All Episodes of A Country Practice
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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
Season 1
N/A/100 votesIn General Practice (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/1981
Mystery surrounds an obviously wealthy, pregnant woman who arrives at the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital in the last stages of labour.
Director: Chris Thomson
Writer: James Davern
N/A/100 votesIn General Practice (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/1981
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.
Director: Chris Thomson
Writer: James Davern
N/A/100 votesThe Itinerants (1)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/1981
Doctor Elliott fights to save the life of a sick child, against opposition from the childs frightened mother.
Director: Mandy Smith
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesTeamwork (2)
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/13/1982
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Suffer Children (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/1982
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Suffer Children (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/20/1982
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (1)
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/2/1982
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.
Director: Mandy Smith
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (2)
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/3/1982
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.
Director: Mandy Smith
Writer: Unknown
