NaN/100 votes#1 - Nymphs and Nightmares
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 8/8/1991
Rowie is riddled with guilt when Walter Morell claims to have seen a nymph in the outback. Twenty years ago, Rowie abandoned her friend Beryl in the outback and she believes the sighting of the nymph is more than just a coincidence.
Director: Rod Hardy
Writer: Vincent Moran
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#2 - Out Of The Blue
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 8/15/1991
Life with baby Scarlett leads to marital discord for Geoff and Kate. Then when Kate's sister Penny becomes infatuated with Geoff, things are only set to get worse. Meanwhile the whole town is convinced that a satellite is about to hit town.
Director: Rod Hardy
Writer: Jocelyn Moorhouse
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#3 - The Last Dance
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 8/22/1991
The love of Clare's life appears in the Crossing and causes her some consternation. meanwhile Steve finds running his own business is not as easy as he thought.
Director: Ian Gilmour
Writer: Tony Cavanaugh
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#4 - Unfinished Business
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 8/29/1991
When a lethal bacteria is found in the operating theatre, there is an outbreak of hysteria in the Crossing. Although Guy attempts to suppress local concerns he ends up exacerbating the situation. Meanwhile Rowie makes some life changing decisions about her relationship with Johnno.
Director: Ian Gilmour
Writer: Bevan Lee
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#5 - Jacqueline
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/1991
After a storm prevents Guy and Jackie from returning to the Crossing after a clinic round,they are forced to stay over night in an isolated shed. Not too surprisingly, when they get back in to town the next day everyone is talking about their night together.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Elizabeth Coleman
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#6 - Monkey
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/1991
There is a highly specialised, successful Doctor in town but Jackie has to deal with a troubled conscience after finding out that he is addicted to heroin.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Everett De Roche
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#7 - The Stranger
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/1991
Geoff believes a man is suffering from mental illness when he jumps out in front of him, nude. However the man is evidently highly educated and astounds the locals with his understanding of flying, mechanics and medicine. At first they believe he must be some sort of alien but things become even more mysterious when the military arrives in the Crossing in search of him.
Director: Oscar Whitbread
Writer: John Coulter
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#8 - The Christening
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 9/19/1991
As Kate and Geoff prepare for Scarlett's christening, they reflect on their lives together and the friends they have known.
Director: Oscar Whitbread
Writer: N/A
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#9 - The Good Book
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/1991
Old familiar faces return to the Crossing when a party is held after Harry Cooper's diary is found. Things don't run quite as smoothly as planned though when George Baxter, who believes he owns a dairy as a consequence of what was written in the diary, crashes in to the bus carrying Chris. Tom makes it back from Africa and Emma arrives, with out Sam, but with two children in tow. When Geoff discovers that Baxter is not entitled to the diary, he decides to return ownership to the town. DJ returns from Greece and flirts with Penny, much to Steve's annoyance. It is announced that Chris will go back with Tom to Africa.
Director: Oscar Whitbread
Writer: Vincent Moran
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#10 - My Little Patch
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 10/3/1991
A young Koori boy has a difficult time when his grandfather is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Guy becomes involved but soon discovers that he is perhaps too emotionally attached to the situation and has trouble thinking rationally.
Director: Mario Andreacchio
Writer: Vincent Gil
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#11 - Two Splatt Shuffle
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 10/10/1991
Emotions run high in the Crossing when they believe they have a bigamist in their midst. When a travelling salesman has an accident and is admitted to hospital, his terrible secret is exposed when two wives turn up at visiting time. Is he the bigamist he appears to be?
Director: Mario Andreacchio
Writer: Graham Hartley
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#12 - Secrets
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 10/17/1991
A man threatens to kill his wife and child out of desperation when he can no longer go on with the guilt of his financial debt. Meanwhile an attractive, wealthy man, Andrew Abott, seduces Rowie.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Peter Schreck
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#13 - The Games We Play
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 10/24/1991
Guy is mystified by the symptoms of a young patient and has problems identifying a diagnosis. Meanwhile there is cricket fever in the Crossing as everyone awaits the contest they've all been waiting for to take place.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Simon Hopkinson
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#14 - Bone China
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 10/31/1991
Geoff decides to expand his career options and break out into the world of cuisine. Meanwhile, everyone in the Crossing is nervous when convicted killer Matt Samuels is let out of prison after serving his time. When Kate is determined to drive him back home without anyone else, people become apprehensive about her safety.
Director: Stephen Wallace
Writer: Bevan Lee
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#15 - Johnno Be Good
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 11/7/1991
When Johnno learns that his father has died, he returns to Melbourne to collect his belongings. However he finds out more than he bargained for when he meets one of his father's old friends and hears the tales his father has been making up about him. He regrets that he never spent time with his father when he had the chance. Back in the Crossing, Guy and Steve attempt to do Johnno a favour by re-decorating his house but things don't go quite as planned and they end up burning it down. Penny has a difficult emergency and her own life is put at risk.
Director: Stephen Wallace
Writer: Everett De Roche
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#16 - Lost Rainbows
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 11/14/1991
Rowie is involved in a bizarre emergency. When she goes there across country by horse, she discovers that all is not what it seems and calls the base for assistance.
Director: Mark DeFriest
Writer: Alan Hopgood, Sue Hore
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#17 - Broken Promises
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 11/21/1991
The stress and pressure of arranging a high society wedding causes the bride to be, Emily, to collapse with exhaustion and be hospitalised. After being told that she needs absolute rest she has second thoughts about going through with the marriage and cancels it: her parents are devastated. Meanwhile, the lorry carrying the champagne supplies for the reception is involved in an accident on its way back from Broken Hill. One by one, the residents of the Crossing find themselves out at the scene of the incident and find themselves drinking their way through the goods. Also Guy has a rival in his affections for Jackie. In the end, it's all systems go back at the Crossing when the couple decide to go through with the wedding. However, by the time a celebration has been re-organised, it emerges the young couple have already eloped.
Director: Mark DeFriest
Writer: Elizabeth Coleman
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#18 - Visitors Welcome
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 11/28/1991
Luke will do anything to impress his father Barry, however he takes things a little too far when a group of Japanese end up staying in the Crossing when their bus breaks down. Johnno ends up staying with Luke and Barry when the pub becomes too full and he is witness to the racist comments made by both Barry and Luke about the visitors. Later, when one of the Japanese tourists is stabbed, all evidence points to Luke. Meanwhile, one of the tourists is Toshi who has visited the Crossing before. Guy makes it clear that he and Jackie are together and this time he takes a shine to Penny.
Director: Chris Thomson
Writer: John Coulter
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#19 - Yesterday’s News
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 12/5/1991
When a female journalist joins Kate and Johnno on a clinic run it results in a bit of a fracas. There is a plane crash; fantastic news for the journalist but not for the young man who Kate has to do an emrgency operation on.
Director: Chris Thomson
Writer: Stuart Wood
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#20 - Dirty Linen
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 12/19/1991
There is a major problem at the hospital when the aged washing machines break down and it emerges there is insufficient funds to buy replacement ones. When the staff goes on strike, it is up to Penny and an infamous union man to get new machines and get everyone back to work. Meanwhile Steve finds himself attracted to the Crossing's new teacher, Jane McLaughlin, and they waste no time in getting intimately acquainted.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Vincent Moran
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#21 - Chasing Rainbows
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 12/26/1991
Rowie finds the going tough when she has to decide between taking care of her ill father or living in Coopers Crossing. Things become increasingly stressful for her when she is forced to give treatment instructions over the radio to an injured navy recruit. Meanwhile, tensions between her and Guy continue to rise.
Director: Colin Budds
Writer: Jutta Goetze
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#22 - Uncle Cyrano
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 1/2/1992
Guy finds himself faced with a difficult moral dilemma. Steve continues to be infatuated by the local school teacher, Jane, and he is determined to make their relationship more serious. However, when she goes to see Guy it emerges she has a fatal illness. Guy is desperate to maintain his Hippocratic Oath but he doesn't want his friend Steve to be hurt.
Director: Mike Smith
Writer: Vincent Gil
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#23 - Luck Of The Draw
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 8/25/1992
When Geoff has to make the exceptionally difficult choice between attending the birth of a premature baby and treating the victim of a snake bite, Jackie objects to his decision. However later on, she too is faced with the challenge of making a choice between life and death and begins to appreciate how it feels. Kate finds herself embroiled in local politics and faces an unexpected adversary.
Director: Mike Smith
Writer: David Phillips, Jutta Goetze
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#24 - Trouble with M.E.
Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 9/1/1992
Rowie and Guy find themselves at loggerheads when they disagree over the diagnosis of a patient. Matt Sheridan, a notoriously hard working farmer, seeks medical help for excessive tiredness. Rowie believes it must be a symptom of an underlying physical illness but Guy is adamant Matt is suffering from stress. The animosity they show towards each other makes their colleagues at the RFDS feel very uncomfortable.
Director: Mark DeFriest
Writer: Jocelyn Moorhouse
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#25 - The Accomplice
Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 9/8/1992
There's a new man in town. He quickly ingratiates himself with the locals however Jackie remains apprehensive about him.
Director: Mark DeFriest
Writer: Sue Hore
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Network:Nine Network
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Nymphs and Nightmares" is the best rated episode of "The Flying Doctors" season 9. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Rod Hardy and written by Vincent Moran, it aired on 8/8/1991. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Out Of The Blue".