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TV series · 1986

The Flying Doctors

First aired 15 May 1986 Drama TMDB ↗

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. 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. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.

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Robert Grubb
as Dr. Geoff Standish
36
Lenore Smith
as Kate Standish
27
Everyone else (116) ↓
Alethea McGrath
as Mrs. Harrington
65
Charles Tingwell
as Felix
63
Charles Tingwell
as Hughie Geddes
63
Frank Wilson
as Karl Szalinski
62
Wynn Roberts
as Mal Pryor
62
Wynn Roberts
as Bill Richards
62
Wynn Roberts
as Dr. Don McKenzie
62
Vincent Ball
as Warren
62
Betty Lucas
as Ethel Cameron
61
Betty Lucas
as Phillipa (Pip)
61
Maurie Fields
as Vic Buckley
59
Ray Barrett
as Frank Watson
59
Val Jellay
as Nancy Buckley
58
John Lee
as Roger Manning
58
Gus Mercurio
as Happy
57
Ralph Cotterill
as Walter McKay
54
Alan Cassell
as Robert Freeman
54
Alan Cassell
as Charles
54
Peter Cummins
as Clive Morton
54
Peter Cummins
as Len Robson
54
Monica Maughan
as Bea
52
Bruce Barry
as (archive footage)
51
Bruce Barry
as George Baxter
51
Alan Hopgood
as Neil Hutton
51
Tommy Dysart
as Inspector Day
50
Tommy Dysart
as Simpson
50
Dennis Miller
as Greg Carpenter
49
Bryan Marshall
as Ron Hawkins
47
Elspeth Ballantyne
as Barbara Freeman
47
Elspeth Ballantyne
as Wendy Ross
47
Elspeth Ballantyne
as Alice Franklin
47
Terry Gill
as Sgt. Carruthers
46
Don Barker
as Frank Kent
46
Don Barker
as Rex Sewell
46
Jonathan Hardy
as Tyler Wells
45
Terence Donovan
as Jim Cardaci
43
Terence Donovan
as (archive footage)
43
Nick Tate
as Nigel Haughton
43
Frank Gallacher
as Harry Morgan
43
Tim Robertson
as Bernie Gallagher
42
Tim Robertson
as Dan Jackson
42
Michael Caton
as Noel Farley
42
Anne Phelan
as Rosie
41
Anne Phelan
as Lorraine
41
Anne Phelan
as Beryl Horden
41
Lynette Curran
as Jean Irving
41
Shane Briant
as Pierre
39
Shane Briant
as Norman Sayers
39
Warwick Tennant Moss
as Don Brodie
39
Andy Anderson
as Peter
38
Andy Anderson
as Jim Sexton
38
William Zappa
as Brian
37
Bill Young
as Matt Sheridan
35
Andrew McFarlane
as Dr. Tom Callaghan
34
Kim Gyngell
as Dan Divine
34
Richard Carter
as Doug Holland
32
Liz Burch
as Dr. Chris Randall
31
Robert Willox
as Steve Palmer
31
Deborra-Lee Furness
as Sandra Manning
30
Vince Martin
as Barry Standish
30
Vince Martin
as (archive footage)
30
Terry Serio
as 'The Bantam'
30
Geoff Morrell
as Dr. Rex Waddington
28
Geneviève Lemon
as Libby
28
Gary Sweet
as Nick Sanderson
28
Gary Sweet
as Vince
28
John Brumpton
as Nipper
27
Tiriel Mora
as Miner
27
Peter O'Brien
as Sam Patterson
26
Peter O'Brien
as (archive footage)
26
Taya Straton
as Margie Cooke
26
George Kapiniaris
as D.J.
25
David Franklin
as Terry Malloy
24
William McInnes
as Jerry Davis
24
Simon Burke
as Daryl Stokes
24
Nikki Coghill
as Sr. Jackie Crane
22
Brett Climo
as Dr. David Ratcliffe
21
Rebecca Gibney
as Emma Plimpton
21
Rebecca Gibney
as Emma Patterson
21
Rebecca Gibney
as (archive footage)
21
Christopher Stollery
as Johnno Johnson
20
Vikki Blanche
as Paula Patterson
19
Tiffany Lamb
as Louise
19
Rebecca Rigg
as Trisha Farley
18
Alex Papps
as Nick Cardaci
17
Alex Papps
as NIck Cardaci
17
Alex Papps
as (archive footage)
17
Ben Mendelsohn
as Brian
17
Ben Mendelsohn
as Brad Morris
17
Jane Hall
as Jenny McIntyre
15
Robert Morgan
as Steve Ryan
13
Luke Carroll
as Cameron
4
Jeanie Drynan
as Sal Cleary
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George Vidalis
as Claude
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Michael Carman
as Willie Ryan
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Beverley Dunn
as Clare Bryant
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Beverley Dunn
as Claire Bryant
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Pauline Chan
as Maria Logan
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Robert Mammone
as Sam
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Alan Fletcher
as Austin Bennett
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Mark Hembrow
as Bob Archer
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Mark Hembrow
as Neil Downes
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Peter Docker
as Adam Morris
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Doug Bowles
as Dudley
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Geoff Paine
as Steve Patterson
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Don Reid
as George Worthing
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Sarah Peirse
as Elizabeth Samuels
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Henry Salter
as Hercules Humberson
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Graham Dow
as Brigadier Marshall
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Graham Dow
as Mr. Granger
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Graham Dow
as (archive footage)
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Anne Scott-Pendlebury
as Peg Dawson
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Anne Scott-Pendlebury
as Shirley Mooreland
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Annie Byron
as Julie McDonald
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Jane Norris
as Mary Morris
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Rob Steele
as Kevin
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