, Terence becomes concerned about Neil's wife Jill, who requests that Terence sterilize her. Simon suspects that a young girl is being physically abused by her father. Molly decides to go into business breeding turkeys. Marta spends an evening at Terence's vineyard with Alex Popovich. Shirley helps Frank work on his article for the Horticultural Society.

Suffer Children (2) (Episode 20)

Air date: 1982-01-20

Overview: After Robin is admitted to hospital as the result of her horse-riding accident, Simon searches for the truth about the previous injuries - which were treated by Terence - that become apparent on her X-rays. Molly decides to start business as a yabbi farmer. Marta's friendship with Alex continues to deepen, with Alex gifting her with a wood-carving of The General. Shirley's attempts to get Frank to move back into his own house with a farewell dinner backfire.

Mates (1) (Episode 21)

Air date: 1982-01-26

Mates (2) (Episode 22)

Air date: 1982-01-27

Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (1) (Episode 23)

Air date: 1982-02-02

Overview: Terence comes to the aid of a woman suffering from agoraphobia. Molly assists at the veterinary practice when Vicky falls ill, while Simon uses this as an opportunity to get closer to her. A three-year-old child is treated by the team after falling off a moving plough. Shirley continues to replace her craving for cigarettes with food. Marta learns that the Hospital Workers' Union has advised workers to strike for a pay rise, leaving only the medical staff to run the hospital.

Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (2) (Episode 24)

Air date: 1982-02-03

Overview: Shirley, Molly, and Vicky assist at the hospital during the strike. Simon performs his first operation in the valley on Kathy Pieri. However, what is at first thought to be an appendicitis turns out to be something quite different. Terence worries that problems at home may be the cause of Brett Morgan's anxiety and inability to study or sleep. Vicky becomes upset when Terence refers to his wife in Sydney.

I Know Where She's Gone (1) (Episode 25)

Air date: 1982-02-09

I Know Where She's Gone (2) (Episode 26)

Air date: 1982-02-10

No Apparent Reason (1) (Episode 27)

Air date: 1982-08-10

No Apparent Reason (2) (Episode 28)

Air date: 1982-08-11

The Second Deadly Sin (1) (Episode 29)

Air date: 1982-09-07

The Second Deadly Sin (2) (Episode 30)

Air date: 1982-09-08

The Seeds of Discontent (1) (Episode 31)

Air date: 1982-09-14

The Seeds of Discontent (2) (Episode 32)

Air date: 1982-09-15

Sign of Affection (1) (Episode 33)

Air date: 1982-09-21

Sign of Affection (2) (Episode 34)

Air date: 1982-09-22

Field of Thunder (1) (Episode 35)

Air date: 1982-09-28

Field of Thunder (2) (Episode 36)

Air date: 1982-09-29

The Push (1) (Episode 37)

Air date: 1982-10-05

The Push (2) (Episode 38)

Air date: 1982-10-06

Acts of Kindness (1) (Episode 39)

Air date: 1982-10-12

Acts of Kindness (2) (Episode 40)

Air date: 1982-10-13

A Human Reaction (1) (Episode 41)

Air date: 1982-10-19

A Human Reaction (2) (Episode 42)

Air date: 1982-10-20

Show Down (1) (Episode 43)

Air date: 1982-10-26

Show Down (2) (Episode 44)

Air date: 1982-10-27

Pie in the Sky (1) (Episode 45)

Air date: 1982-11-02

Pie in the Sky (2) (Episode 46)

Air date: 1982-11-03

Stirring the Possum (1) (Episode 47)

Air date: 1982-11-09

Stirring the Possum (2) (Episode 48)

Air date: 1982-11-10

Cup Fever (1) (Episode 49)

Air date: 1982-11-16

Cup Fever (2) (Episode 50)

Air date: 1982-11-17