Episode guide
A Country Practice: Season 5
- Episode 1: Follow The Leader - Part 1 46m Matron informs Bob that she will be making alternate living arrangements which Bob takes as a personal insult.
- Episode 2: Follow The Leader - Part 2 Feb 6, 1985 · 45m Simon is called to an emergency operation to try and save a person's life.
- Episode 3: Comes A Stranger - Part 1 Feb 12, 1985 · 47m A colourful character comes to Wandin Valley and creates quite a stir with his potions and magic cures.
- Episode 4: Comes A Stranger - Part 2 46m 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.
- Episode 5: For The Sake Of The Child - Part 1 46m Brendan is left in charge of the farm while Molly visits her mother.
- Episode 6: For The Sake Of The Child - Part 2 46m A young boy puts himself in danger to attract attention.
- Episode 7: On The Edge - Part 1 47m A young heroin addict without identification is found alone in the streets of Wandin Valley.
- Episode 8: On The Edge - Part 2 47m The new sister at the hospital disregards hospital regulations, and Brendan's actions costs the sister her job.
- Episode 9: Swan Song - Part 1 May 3, 1985 · 47m Terence suspects the worst when one of his elderly patients, depressed after a heart attack, says he and his wife are going away.
- Episode 10: Swan Song - Part 2 Mar 6, 1985 · 46m Terence tries very hard to convince two of his patients that they must look to the future and not dwell in the past.
- Episode 11: Smooth Talking - Part 1 Mar 13, 1985 · 47m Matron Sloan is suspicious when she hears her arch rival from Burrigan hospital is coming to visit.
- Episode 12: Smooth Talking - Part 2 Mar 13, 1986 · 46m Jonathan Hawthorn uses his theatrical knowledge to help a young boy overcome his stutter.
- Episode 13: Home Truths - Part 1 Mar 19, 1985 · 46m Matron Sloan forces Judy to enter a beauty contest, while Brendan and Vicki have a surprise for Molly.
- Episode 14: Home Truths - Part 2 Mar 20, 1985 · 46m Frank arrests a respected citizen of the valley for wife bashing.
- Episode 15: Seasons Come And Seasons Go - Part 1 Mar 26, 1985 · 46m Frank is furious when he can't discover who wrote the bad review about his play.
- Episode 16: Seasons Come And Seasons Go - Part 2 Mar 27, 1985 · 46m Simon is ecstatic when he hears Vicky's good news. Judy helps a young girl cope with the pressures of adolescence.
- Episode 17: I'll Cry If I Want To - Part 1 Apr 16, 1985 · 46m Terence suggests to Molly that she should go to Sydney for more tests.
- Episode 18: I'll Cry If I Want To - Part 2 Apr 17, 1985 · 47m Molly and Brendan's love for one another is put under great strain when they try to deal with what lies ahead.
- Episode 19: My Way - Part 1 Apr 23, 1985 · 47m An old enemy of Molly's reappears in the valley. Cookie is laid up in hospital.
- Episode 20: My Way - Part 2 Apr 24, 1985 · 47m Simon's niece is upsetting the household so Simon decides it's time to take a stand.
- Episode 21: Save The Last Dance For Me - Part 1 Apr 30, 1985 · 47m 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
- Episode 22: Save The Last Dance For Me - Part 2 May 1, 1985 · 47m When Sir Adrian Dorman sees the potential in a young ballet dancer, he decides to continue his teaching.
- Episode 23: Castles In The Air - Part 1 May 7, 1985 · 47m A friend of Shirley's arrives and is quite taken with Terence. Molly runs for council.
- Episode 24: Castles In The Air - Part 2 May 8, 1985 · 47m Karen's attraction to Terence gets quite out of hand. Molly is elected to council and her first fight is against Muldoon and Funland.
- Episode 25: Lost And Found - Part 1 May 14, 1985 · 46m 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.
- Episode 26: Lost And Found - Part 2 May 15, 1985 · 45m Simon worries when Vicky fails to come home and suggests to Frank that they organise a search party.
- Episode 27: Coming To Terms - Part 1 May 21, 1985 · 46m 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…
- Episode 28: Coming To Terms - Part 2 May 22, 1985 · 47m 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.
- Episode 29: Do The Right Thing - Part 1 46m When the Burrigan Examiner refers to Wandin Valley as a boring place to live, war is declared between the two towns.
- Episode 30: Do The Right Thing - Part 2 46m Vicky is furious with Simon when he refuses to let her take part in the rally.
- Episode 31: Molly - Part 1 46m Molly is uncomfortable in her hospital surroundings and is frustrated by not being able to see her family and friends.
- Episode 32: Molly - Part 2 46m Molly insists on leaving the hospital to share her last days with her family and friends.
- Episode 33: New Beginnings - Part 1 47m An attractive French student vet arrives to assist Vicky with her practice.
- Episode 34: New Beginnings - Part 2 46m Matron Sloan helps Bob handle his grief over Molly's death.
- Episode 35: All It Takes - Part 1 47m Simon suggests to Vicky that she should employ some help around the house.
- Episode 36: All It Takes - Part 2 46m A hidden truth about one of the hospital's patients is leaked by Sister Loveday.
- Episode 37: Lest We Forget - Part 1 47m Matron Sloan takes special interest in a stranger who comes for a job at the hospital.
- Episode 38: Lest We Forget - Part 2 47m Simon gets some unexpected training for the sleepless nights he can expect when the baby arrives.
- Episode 39: Friends - Part 1 47m Brendan arrives home from Adelaide with some news that shocks his friends.
- Episode 40: Friends - Part 2 47m Brendan over-reacts when he can't find Chloe and believes that one of the psychiatric patients has taken her.
- Episode 41: Waste Not Want Not - Part 1 46m Matron Sloan hears some pleasing news from Brendan. Vicky tries very hard to save a sick donkey for Chloe's sake.
- Episode 42: Waste Not Want Not - Part 2 46m Brendan gets some help around the house but has no idea who the mystery house-cleaner is.
- Episode 43: What About Me - Part 1 47m Chloe has her first day at Kindy where she makes a new friend.
- Episode 44: What About Me - Part 2 47m Terence suspects that a little girl with bad bruises is a case of child bashing.
- Episode 45: Kidstuff - Part 1 46m An old University friend of Simon's arrives in the valley with his young son.
- Episode 46: Kidstuff - Part 2 47m The local witch of Wandin Valley turns out to be not so wicked when she helps a young boy.
- Episode 47: Crossed Wires - Part 1 47m Judy Loveday gets quite a surprise when a relative arrives in the Valley.
- Episode 48: Crossed Wires - Part 2 46m Communication breaks down in Wandin Valley when Esme takes control of the switchboard.
- Episode 49: Walk Tall - Part 1 47m Terence is surprised to hear that he has been chosen to appear on a TV Quiz Show.
- Episode 50: Walk Tall - Part 2 47m Simon is confused about Vicky's behaviour when she discards some of his belongings.
- Episode 51: The Family Way - Part 1 47m Bob hears of Brendan's irresponsible behaviour while being suspended from his job.
- Episode 52: The Family Way - Part 2 47m Matron Sloane takes a great deal of care with a patient who's been in a bad motor bike accident.
- Episode 53: All Things Must Change - Part 1 47m Brendan rents a beach house in Adelaide and soon discovers he's not alone.
- Episode 54: All Things Must Change - Part 2 47m Judy Loveday becomes a patient in the hospital when she discovers a lump she believes may be cancerous.
- Episode 55: In A Good Cause - Part 1 47m Brendan surprises his friends on his return to the Valley when he tells them he intends to quit nursing and sell the farm.
- Episode 56: In A Good Cause - Part 2 47m Brendan gets railroaded into helping the district nurse on her rounds and becomes involved with one of her patients.
- Episode 57: Another Time, Another Place - Part 1 47m Terence gets conned into answering medical questions on the Quiz Show and is concerned when he suspects a typhoid case.
- Episode 58: Another Time, Another Place - Part 2 47m Judy is worried about Jo when she's admitted to hospital with suspected Typhoid and doesn't respond to treatment.
- Episode 59: Breaking Point - Part 1 47m Esme shocks everyone when she returns from Mudgee looking like a new woman.
- Episode 60: Breaking Point - Part 2 46m Frank investigates the selling of drugs at Burrigan High after one of the pupils has an overdose.
- Episode 61: Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Part 1 47m The good news for Cookie is that he has inherited some money, the bad news is that his wife is arriving in town.
- Episode 62: Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Part 2 47m Cookie is nowhere to be found when his wife collapses and needs a lifesaving operation.
- Episode 63: Work Experience - Part 1 47m Esme forces Cookie into buying a Taxi with the money he inherited.
- Episode 64: Work Experience - Part 2 47m Vicky gets a once in a life-time offer to work in the United States.
- Episode 65: Cops & Robbers - Part 1 47m Frank gets some help at the station and is surprised when he finds out it's a woman.
- Episode 66: Cops & Robbers - Part 2 47m Cookie takes his life in his hands when he agrees to give Esme some taxi driving lessons.
- Episode 67: A Little Knowledge - Part 1 47m Esme practices her taxi driving around the Valley and gets lost in the process.
- Episode 68: A Little Knowledge - Part 2 Sep 11, 1986 · 46m Vicky hears that she must leave for America in one week's time and is concerned about Simon's reaction.
- Episode 69: New Pastures - Part 1 46m Vicky's new replacement, Ben Green arrives in the Valley and isn't quite what Vicky had expected.
- Episode 70: New Pastures - Part 2 46m Frank gives Shirley the surprise of her life and Jo Loveday inadvertently uncovers a murder mystery.
- Episode 71: Time-Out - Part 1 46m Esme is not impressed when she meets the new city girl, and the feeling is quite mutual.
- Episode 72: Time-Out - Part 2 46m Esme feels she should be safe-guarded whilst driving the taxi, so she takes up karate lessons.
- Episode 73: Give A Dog A Bad Name - Part 1 47m Kelly and Ben have a few arguments over their living arrangements.
- Episode 74: Give A Dog A Bad Name - Part 2 47m Terence meets his new locum and discovers he used to train him.
- Episode 75: No Love Lost - Part 1 47m Kelly and Cookie double book the club for a function, resulting in chaos.
- Episode 76: No Love Lost - Part 2 47m Kelly and Cookie are asked to write a report to Muldoon on who's to blame for the disaster at the club.
- Episode 77: Trouble Spots 1 Oct 15, 1986
- Episode 78: Trouble Spots 2 Oct 16, 1986
- Episode 79: It Isn't Catching Is It? 1 Oct 22, 1986
- Episode 80: It Isn't Catching Is It? 2 Oct 23, 1986
- Episode 81: Price You Pay 1 Oct 29, 1986
- Episode 82: Price You Pay 2 Oct 30, 1986
- Episode 83: A Question Of Attitude 1 Nov 5, 1986
- Episode 84: A Question Of Attitude 2 Nov 6, 1986