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.
A Country Practice (Season 7)
Rocking the Boat (Part 1) (Episode 1)
Air date: 1987-01-05
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Jo is saddened to learn her mother has moved away and left no forwarding address. Donna and Jo travel to Rottnest Island and see the native Quokka firsthand.
Rocking the Boat (Part 2) (Episode 2)
Air date: 1987-01-06
Bitter Sweet (Part 1) (Episode 3)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Frank and Shirley travel to the United States to see Vicky, Simon and the twins. Ben is victimised by irate farmers when he announces that the whole milk supply of the Valley will have to be dumped.
Bitter Sweet (Part 2) (Episode 4)
Runtime: 46 min
One With the Lot (Part 1) (Episode 5)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: The wife of a roadhouse owner has a late pregnancy with a fifty-fifty chance that the child will be malformed. Kenny Mitchell is employed at the roadhouse behind the counter, with his special being a hamburger with the lot.
One With the Lot (Part 2) (Episode 6)
Runtime: 46 min
Caught in the Act (Part 1) (Episode 7)
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: There's a burglar on the loose in Wandin Valley. Esme is among the victims, and Sally is finding it a difficult case to solve. Laura breaks down and tells her mother why she is so upset about the Major's proposal.
Caught in the Act (Part 2) (Episode 8)
Runtime: 46 min
No Place for a Lady (Part 1) (Episode 9)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Wandin Valley battens down the hatches and prepares for Big Jules's annual visit. Sally, sick of being treated as a secretary instead of a policewoman, files an official complaint against Frank.
No Place for a Lady (Part 2) (Episode 10)
Runtime: 47 min
Tall in the Saddle (Part 1) (Episode 11)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Shirley convinces Jo to audition for a television commercial. Jo prepares to make her television debut while Frank acts the nervous "stage mother".
Tall in the Saddle (Part 2) (Episode 12)
Runtime: 47 min
Times are a Changing (Part 1) (Episode 13)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: When the school principal decides to bring some "good old-fashioned discipline" back to Burrigan High, the students rebel and Jo organises a protest. Jo is elected president of the new student council, and Alex learns that Andrew has a drug problem.
Times are a Changing (Part 2) (Episode 14)
Runtime: 47 min
Foul Play (Part 1) (Episode 15)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Jo is booked to do a TV commercial for fresh chickens but her excitement turns to horror when she sees the conditions at the farm. There is an outbreak of Asian flu in the Valley and it looks as if many small poultry farmers are going to lose everything.
Foul Play (Part 2) (Episode 16)
Runtime: 47 min
Hit and Run (Part 1) (Episode 17)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Peter takes pity on a teenage runaway and lets him stay at Camelot, much to Ben and Donna's dismay. Peter is devastated when he realises that Stewart was just stringing him along.
Hit and Run (Part 2) (Episode 18)
Runtime: 46 min
Odds On (Part 1) (Episode 19)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Esme is bitten by the gambling bug when Cookie installs a new poker machine in the club. Peter's life hangs in the balance when he suffers a severe allergic reaction.
Odds On (Part 2) (Episode 20)
Runtime: 46 min
Lost for Words (Part 1) (Episode 21)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Peter and Alex organise a romantic weekend away in Sydney but it does not go according to plan. Donna is shattered when she learns that Matt has bone cancer.
Lost for Words (Part 2) (Episode 22)
Runtime: 47 min
Creative Play (Part 1) (Episode 23)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Donna finds her nursing skills challenged and ends up resigning after a battle with a middle-age valium addict. When Peter catches Penny and George in Alex's house, they decide to get back at him with a 'magic' potion.
Creative Play (Part 2) (Episode 24)
Runtime: 47 min
Outsiders (Part 1) (Episode 25)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Jo and Ben visit a rundown farm and suspect something is amiss. Hilda Arrowsmith arrives at Wandin Valley Hospital – she's the new acting matron!
Outsiders (Part 2) (Episode 26)
Runtime: 46 min
A Nice Girl Like You (Part 1) (Episode 27)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Adam Campbell takes a fancy to Jo and invites her to a party at his house. After they get into an accident, leaving Jo in a coma with possible brain damage, Frank is determined to find out who is to blame.
A Nice Girl Like You (Part 2) (Episode 28)
Runtime: 46 min
Home and Away (Part 1) (Episode 29)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Alex suspects a case of child abuse. Esme is jealous when Cookie shows interest in the matron. Jo checks out of hospital after her recovery and helps reunite a family.
Home and Away (Part 2) (Episode 30)
Runtime: 47 min
Love Story (Part 1) (Episode 31)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Peter tries to find the right moment to pop the question to Alex, but she's too busy battling a case of hay fever. Terence blows his stack when a patient's life is threatened due to Matron Arrowsmith's scheming.
Love Story (Part 2) (Episode 32)
Runtime: 46 min
Best Laid Plans (Part 1) (Episode 33)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: The Wandin Valley residents band together to prevent the closure of the hospital. Matron Sloan arrives back in Wandin Valley with the hope of saving the hospital.
Best Laid Plans (Part 2) (Episode 34)
Runtime: 46 min
My Brother's Keeper (Part 1) (Episode 35)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Jo's school friend Fiona is fed up of having to look after her little brother Jimmy. Fiona runs to Jo and the Gilroys for comfort when her mother turns on her and blames her for Jimmy's death.
My Brother's Keeper (Part 2) (Episode 36)
Runtime: 46 min
Book By It's Cover (Part 1) (Episode 37)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: When Peter allows his students to choose a book for their open book review, their choice causes him nothing but trouble. A diabetic boy bluffs his way into hospital to escape his overprotective mother.
Book By It's Cover (Part 2) (Episode 38)
Runtime: 46 min
The Lie of the Land (Part 1) (Episode 39)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: The new ranger, Cathy Hayden, has trouble coping with the attitudes of the locals and her willful grandfather. Peter goes to work on the Hayden farm and Alex begins to worry about the man she's going to marry.
The Lie of the Land (Part 2) (Episode 40)
Runtime: 46 min
Ghost of a Chance (Part 1) (Episode 41)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Alex picks up a young hitch-hiker and blames herself when the girl dies after being in a road accident. Alex gets too involved in the case of a newborn baby who is going through heroin withdrawal.
Ghost of a Chance (Part 2) (Episode 42)
Runtime: 46 min
The Right Mix (Part 1) (Episode 43)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: A hard-headed journalist comes to the Valley to interview Cathy for a story on a "day in the life of a ranger". Alex and Peter's relationship is in trouble and the arrival of Peter's old mentor doesn't help matters.
The Right Mix (Part 2) (Episode 44)
Runtime: 47 min
Keep on Truckin' (Part 1) (Episode 45)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Alex waits for Peter to make up his mind about Walter Hopwood's job offer. Peter tells Alex of his decision, and now it's time for Alex to do some thinking.
Keep on Truckin' (Part 2) (Episode 46)
Runtime: 48 min
Nobody's Perfect (Part 1) (Episode 47)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Donna's Aunt Sally comes to visit and Donna and Cathy see a chance to do a little matchmaking. Jack and Sally find they've got a lot in common and Jo becomes the star of a Japanese shampoo commercial.
Nobody's Perfect (Part 2) (Episode 48)
Runtime: 47 min
Things of Value (Part 1) (Episode 49)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Frank has a special present in mind for his and Shirley's fifth wedding anniversary. Jo tries to do something special for the Gilroys and ends up getting lectured instead.
Things of Value (Part 2) (Episode 50)
Runtime: 46 min
Walking on Air (Part 1) (Episode 51)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Kenny Mitchell starts work at the hospital and befriends a young girl with a crippling disease. Bob and Cookie advertise for a housemate and are delighted with the response.
Walking on Air (Part 2) (Episode 52)
Runtime: 47 min
Walking on Air (Part 3) (Episode 53)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Terence goes on a health kick, but Alex is concerned that he's overdoing it. Kenny starts making plans for his future with Samantha.
Walking on Air (Part 4) (Episode 54)
Runtime: 46 min
Carnival is Over (Part 1) (Episode 55)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Cookie meets up with a couple of old circus performers and their sick lion. Two circus clowns decide to do one last show for the children of Wandin Valley Hospital.
Carnival is Over (Part 2) (Episode 56)
Runtime: 47 min
Birds of Prey (Part 1) (Episode 57)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: The local farmers are up in arms over plans to release a wedgetail eagle in the national park. It's Donna to the rescue when a farmer threatens the life of an innocent animal.
Birds of Prey (Part 2) (Episode 58)
Runtime: 47 min
Intensive Care (Part 1) (Episode 59)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Terence transfers a brain dead girl to Wandin Valley Hospital in the hope that her father will agree to turn off the life support system. A father is unable to come to terms with the fact that his daughter is in an irreversible coma.
Intensive Care (Part 2) (Episode 60)
Runtime: 46 min
Mozart Rules (Part 1) (Episode 61)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Donna organizes a surprise party for Ben to celebrate Mozart's birthday. A serious car accident has tragic consequences for the folk of Wandin Valley.
Mozart Rules (Part 2) (Episode 62)
Runtime: 47 min
Picking Up the Pieces (Part 1) (Episode 63)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Frank Gilroy senses that there was more to the accident than meets the eye. Penny refuses to accept that her father is dead and the town pulls together for a fund raising dance-a-thon.
Picking Up the Pieces (Part 2) (Episode 64)
Runtime: 47 min
Down to Earth (Part 1) (Episode 65)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Terence puts his vineyard up for sale and ends up regretting his actions. Jo and Frank are at loggerheads because the seargent is refusing to let Jo anywhere near her new car.
Down to Earth (Part 2) (Episode 66)
Runtime: 47 min
Not Enough Cooks (Part 1) (Episode 67)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A selfish, ageing model checks into the hospital and learns a few lessons about life from Jo. Councillor Muldoon causes even more problems for the hospital when he tries his hand at industrial relations.
Not Enough Cooks (Part 2) (Episode 68)
Runtime: 47 min
Someone to Listen (Part 1) (Episode 69)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A mother suspects that the problems she's having with her teenage son could be caused by more than just a generation gap. Terence tries to help a mentally ill boy but his efforts are in vain.
Someone to Listen (Part 2) (Episode 70)
Runtime: 46 min
A Different Breed (Part 1) (Episode 71)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: The local farmers are angry about the abundance of wild pigs in the national park and they blame Cathy for the damage to their crops. Jack Hayden takes a turn for the worse in hospital and Cathy finally learns the truth about his illness.
A Different Breed (Part 2) (Episode 72)
Runtime: 47 min
Going for Broke (Part 1) (Episode 73)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A new nurse has an unusual introduction to Wandin Valley. Jack, realising he has little time left, decides to take care of some unfinished business.
Going for Broke (Part 2) (Episode 74)
Runtime: 46 min
What's Love Got To Do With It (Part 1) (Episode 75)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: A couple of thieves cause trouble for Frank. Cathy arranges a reunion between Jack and his long lost son. Penny is having trouble coping with her new life and Alex is having problems of her own adjusting to parenthood.
What's Love Got To Do With It (Part 2) (Episode 76)
Runtime: 47 min
Labour of Love (Part 1) (Episode 77)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: A hot shot city trained nursing sister arrives in Wandin Valley. Esme is admitted to hospital and is convinced that she is going to die.
Labour of Love (Part 2) (Episode 78)
Runtime: 46 min
Playing Possum (Part 1) (Episode 79)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Cathy can't believe her luck when she hires a new farmhand, but she is in for a few surprises. Danno, Cathy's new farmhand, goes missing, and Shirley's mysterious caller pays a visit.
Playing Possum (Part 2) (Episode 80)
Runtime: 46 min
The Last Straw (Part 1) (Episode 81)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: A farmer and his wife struggle to come to terms with losing their farm. A man desperate to save his farm resorts to using a shotgun. Bob and Cookie fix Jo up with a "hot" date.
The Last Straw (Part 2) (Episode 82)
Runtime: 46 min
All in the Game (Part 1) (Episode 83)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Football fever grips Wandin Valley when the "Wombats" take on Widjeera. Michael tries out for the team, much to Matron Sloan's disgust. Shirley feels the burden of being a policeman's wife and having her husband on the job 24 hours a day.
All in the game (Part 2) (Episode 84)
Runtime: 47 min
Licensed to Kill (Part 1) (Episode 85)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Terence is named as Wandin Valley's Citizen of the Year. Michael's offer to help Jo study for her driving test has unexpected consequences. Tempers flare over Cathy Hayden's decision to cancel the annual shoot. Meanwhile, narrow-minded gossips have a field day with Jo and Michael.
Licensed to Kill (Part 2) (Episode 86)
Runtime: 46 min
Licensed to Kill (Part 3) (Episode 87)
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Wandin Valley is invaded by gun-toting hunters as the annual duck season gets underway. A shooting accident tears a family apart. Penny tries a little matchmaking between her two favourite doctors.
Licensed to Kill (Part 4) (Episode 88)
Runtime: 46 min
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