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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 16 - Someone Special
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    #1 - Someone Special

    S1:E16

    Tom sees some horrible pictures of starving kids in Africa and starts thinking of going there to help. Chris thinks they're about to get married and tells Violet - which means the whole town knows. But Tom tells Chris he's made up his mind, he'll go to Africa. The talk in the town just says Tom will leave the outback and everybody thinks he'll go into town to start his own clinic. This hurts Tom a lot, but when he tells the truth, everybody apologizes. But the whole town, especially Chris, is sad when he leaves.

    Director:Brendan Maher
    Writer:John Reeves

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  2. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 17 - Return of the Hero
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    #2 - Return of the Hero

    S1:E17

    The new doctor, Geoff Standish arrives, a bragging city doctor. He gets drunk one night, when he was on call, which upsets Chris. Geoff tells her he came to the outback because his wife died of cancer. He was to busy working and didn't notice until it was to late, and he takes the blame for her death. They meet a man called Les Foster, who is gay, and has found out he has got aids. He gets worse all the time, and finally dies.

    Director:Mark Callen
    Writer:Tony Morphett

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  3. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 18 - Eye of the Beholder
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    #3 - Eye of the Beholder

    S1:E18

    Kate is at George Baxter's place giving vaccine-shots. They run into bad weather during a ride and comes to a shed. George is hit by lightning, and has a seizure. It turns out he might have epilepsy. Violet is organizing the Miss Coopers Crossing contest, and manages to talk Emma into entering. She wins over a stroppy girl called Melissa Cumberland-Brown.

    Director:Dan Burstall
    Writer:Cassandra Carter

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  4. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 19 - Million-acre Prison
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    #4 - Million-acre Prison

    S1:E19

    A family, the Morgans, has to sell their property, and George Baxter buys it for his company. This makes the Morgans pretty upset. Nancy has done some tests with Geoff and the results show some cellular changes in her utures, it's cancer. They have to make a small operation. After the operation it shows that the cancer has spread and they have to perform a hysterectomy (to remove the whole utures), but Nancy refuses. She and Vic argues a lot about it, and this makes Sharon come back from Sydney for a while. But she can't make Vic understand why Nancy refuses to have the operation. Sharon talks to Geoff and Chris to get some advice. Finally she makes Vic understand and he talks to Nancy. She decides to have the operation, and it's a success, they managed to get rid of the whole cancer!

    Director:Dan Burstall
    Writer:Peter Schreck

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  5. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 20 - Like a Death in the Family
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    #5 - Like a Death in the Family

    S1:E20

    The base gets a call, a boy has got shot and Chris flies out. She does her best, but the boy dies. The weather is really bad, so they can't fly the body back to town. Jack and Dr. Turner agrees that Chris should do the autopsy at the spot. She feels bad about it, but does it anyway. Geoff gets a telegram, a job-offer from Sydney, and Violet finds out. Which means the whole town knows pretty soon. Kate is really upset about Geoff leaving, and the rest of the town as well. Finally Geoff decides to stay, and everybody apologises.

    Director:Dan Burstall
    Writer:Roger Dunn

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  6. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 21 - Fearless Frank
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    #6 - Fearless Frank

    S1:E21

    Gibbo demands vacation, and the only release-pilot is an old man called Frank Watson, known as Fearless Frank. He is a very good pilot but sometimes he takes risks. He really likes this woman called Val. She called the RFDS, but she's a hypochondriac, so Chris didn't want to go. Frank went on his own but after picking Val up he got a stomach-ache and had to make an emergency landing on the road. This meant Gibbo didn't get his vacation after all... Frank ends up in hospital but discharges himself and goes flying. Since he is sick he doesn't have the permission to fly. When he lands he claims this was his last flight, he'll start working for Val!

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writer:Peter Hepworth

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  7. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 22 - Forgiveness
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    #7 - Forgiveness

    S1:E22

    A girl named Sarah is alone at her and her husband's property when he is off working. She claims she hears someone spying on her and involves as well Jack as Geoff. Finally she sees someone in a window and fires a shotgun. Jack and Dougie traces, it turns out to be one of Sarah's work-friends, who wanted to make sure she was safe all alone out there. Kate is seeing George Baxter but when she finds him with another woman in Broken Hill she quickly ends their relationship.

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writers:Graham Hartley, Annie Beach

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  8. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 23 - Acceptance
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    #8 - Acceptance

    S1:E23

    The Cochrane-brothers come to town. They end up in hospital after they've been in an accident with explosives - looking for gold! Josie Rattan has a car accident, but says she's okay. When Geoff finds her unconscious he does some tests, she's got a brain tumor. She knows she'll die but don't want to spend her last days in hospital. She finally convinces Geoff to let her go!

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Graham Hartley

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  9. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 24 - The Show Goes On
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    #9 - The Show Goes On

    S1:E24

    A theatre group comes to town, but their director and head-actor, Rick, breaks his leg. In hospital Chris discovers he's got a disease that needs treatment in Sydney but he won't go. Their manager then runs with all their money, but the town help them out. Joe gets a part instead of the one Rick should have had and is a success. He is offered to go with the group but refuses. Rick decides to go to Sydney after all.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Vincent Moran

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  10. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 25 - To The Rescue (1)
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    #10 - To The Rescue (1)

    S1:E25

    Two thieves are troubling everyone, they want pills and medicines to sell to schoolkids. They hassles both Kate and Jack. But one of them is injured and is nearly killed! Chris saves him though. Violet organizes the Queen of the Outback contest in Windoona, but everything goes wrong. Violet and Emma are arguing about clothes and Emma says she's quitting. Chris manages to make a compromise. Than the decorations is wrong, and the band doesn't play the right music. And Violet blames Chris for all of it!

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writer:Vincent Moran

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  11. The Flying Doctors Season 1 Episode 26 - Into The Future (2)
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    #11 - Into The Future (2)

    S1:E26

    The "Queen of the Outback" competition is held in Windoona and Emma wins! On the way back Gibbo has to fly, even though he is on vacation because the other pilot was drunk. The engines catches fire, and he has to do an emergency landing. Everything seems to be all right, but Gibbo is seriously ill. He has to fly to Broken Hill but on the way he dies. George Baxter is elected new M.P of the district.

    Director:Colin Budds
    Writer:Vincent Moran

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  12. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 1 - Good Day For It
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    #12 - Good Day For It

    S2:E1

    Sam and Kate are worrying for a woman named Sal Cleary, she acts a bit odd. They check it out and it turns out her daughter Julie is pregnant. She isn't married but still wants to keep the baby. The family wanted to pretend the baby was Sal's, so both she and Julie has to stay out of sight until the baby is born. At the birth there are some complications but everything goes well eventually and Geoff, Kate and Sam lets everybody think it was Sal's child. There is a political election between George Baxter and a man named Rob Dalton. George wins.

    Director:Mark Callen
    Writer:Michael Joshua

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  13. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 2 - Horses For Courses
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    #13 - Horses For Courses

    S2:E2

    A man called Jim has a car-accident and goes to hospital. His wife, Carol, is acting a bit strange about it. Chris finds out she's dyslectic, but she refuses to admit it. Later her son drinks some medicine, she can't read the bottle and that way everybody finds out she can't read and write over the radio. Sam buys a horse from Carol, who is an extremely good rider, and Sam and Kate are practicing together for the big rodeo. Carol doesn't want to ride in the rodeo, she feels embarrassed, but she turns out anyway. There's a beer-strike and Hurtle makes some own beer. But suddenly the whole town starts acting really strange. Geoff finds out Hurtle has mixed the alcohol with caffeine, which causes personality changes!

    Director:Mark Callen
    Writer:Denise Morgan

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  14. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 3 - The Unluckiest Boy in Town
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    #14 - The Unluckiest Boy in Town

    S2:E3

    A woman named Barbara Freeman finds out she's got a brain disease. It's hereditary, but her husband Robert won't tell their son Michael, he doesn't want him to worry. But Michael hears it anyway, and steals Baxter's airplane. The plane is grounded, and finally Jack manages to talk him down. DJ wants to start a disco to get the youngsters calm, they've caused lots of trouble. Jack lets him build a gym. Jack's boss Kevin has heard complaints about the youngsters and shows up. He decides to transfer Jack, but when he sees how Jack talked Michael down from the plane he changed his mind. Finally DJ gets his disco and celebrates with a huge party!

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Vincent Moran

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  15. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 4 - It Isn't Cricket
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    #15 - It Isn't Cricket

    S2:E4

    A rich man calls Nigel turns up in town. Due to an accident he ends up in hospital. He has got one glass eye, and a melanoma in the other one. He refuses an operation since that would make him completely blind and doesn't care what the others say. Finally Kate and a blind lady convinces him to have the operation. There's a cricket game between the Crossing and Windoona and Nigel manages to get a top national player to play for Coopers Crossing. Sam plays for Windoona, and finally it's him versus Emma - Emma wins and so does the Crossing!!

    Director:Rod Hardy
    Writer:Peter Pinney

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  16. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 5 - An Only Child
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    #16 - An Only Child

    S2:E5

    Jan, Phil and Zoe Buchanon are come to the Crossing to write some articles and takes some photos for a couple of articles. Both Jan and Phil falls down a cliff, which leaves little Zoe all alone. She moves in with Chris. Sam can't stay at the pub, the RFDS can't afford paying the bill anymore, they can only pay 60 dollars a week. Sam moves in with Violet, but then it turns out Vic and Nancy would have let Sam stay at the pub for those 60 dollars. This causes a huge fight between Violet and Nancy! Sam is waiting to see if he will get his permanency as a pilot of the RFDS,but when the letter comes it turns out he got another six month probation.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Graham Hartley

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  17. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 6 - A Love Story
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    #17 - A Love Story

    S2:E6

    A couple gets married. Zoe stays in Chris house. Geoff falls into the water when he's talking to Kate.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Cassandra Carter

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  18. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 7 - Keeping Up Appearances
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    #18 - Keeping Up Appearances

    S2:E7

    Hurtle and DJ team up to make a video on how to survive in the outback.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Michael Joshua

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  19. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 8 - All Things Bright and Beautiful
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    #19 - All Things Bright and Beautiful

    S2:E8

    Two fellows from town are shooting kangaroos. Kate finds a injured "Kangaroobaby" and takes care of it. The guys even shoot "Father Jacko"- but he makes it. Chris tries to get Zoe to meet her real father.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Shane Brennan

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  20. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 9 - My Name is Sky
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    #20 - My Name is Sky

    S2:E9

    A gang of "Hippies" comes to town. Zoe talks to her father and Chris gets a patient who she hates- he dies. Geoff goes to Sidney but misses the Outback.

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:José Luis Bayonas

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  21. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 10 - Bachelors & Spinsters
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    #21 - Bachelors & Spinsters

    S2:E10

    It's a single night in Coopers Crossing. Zoe likes a boy who's name is Glen, but he likes Chris. Violet becomes an old grandmother

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:John Alsop

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  22. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 11 - Fifty-two Hours Straight
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    #22 - Fifty-two Hours Straight

    S2:E11

    Sam breaks two of his ribs when ""the Cochrane brother's"" car explodes. Sam, Emma and Geoff are stuck in the nomad out in the outback.

    Director:Mark Callen
    Writer:Mary Dagmar Davies

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  23. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 12 - A Friend of a Friend
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    #23 - A Friend of a Friend

    S2:E12

    A ""madman"" comes to town. Emma and Sam visits Sams parents. Emma and Sam gets together- and break up again.

    Director:Mark Callen
    Writer:Leon Saunders

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  24. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 13 - Friends and Lovers
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    #24 - Friends and Lovers

    S2:E13

    Chris and Zoe goes to town to meet Zoe's dad. The guys in town is fishing eel. Sam and Emma is figthing.

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:John Reeves

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  25. The Flying Doctors Season 2 Episode 14 - Realms of Gold
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    #25 - Realms of Gold

    S2:E14

    Reg Hodges has finally found a piece of gold

    Director:Mark DeFriest
    Writer:Peter Hepworth

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Someone Special" is the worst rated episode of "The Flying Doctors". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Brendan Maher and written by John Reeves, it aired on 9/1/1986. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Return of the Hero".