The Best Episodes of RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(121 votes)

   #1 - Episode 1

   S1:E18/11/2021

   When new senior medical officer Eliza Harrod's first retrieval with the RFDS turns problematic, her team will be left wondering whether or not she has what it takes.

   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Ian Meadows

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   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Ian Meadows
2. 

   7.9/10(99 votes)

   #2 - Episode 2

   S1:E28/18/2021

   Eliza questions her decision to come out to Australia, as Pete's simmering resentment towards her comes to a head during a tense mid-air birth.

   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Ian Meadows

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   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Ian Meadows
3. 

   7.9/10(93 votes)

   #3 - Episode 3

   S1:E38/25/2021

   When a seven-year-old boy goes missing in the outback, it's a race against time to find him as the RFDS is called to help his injured father.

   Director:Jeremy Sims

   Writer:Claire Phillips

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   Director:Jeremy Sims

   Writer:Claire Phillips
4. 

   7.9/10(86 votes)

   #4 - Episode 4

   S1:E49/1/2021

   In the midst of a massive dust storm, the RFDS face a harrowing retrieval when a patient takes a critical turn, mid-air, and the team struggle to keep him alive.

   Director:Jeremy Sims

   Writer:Claire Phillips

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   Director:Jeremy Sims

   Writer:Claire Phillips
5. 

   8.0/10(85 votes)

   #5 - Episode 5

   S1:E59/8/2021

   When a remote bush retrieval turns violent, the RFDS are caught in the crosshairs but still have to race the light and get all patients in the air before the plane becomes grounded for the night.

   Director:Adrian Russell Wills

   Writers:Ian Meadows, Adrian Russell Wills

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   Director:Adrian Russell Wills

   Writers:Ian Meadows, Adrian Russell Wills
6. 

   8.1/10(91 votes)

   #6 - Episode 6

   S1:E69/8/2021

   Wayne's personal struggles spill over into his work when he is confronted by a suicidal patient and a frantic medevac to Adelaide.

   Director:Adrian Russell Wills

   Writers:Ian Meadows, Jon Bell

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   Director:Adrian Russell Wills

   Writers:Ian Meadows, Jon Bell
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7. 

   7.8/10(77 votes)

   #7 - Episode 7

   S1:E79/15/2021

   When a catastrophic explosion at an underground mine creates a mass-casualty incident, the RFDS are called to save the lives of two brothers caught in the blast.

   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Claire Phillips

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   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Claire Phillips
8. 

   8.3/10(86 votes)

   #8 - Episode 8

   S1:E89/22/2021

   As the RFDS fundraising ball gets underway, Pete is overnighted at a remote clinic where the seemingly straightforward case of a boy with a concussion turns into a potentially fatal situation.

   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Ian Meadows

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   Director:Jennifer Leacey

   Writer:Ian Meadows