A Country Practice — Season 1

01 In General Practice (1)

Nov 18, 1981

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

02 In General Practice (2)

Nov 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.

03 Town Tragedy (1)

Nov 25, 1981

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

04 Town Tragedy (2)

Nov 26, 1981

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

05 The Itinerants (1)

Dec 2, 1981

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

06 The Itinerants (2)

Dec 3, 1981

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.

07 They Shoot Cows? (1)

Dec 9, 1981

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.

08 They Shoot Cows? (2)

Dec 10, 1981

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.

09 Coming Home (1)

Dec 16, 1981

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.

10 Coming Home (2)

Dec 17, 1981

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.

11 Secrets (1)

Dec 23, 1981

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.

12 Secrets (2)

Dec 24, 1981

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

13 Alternatives (1)

Dec 30, 1981

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

14 Alternatives (2)

Dec 31, 1981

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

15 Golden Fleece (1)

Jan 5, 1982

16 Golden Fleece (2)

Jan 6, 1982

17 Teamwork (1)

Jan 12, 1982

18 Teamwork (2)

Jan 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.

19 Suffer Children (1)

Jan 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.

20 Suffer Children (2)

Jan 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.

21 Mates (1)

Jan 26, 1982

22 Mates (2)

Jan 27, 1982

23 Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (1)

Feb 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.

24 Agrophobic Sons & Other Lovers (2)

Feb 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.

25 I Know Where She's Gone (1)

Feb 9, 1982

26 I Know Where She's Gone (2)

Feb 10, 1982

27 No Apparent Reason (1)

Aug 10, 1982

28 No Apparent Reason (2)

Aug 11, 1982

29 The Second Deadly Sin (1)

Sep 7, 1982

30 The Second Deadly Sin (2)

Sep 8, 1982

31 The Seeds of Discontent (1)

Sep 14, 1982

32 The Seeds of Discontent (2)

Sep 15, 1982

33 Sign of Affection (1)

Sep 21, 1982

34 Sign of Affection (2)

Sep 22, 1982

35 Field of Thunder (1)

Sep 28, 1982

36 Field of Thunder (2)

Sep 29, 1982

37 The Push (1)

Oct 5, 1982

38 The Push (2)

Oct 6, 1982

39 Acts of Kindness (1)

Oct 12, 1982

40 Acts of Kindness (2)

Oct 13, 1982

41 A Human Reaction (1)

Oct 19, 1982

42 A Human Reaction (2)

Oct 20, 1982

43 Show Down (1)

Oct 26, 1982

44 Show Down (2)

Oct 27, 1982

45 Pie in the Sky (1)

Nov 2, 1982

46 Pie in the Sky (2)

Nov 3, 1982

47 Stirring the Possum (1)

Nov 9, 1982

48 Stirring the Possum (2)

Nov 10, 1982

49 Cup Fever (1)

Nov 16, 1982

50 Cup Fever (2)

Nov 17, 1982