A Country Practice — Season 5

01 Follow The Leader - Part 1

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Matron informs Bob that she will be making alternate living arrangements which Bob takes as a personal insult.

02 Follow The Leader - Part 2

Feb 6, 198545m

Simon is called to an emergency operation to try and save a person's life.

03 Comes A Stranger - Part 1

Feb 12, 198547m

A colourful character comes to Wandin Valley and creates quite a stir with his potions and magic cures.

04 Comes A Stranger - Part 2

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It's a state of emergency in the valley when they get a freak rain storm and some of the local farmers have to be evacuated.

05 For The Sake Of The Child - Part 1

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Brendan is left in charge of the farm while Molly visits her mother.

06 For The Sake Of The Child - Part 2

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A young boy puts himself in danger to attract attention.

07 On The Edge - Part 1

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A young heroin addict without identification is found alone in the streets of Wandin Valley.

08 On The Edge - Part 2

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The new sister at the hospital disregards hospital regulations, and Brendan's actions costs the sister her job.

09 Swan Song - Part 1

May 3, 198547m

Terence suspects the worst when one of his elderly patients, depressed after a heart attack, says he and his wife are going away.

10 Swan Song - Part 2

Mar 6, 198546m

Terence tries very hard to convince two of his patients that they must look to the future and not dwell in the past.

11 Smooth Talking - Part 1

Mar 13, 198547m

Matron Sloan is suspicious when she hears her arch rival from Burrigan hospital is coming to visit.

12 Smooth Talking - Part 2

Mar 13, 198646m

Jonathan Hawthorn uses his theatrical knowledge to help a young boy overcome his stutter.

13 Home Truths - Part 1

Mar 19, 198546m

Matron Sloan forces Judy to enter a beauty contest, while Brendan and Vicki have a surprise for Molly.

14 Home Truths - Part 2

Mar 20, 198546m

Frank arrests a respected citizen of the valley for wife bashing.

15 Seasons Come And Seasons Go - Part 1

Mar 26, 198546m

Frank is furious when he can't discover who wrote the bad review about his play.

16 Seasons Come And Seasons Go - Part 2

Mar 27, 198546m

Simon is ecstatic when he hears Vicky's good news. Judy helps a young girl cope with the pressures of adolescence.

17 I'll Cry If I Want To - Part 1

Apr 16, 198546m

Terence suggests to Molly that she should go to Sydney for more tests.

18 I'll Cry If I Want To - Part 2

Apr 17, 198547m

Molly and Brendan's love for one another is put under great strain when they try to deal with what lies ahead.

19 My Way - Part 1

Apr 23, 198547m

An old enemy of Molly's reappears in the valley. Cookie is laid up in hospital.

20 My Way - Part 2

Apr 24, 198547m

Simon's niece is upsetting the household so Simon decides it's time to take a stand.

21 Save The Last Dance For Me - Part 1

Apr 30, 198547m

SIR ROBERT HELPMAN stars as a retired ballet dancer who returns to Wandin Valley to spend what he thinks will be his last days.Bob and Cookie buy a race horse. Also

22 Save The Last Dance For Me - Part 2

May 1, 198547m

When Sir Adrian Dorman sees the potential in a young ballet dancer, he decides to continue his teaching.

23 Castles In The Air - Part 1

May 7, 198547m

A friend of Shirley's arrives and is quite taken with Terence. Molly runs for council.

24 Castles In The Air - Part 2

May 8, 198547m

Karen's attraction to Terence gets quite out of hand. Molly is elected to council and her first fight is against Muldoon and Funland.

25 Lost And Found - Part 1

May 14, 198546m

Vicky reacts angrily to the attention Simon is paying to one of his patients. Cookie invests in garden gnomes and is disturbed when he discovers some of them are missing.

26 Lost And Found - Part 2

May 15, 198545m

Simon worries when Vicky fails to come home and suggests to Frank that they organise a search party.

27 Coming To Terms - Part 1

May 21, 198546m

Molly and Brendan receive an attractive offer for the farm from Councillor Muldoon. Vicky does some tests on goats and suspects an outbreak of Anthrax. Vicky is shocked when she hears some bad news.

28 Coming To Terms - Part 2

May 22, 198547m

Simon is worried about Vicky when she refuses to accept Molly's condition. Molly together with her mother fight "fire with fire" when Mr Muldoon tries to demolish a friend's home.

29 Do The Right Thing - Part 1

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When the Burrigan Examiner refers to Wandin Valley as a boring place to live, war is declared between the two towns.

30 Do The Right Thing - Part 2

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Vicky is furious with Simon when he refuses to let her take part in the rally.

31 Molly - Part 1

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Molly is uncomfortable in her hospital surroundings and is frustrated by not being able to see her family and friends.

32 Molly - Part 2

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Molly insists on leaving the hospital to share her last days with her family and friends.

33 New Beginnings - Part 1

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An attractive French student vet arrives to assist Vicky with her practice.

34 New Beginnings - Part 2

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Matron Sloan helps Bob handle his grief over Molly's death.

35 All It Takes - Part 1

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Simon suggests to Vicky that she should employ some help around the house.

36 All It Takes - Part 2

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A hidden truth about one of the hospital's patients is leaked by Sister Loveday.

37 Lest We Forget - Part 1

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Matron Sloan takes special interest in a stranger who comes for a job at the hospital.

38 Lest We Forget - Part 2

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Simon gets some unexpected training for the sleepless nights he can expect when the baby arrives.

39 Friends - Part 1

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Brendan arrives home from Adelaide with some news that shocks his friends.

40 Friends - Part 2

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Brendan over-reacts when he can't find Chloe and believes that one of the psychiatric patients has taken her.

41 Waste Not Want Not - Part 1

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Matron Sloan hears some pleasing news from Brendan. Vicky tries very hard to save a sick donkey for Chloe's sake.

42 Waste Not Want Not - Part 2

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Brendan gets some help around the house but has no idea who the mystery house-cleaner is.

43 What About Me - Part 1

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Chloe has her first day at Kindy where she makes a new friend.

44 What About Me - Part 2

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Terence suspects that a little girl with bad bruises is a case of child bashing.

45 Kidstuff - Part 1

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An old University friend of Simon's arrives in the valley with his young son.

46 Kidstuff - Part 2

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The local witch of Wandin Valley turns out to be not so wicked when she helps a young boy.

47 Crossed Wires - Part 1

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Judy Loveday gets quite a surprise when a relative arrives in the Valley.

48 Crossed Wires - Part 2

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Communication breaks down in Wandin Valley when Esme takes control of the switchboard.

49 Walk Tall - Part 1

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Terence is surprised to hear that he has been chosen to appear on a TV Quiz Show.

50 Walk Tall - Part 2

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Simon is confused about Vicky's behaviour when she discards some of his belongings.

51 The Family Way - Part 1

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Bob hears of Brendan's irresponsible behaviour while being suspended from his job.

52 The Family Way - Part 2

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Matron Sloane takes a great deal of care with a patient who's been in a bad motor bike accident.

53 All Things Must Change - Part 1

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Brendan rents a beach house in Adelaide and soon discovers he's not alone.

54 All Things Must Change - Part 2

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Judy Loveday becomes a patient in the hospital when she discovers a lump she believes may be cancerous.

55 In A Good Cause - Part 1

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Brendan surprises his friends on his return to the Valley when he tells them he intends to quit nursing and sell the farm.

56 In A Good Cause - Part 2

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Brendan gets railroaded into helping the district nurse on her rounds and becomes involved with one of her patients.

57 Another Time, Another Place - Part 1

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Terence gets conned into answering medical questions on the Quiz Show and is concerned when he suspects a typhoid case.

58 Another Time, Another Place - Part 2

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Judy is worried about Jo when she's admitted to hospital with suspected Typhoid and doesn't respond to treatment.

59 Breaking Point - Part 1

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Esme shocks everyone when she returns from Mudgee looking like a new woman.

60 Breaking Point - Part 2

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Frank investigates the selling of drugs at Burrigan High after one of the pupils has an overdose.

61 Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Part 1

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The good news for Cookie is that he has inherited some money, the bad news is that his wife is arriving in town.

62 Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Part 2

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Cookie is nowhere to be found when his wife collapses and needs a lifesaving operation.

63 Work Experience - Part 1

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Esme forces Cookie into buying a Taxi with the money he inherited.

64 Work Experience - Part 2

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Vicky gets a once in a life-time offer to work in the United States.

65 Cops & Robbers - Part 1

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Frank gets some help at the station and is surprised when he finds out it's a woman.

66 Cops & Robbers - Part 2

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Cookie takes his life in his hands when he agrees to give Esme some taxi driving lessons.

67 A Little Knowledge - Part 1

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Esme practices her taxi driving around the Valley and gets lost in the process.

68 A Little Knowledge - Part 2

Sep 11, 198646m

Vicky hears that she must leave for America in one week's time and is concerned about Simon's reaction.

69 New Pastures - Part 1

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Vicky's new replacement, Ben Green arrives in the Valley and isn't quite what Vicky had expected.

70 New Pastures - Part 2

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Frank gives Shirley the surprise of her life and Jo Loveday inadvertently uncovers a murder mystery.

71 Time-Out - Part 1

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Esme is not impressed when she meets the new city girl, and the feeling is quite mutual.

72 Time-Out - Part 2

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Esme feels she should be safe-guarded whilst driving the taxi, so she takes up karate lessons.

73 Give A Dog A Bad Name - Part 1

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Kelly and Ben have a few arguments over their living arrangements.

74 Give A Dog A Bad Name - Part 2

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Terence meets his new locum and discovers he used to train him.

75 No Love Lost - Part 1

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Kelly and Cookie double book the club for a function, resulting in chaos.

76 No Love Lost - Part 2

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Kelly and Cookie are asked to write a report to Muldoon on who's to blame for the disaster at the club.

77 Trouble Spots 1

Oct 15, 1986

78 Trouble Spots 2

Oct 16, 1986

79 It Isn't Catching Is It? 1

Oct 22, 1986

80 It Isn't Catching Is It? 2

Oct 23, 1986

81 Price You Pay 1

Oct 29, 1986

82 Price You Pay 2

Oct 30, 1986

83 A Question Of Attitude 1

Nov 5, 1986

84 A Question Of Attitude 2

Nov 6, 1986