Episode guide
The Flying Doctors: Season 5
26 episodes · premiered Aug 31, 1989
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- Episode 1: The Gift Aug 31, 1989 · 50m Doctor David Ratcliff from Broken Hill arrives. Jimmy and Sally McCarthy has a caraccident. Sally will be fine, but Jimmy has massive braindamage. David says Jimmy is clinicly dead and…
- Episode 2: Second Chance Sep 7, 1989 · 50m Emma is trying to get a truck out of some water which it has fallen into, Paula is helping her. The truck falls on Emma's arm and she is trapped with her arm under the water. Paula calls…
- Episode 3: Not The Malarvys Sep 14, 1989 · 50m The Malarvy-family comes to Coopers Crossing when their daughter is hospitalized due to pneumonia. They have eight children and the oldest daugther looks after the rest of them. She meets…
- Episode 4: The Adventure Sep 21, 1989 · 50m Luke becomes suspicious of the safari group that arrives in Coopers Crossing. When Paula joins them, Luke follows headlong into the jaws of disaster.
- Episode 5: No Man's Land Sep 28, 1989 · 50m Chris and David arrive at a place to do a clinic run, a mother lives there with her 2 daughters. They seem like they have something against men and aren't too keen on David, they were…
- Episode 6: Rising Sundown Oct 5, 1989 · 50m A lady named Essie Harrington is selling her property. Two japanese men shows up at the auction and they lay the highest bid. This upsets almost everybody, especially since Essie's husband…
- Episode 7: Man And Boy Oct 12, 1989 · 50m A young boy named Ricky gets hit by lightning. David, Kate and Sam manages to get there, but the storm makes sure they can't take off. Ricky is in agony and Kate wants to let Ricky die…
- Episode 8: The Longing Oct 19, 1989 · 50m An aboriginal couple, the woman pregnant, has a car accident, but is all right. The man, Joe, gets a job on a farm and his wife Sheena accompanies him. Joe gets fired and they both move to…
- Episode 9: Bitter Harvest Oct 26, 1989 · 50m Chemicals are being dumped illegally. A family returns home after a holiday to find crops are dead and stuff all over the place. The father has a row with the man that should've been…
- Episode 10: The Instrument Nov 2, 1989 · 50m David, Kate and Paula go on a clinic run to where men are working in a mine. A man has cracked ribs, David advises him to stop working but he won't, the man also fights in a boxing match…
- Episode 11: Word & Deed Nov 9, 1989 · 50m Jacko is babtizing a baby who is ralated to Sam. Afterwords Sam discovers some burnmarks on Jacko's hands. He is taken to hospital and diagnosed with leprosy. He can be treated but…
- Episode 12: All That Glitters Nov 16, 1989 · 50m A rich man called Barry Ryan comes to town. He is out with some horses when Luke, who is nearby, hears a shot. Barry has been shot and is taken to hospital. But Jack has a problem, it seem…
- Episode 13: Fly Past Nov 23, 1989 · 50m DJ gets a call, a stationhand has a broken leg. Chris flies out and sees the worker - who turns out to be Tom Callaghan!! He isn't too badly hurt and everybody wonders why Tom isn't…
- Episode 14: The Last Rodeo Nov 30, 1989 · 50m A girl named Kathy complains of stomachpains and Chris does some tests. Kathy's father shows up secretly and he and Kathy leaves during the night. The tests show Kathy is a diabetic and…
- Episode 15: Sky Above, Earth Below Dec 7, 1989 · 50m A little girl named Sophie falls down a mineshaft. Everybody tries to rescue her but it doesn't look too good. In the last minute David saves her, despite his claustrofobia!
- Episode 16: Lucky Lady Dec 14, 1989 · 50m An old man is found in the forrest, he claims to be searching for someone. He is dehydrated and goes to hospital, but runs away. It turned out he had crashed a plane outside the Crossing…
- Episode 17: The Chips Are Down Dec 21, 1989 · 50m Nick's father, Jim, and Nick are out driving. Nick is a bit worried, the rumour says his dad takes amphetamine. Nick is asleep, when Jim suddenly can't see properly. He crashes into the…
- Episode 18: Guardian Angel Dec 28, 1989 · 50m Michael and Lee visits an old man named Karl. They work for a mining company and wants to do a survey on Karl's land, but he refuses. When they are on their way Michael starts acting more…
- Episode 19: Battlers Jan 4, 1990 · 50m Nick and his friend Shane works for mr. Logan. Nick hurts his chest and Tom says he needs to rest for 10 days. Mr. Logan doesn't except that and to keep his job Nick keeps working. But one…
- Episode 20: No Tears Jan 11, 1990 · 50m A man working for Baxter, Ben, has a caraccident. The RFDS comes and checks him out. They say he need an eyeoperation. But Ben has heard that Baxter wants to fire him, so he grabs a horse…
- Episode 21: A Doctor's Dreaming Jan 18, 1990 · 50m On the way to a clinic run some medical things fall off the truck and gets left behind. David returns to the hospital with some patients, only Geoff, Kate and Emma left at place. Geoff…
- Episode 22: Blues For Judy Jan 25, 1990 · 50m A girl who is a friend of Emma's give birth in her car, then leaves the baby outside Emma's front door wanting Emma to look after it - what she doesn't know is that Emma is staying…
- Episode 23: The Claim Feb 1, 1990 · 50m Lorraine is killed while trying to mend her bridge. Her death leaves her best friend, Judith, to pick up the pieces and fight off a blackmailing claimant on Lorraine's will.
- Episode 24: A Rhyme For Reason Feb 8, 1990 · 50m Pip, an elderly lady who is the darling of Coopers Crossing, comes into some money.
- Episode 25: Dad's Little Bloke Feb 15, 1990 · 50m The accident of a young boy entangles his family in a web of deceit and suspicion.
- Episode 26: A Sporting Life Feb 22, 1990 · 50m Mel Cregan from Coopers Crossing is the big baseballhero in New South Wales. After a great game he and his dad, Kev, are celebrating at the pub with their mates. They are rather drunk but…