| The Flying Doctors | |
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| Format | Drama |
| Starring | Andrew McFarlane Liz Burch Lenore Smith Robert Grubb see cast table below for complete cast |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Andrew McFarlane (born 6 June 1951 is an Australian Actor with several stage and screen credits Liz Burch (born 18 October 1954 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actress Lenore Smith (born 25 October 1958 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Actress best known Robert Grubb is an Australian Actor. He was born in Hobart Tasmania on January 31, 1950. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. of episodes | 3 (miniseries) 221 (regular series) |
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| Running time | approx. 0:55 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Original run | 1986 – 1993 |
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| IMDb profile | |
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. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Crawford Productions is an Australian Television production company founded by Hector Crawford, and now owned by the WIN Corporation. The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia ( RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctors) is an Air ambulance service for those living in the remote inland
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. The year 1985 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1985. Andrew McFarlane (born 6 June 1951 is an Australian Actor with several stage and screen credits Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led it its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. Liz Burch (born 18 October 1954 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actress McFarlane left after the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. Robert Grubb is an Australian Actor. He was born in Hobart Tasmania on January 31, 1950.
The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with nurse Kate Wellings (Lenore Smith). Lenore Smith (born 25 October 1958 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Actress best known Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson (Peter O'Brien), mechanic Emma Plimpton (Rebecca Gibney), local policeman Sgt. Peter O'Brien (born March 25, 1960 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian Actor Rebecca Catherine Gibney (born December 14, 1964 in Levin, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australia-based actress Jack Carruthers (Terry Gill) and Vic and Nancy Buckley (Maurie Fields and Val Jellay), who ran the local pub/hotel, the Majestic. Terry Gill is a British -born actor who carved a nichè in Australian Television playing police officers Maurie Fields ( August 4, 1925 - December 18, 1995) was an Australian actor vaudeville performer and stand-up comedian Val Jellay is an Australian actress who was born in 1927 Her career began with dance lessons in 1931 when she was four years old and continues to this day applauded by Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for many seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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Cast and characters
Doctors
- Andrew McFarlane played Tom Callaghan, a young doctor who takes over the R. Andrew McFarlane (born 6 June 1951 is an Australian Actor with several stage and screen credits F. D. S base in Coopers Crossing after proving himself to the original boss of the base, Harry Sinclair. He brings along Chris Randall, who is also a doctor, as his assistant. In episode sixteen Tom leaves the base, volunteering for World Vision in Africa, but he returns for a while in episode 113 until episode 156 in which he leaves again. Tom makes a final appearance in episode 201 when there is a town celebration in Coopers Crossing.
- Liz Burch played Chris Randall, a female doctor who comes along with Tom Callaghan to run the R. Liz Burch (born 18 October 1954 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actress F. D. S base in Cooper Crossing. When Tom leaves for Africa she decides to stay in Coopers Crossing, until episode 146, when she moves to Melbourne to take care of her sick father. She comes back in episode 201 for the town celebration in Coopers Crossing, and falls in love with Tom Callaghan again. She decides to join Tom in Africa.
- Robert Grubb played Geoff Standish, who makes his first appearance in episode 17 when he takes over the R. Robert Grubb is an Australian Actor. He was born in Hobart Tasmania on January 31, 1950. F. D. S base from Tom Callaghan. Geoff is one of the longest-running characters in the series, and stayed until the end. He is considered to be one of the most important characters of the series, and his relationship with Nurse Kate Wellings has been a big focus of the show.
- Sarah Chadwick played Rosie 'Rowie' Lang. Sarah Chadwick (born 11 August 1960) is an Australian television actress most well-known for her role on The Flying Doctors as She makes her first appearance in "Swinging on the Rope", when she returns to Cooper's Crossing for the first time, since leaving as a teenager to attend Medical School at the University of Sydney. Dr. Lang is the replacement for Dr. Radcliffe. She is a headstrong, determined woman, applying for a position with the RFDS to comfront childhood bullies, and show them that "being a Lang doesn't mean being a loser", after having grown up as the youngest of 6 children (and the only girl), to alcoholic, neglectful parents. Despite her late arrival, Sarah is given a rich character-profile, the series featuring episodes inwhich both her older brother Frank and her Father Alf appear.
Within a few weeks of her arrival (in fact interested from the very start), Captain Johnno Johnson makes his interest more than obvious (from crashing into Rowie and entangling his watch on her dress - thereby ripping her dress in an attempt to free himself, and later that evening accidentally throwing a glass of orange juice in her lap), and after much soul-searching and hesitance, Rowie eventually accept his proposal. Her doubts increase as the day of the wedding draw closer, and when realising that she is marrying Johnno to make up for the far less than ideal marriage her mother experienced (who died of alcoholism when Rowie was still a teenager), the assertive and honest, Dr. Lang calls off the wedding as the RFDS cars are proceeding to the airstrip where all the guests are waiting for the service.
Although crushed by this change of heart, Johnno loves her enough to respect that he wants Rowie to be happy, whether that is with him, or not. Unfortunately, frequent clashes between Rowie and Guy, are source of further tears and troubles, until Geoff steps in and puts a stop to Guy's continual bullying. The series ends, with Rowie confessing to Geoff that she needs to leave the crossing and see more of the world, although she denies Guy being the reason behind this.
Two episodes following the would-be wedding, Rowie features a hair change, her natural golden curls being replaced by a slightly overdone auburn, this change coming at the request of Executive Producers, as 4 of the 5 female leads were all blonde at the time (Sarah, Val, Sophie, and Nikki). This colour change fits in perfectly with the series, appearing as a fresh start after the wedding cancellation - and Rowie's true attempt to put her unhappy childhood behind her and attain "the one thing [her] Mother never had" - happiness.
Call signs
One prominent feature in the show is the communication between the aircraft and the base station in Cooper's Crossing. Their designations are spelled out using the NATO phonetic alphabet. The NATO phonetic alphabet, more formally the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet, is the most widely used Spelling alphabet.
- MSF, or Mike Sierra Foxtot, is the aircraft. It's a GAF Nomad. The GAF Nomad is a twin-engine turboprop high-winged " short take off and landing " (STOL Aircraft.
- VCC, or Victor Charlie Charlie, is the airport in Cooper's Crossing.
R. F. D. S.
By 1993, the ratings were in decline and few original characters remained in the much-changed cast. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. To revamp the show the setting was changed to Broken Hill, the name changed to R. For the Local Government Area of Broken Hill see City of Broken Hill Broken Hill is an isolated Mining city and Local Government Area F. D. S. , and of the cast only original cast members Fields and Jellay were retained in the show. The storyline had their characters, formerly publicans at the Cooper's Crossing pub, moving to Broken Hill. The show lasted just one season in this new incarnation.
Most recently the Australian Pay-TV channel FOX Classics has secured the rights to the program from July 3, 2006. FOX Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing classic movies and television series from the 1960s 1970s 1980s and 1990s Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Flying Doctors have returned for a Re run Free To Air channel Win Television from August 17, 2007 Time 12pm-1. Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales Australia Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 00pm Weekdays only .
Filming locations
The series was filmed at[1]:
- Nulla Station, New South Wales
- Cranbourne, Victoria (Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne)
- Minyip, Victoria
- Broken Hill, New South Wales
- Lancefield, Victoria
- RAAF Base Point Cook
See also
References
- ^ The Flying Doctors. Minyip is a town located in the Wimmera Region of Victoria, Australia, North West of Melbourne. For the Local Government Area of Broken Hill see City of Broken Hill Broken Hill is an isolated Mining city and Local Government Area RAAF Williams comprises the two bases of Point Cook and Laverton. This is an incomplete list of Australian Television series and television programs The following are currently formerly and forthcoming programs that are broadcast by the Australian Nine Network, Nine HD and their regional affiliates including Crawford Productions Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2006-11-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
External links
- The Flying Doctors (1985 mini-series) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Flying Doctors (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Flying Doctors at the National Film and Sound Archive
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