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 9)
Sanctuary (Part 1) (Episode 1)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A Chilean refugee tries to make a new life for himself in Wandin Valley, but ghosts of his past come back to haunt him.
Sanctuary (Part 2) (Episode 2)
Runtime: 46 min
Message In A Bottle (Part 1) (Episode 3)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A mysterious stranger arrives in town and confuses everyone with his various stories. All is revealed later at Camelot when a party game turns ugly.
Message In A Bottle (Part 2) (Episode 4)
Runtime: 46 min
Endangered Species (Part 1) (Episode 5)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Alex tries to help a woman who lives in fear of her husband's violent temper. Charlie McKeachnie is back in town and Cookie is not happy.
Endangered Species (Part 2) (Episode 6)
Runtime: 46 min
Play It Again (Part 1)" (Episode 7)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Matron Sloan wins the lottery and everyone has suggestions on how she should spend the money. Jo and Michael go to Bribie Island to visit his family.
Play It Again (Part 2) (Episode 8)
Runtime: 46 min
Mothers And Daughters (Part 1) (Episode 9)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Alex starts having contractions and his convinced she is losing the baby. Jo goes to Sydney to try and find her mother.
Mothers And Daughters (Part 2) (Episode 10)
Runtime: 46 min
Fool's Gold (Part 1) (Episode 11)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Shirley is having trouble coping with Jo and Michael's impending departure from Wandin Valley. Alex warns a young athlete about the dangers of taking steroids.
Fool's Gold (part 2) (Episode 12)
Runtime: 46 min
On The Threshold (Part 1) (Episode 13)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Preparations are well underway for Michael and Jo's wedding, but things don't go quite as smoothly at the buck's night.
On The Threshold (Part 2) (Episode 14)
Runtime: 46 min
Last Of The Summer Wine (Part 1) (Episode 15)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Shirley and Frank try to adjusted to life without Jo. Alex is wondering about her purpose in life and is readily losing patience with her patients.
Last Of The Summer Wine (Part 2) (Episode 16)
Air date: 1990-03-13
Runtime: 46 min
Snake In The Grass (Part 1) (Episode 17)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: New nurse Lucy Gardiner tries Matron Sloan's patience but winds up charming Bob.
Snake In The Grass (Part 2) (Episode 18)
Runtime: 46 min
Burnout (Part 1) (Episode 19)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: The latest new locum is giving Shirley a hard time and has Esme close to tears – but her effect on Terence is quite the opposite.
Burnout (Part 2) (Episode 20)
Runtime: 46 min
Pick Of The Crop (Part 1) (Episode 21)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A farmer's wife ends up with severe poisoning from a lethal mix of pesticides.
Pick Of The Crop (Part 2) (Episode 22)
Runtime: 46 min
Nobody's Fool (Part 1) (Episode 23)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Everyone is waiting for a glimpse of the girl Cris describes as his “Beautiful Jessie”.
Nobody's Fool (Part 2) (Episode 24)
Runtime: 46 min
Playing With Fire (Part 1) (Episode 25)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Matron Sloan is worried about the hospital's future and takes her anger out on Lucy. Jessie starts at her new school.
Playing With Fire (Part 2) (Episode 26)
Runtime: 46 min
Baby Makes Three (Part 1) (Episode 27)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Matron Hilda Arrowsmith arrives at the hospital and Maggie is convinced her old nemesis is up to no good.
Baby Makes Three (Part 2) (Episode 28)
Runtime: 46 min
Ticket To Ride (Part 1) (Episode 29)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Frank tries to track down a runaway girl who is in town with the carnival and Frank and Shirley try to help the girl.
Ticket To Ride (Part 2) (Episode 30)
Runtime: 46 min
Taking A Chance (Part 1) (Episode 31)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Cathy and Lucy are waiting for a certain doctor to ask them to the "Bachelor and Spinster" ball.
Taking A Change (Part 2) (Episode 32)
Runtime: 46 min
She Loves Me Not (Part 1) (Episode 33)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Lucy helps a man involved in a car accident who then becomes dangerously obsessed with her.
She Loves Me Not (Part 2) (Episode 34)
Runtime: 46 min
Young Hearts (Part 1) (Episode 35)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Romance hits the over-fifty set of Wandin Valley with the formation of a new club. Cris gets involved with two elderly sisters living in the past.
Young Hearts (Part 2) (Episode 36)
Runtime: 46 min
Illusions (Part 1) (Episode 37)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: When Terence leaves to visit Alex, Cris’ old friend Sandy McIntosh fills in as the latest locum.
Illusions (Part 2) (Episode 38)
Runtime: 46 min
The Food Of Love (Part 1) (Episode 39)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Famine strikes Wandin Valley as the residents take part in a forty-hour famine for charity.
The Food Of Love (Part 2) (Episode 40)
Runtime: 46 min
Handle With Care (Part 1) (Episode 41)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Cathy has an unexpected house guest, her sister-in-law Michelle. Terence helps Michelle understand the reasons behind her illness.
Handle With Care (Part 2) (Episode 42)
Runtime: 46 min
Fly Away Home (Part 1) (Episode 43)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: The Wandin Valley Bush Brigade is on its way to raising money, its membership, and frequency of its drill practices. Matt says he is leaving town.
Fly Away Home (Part 2) (Episode 44)
Runtime: 46 min
Give Me Shelter (Part 1) (Episode 45)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Matt has begun to pack, ready for the big move. He has put his practice up for sale.
Give Me Shelter (Part 2) (Episode 46)
Runtime: 46 min
Fellow Travellers (Part 1) (Episode 47)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: A road accident throws two unlikely characters together, a one-legged bike riding grandma and Skeeter Martin.
Fellow Travellers (Part 2) (Episode 48)
Runtime: 46 min
Apparitions (Part 1) (Episode 49)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: The locals are looking forward to the return visit of cricket star Stewart Richmond. When the hospital staff find out, they over-react.
Apparitions (Part 2) (Episode 50)
Runtime: 46 min
Love Is Blind (Part 1) (Episode 51)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Ruth and Terence meet when they are out painting the countryside and are instantly attracted to one another.
Love Is Blind (Part 2) (Episode 52)
Runtime: 46 min
Birthright (Part 1) (Episode 53)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Terence arrives in Marla Nigurra, with one goal in mind – he wants to return home to Wandin Valley with Alex.
Birthright (Part 2) (Episode 54)
Runtime: 46 min
A Delicate Balance (Part 1) (Episode 55)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Shirley returns from her Queensland holiday to find a new computer installed at the clinic.
A Delicate Balance (Part 2) (Episode 56)
Runtime: 46 min
Defence Of The Realm (Part 1) (Episode 57)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Pollution and the environment become issues in the Valley following Lucy's visit to the local Up.
Defence Of The Realm (Part 2) (Episode 58)
Runtime: 46 min
Just One Look (Part 1) (Episode 59)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Lucy and Muldoon argue over the state of the tip and she unearths some interesting information with the help of the eccentric Vincent D. Smith.
Just One Look (Part 2) (Episode 60)
Runtime: 46 min
Can't Buy Me Love (Part 1) (Episode 61)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Adam Campbell returns to the valley, but he is reluctant to go home to see his father. Luke and Jessie play a profitable joke on Frank.
Can't Buy Me Love (Part 2) (Episode 62)
Runtime: 46 min
Pride And Joy (Part 1) (Episode 63)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Cris is accused of mistreating Jessie and is investigated by Maureen Hutchins firm "Family and Community Services".
Pride And Joy (Part 2) (Episode 64)
Runtime: 46 min
Race Day (Part 1) (Episode 65)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Racial prejudice rears its ugly head with the arrival of a beautiful Thai locum – Dr. Sumatra Pasert.
Race Day (Part 2) (Episode 66)
Runtime: 46 min
Hook, Line And Sinker (Part 1) (Episode 67)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Matt's Valley Vet radio show is attracting some very strange callers. Esme is delighted with her new job as governess to Jessie.
Hook, Line And Sinker (Part 2) (Episode 68)
Runtime: 46 min
Bel Canto (Part 1) (Episode 69)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Cathy returns from Kakadu with a smile on her face. Could it have something to do with a mysterious helicopter pilot?
Bel Canto (Part 2) (Episode 70)
Runtime: 46 min
Natural Selection (Part 1) (Episode 71)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Clem Pollard presents Terence with an intriguing case when he appears in the Valley to save trees.
Natural Selection (Part 2) (Episode 72)
Runtime: 46 min
Playing It Safe (Part 1) (Episode 73)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Dave and Jenny Cooper face the past when their son is injured in Jessie's new tree house. Muldoon is up to no good again with his plans of building a Lakeview hotel.
Playing It Safe (Part 2) (Episode 74)
Runtime: 46 min
Call To Arms (Part 1) (Episode 75)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Cookie and Bob decide to join Esme's Brownie troop. Matt and Lucy unearth an old diary which reveals the Councilor's past.
Call To Arms (Part 2) (Episode 76)
Runtime: 46 min
Future Shock (Part 1) (Episode 77)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Frank and Shirley stand on opposite sides as the locals fight to stop the proposed dam development by Ted Kagan.
Future Shock (Part 2) (Episode 78)
Runtime: 46 min
For Pity's Sake (Part 1) (Episode 79)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: The Wandin Valley protestors are dismayed when young Ashley Lawson is sent to defend them. A very frightened Shirley keeps a vigil at Frank's bedside.
For Pity's Sake (Part 2) (Episode 80)
Runtime: 46 min
Flashback (Part 1) (Episode 81)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Lucy is injured in a game of tennis with Matt and it turns out to be more serious than initially thought.
Flashback (Part 2) (Episode 82)
Runtime: 46 min
Stand By Me (Part 1) (Episode 83)
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Luke and Shirley plan a car rally to raise money for the Xavier refuge. Francis Daley is diagnosed with manic depression which leaves Keith astounded.
Stand By Me (Part 2) (Episode 84)
Runtime: 46 min
Second Chance 1 (Episode 85)
Air date: 1990-11-12
Second Chance 2 (Episode 86)
Air date: 1990-11-13
Seasons
Episodes 50
Episodes 92
Episodes 84
Episodes 90
Episodes 84
Episodes 86
Episodes 80
Episodes 62
Episodes 86
Episodes 90
Episodes 86
Episodes 90
Episodes 30