A Country Practice

Season 5

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  • S5E1

    Follow the Leader (Part 1)

    46m

    Maggie informs Bob that she will be making alternative living arrangements, which Bob takes as a personal insult. An attractive female doctor arrives at the clinic to help while Terence is away. Shirley is involved in a bad car accident, and Simon decides it's time he and Vicky took a holiday.

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  • S5E2

    Follow the Leader (Part 2)

    Feb 6, 198545m
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  • S5E3

    Comes a Stranger (Part 1)

    Feb 12, 198547m

    A colourful character comes to the Valley and creates quite a stir with his potions and magic cures. Bob and Cookie believe they have stumbled across a magic cure that will make them rich. There is a state of emergency in the Valley when they get a freak rain storm and some of the local farmers have to be

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  • S5E4

    Comes a Stranger (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E5

    For the Sake of the Child (Part 1)

    46m

    Brendan is left in charge of the farm while Molly visits her mother. Simon decides it's time for Shirley to update her files, putting himself in an embarrassing situation in doing so. Esme creates some mystery when she gives away her most precious belongings to her friends and a young boy's puts himself in danger to attract attention.

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  • S5E6

    For the Sake of the Child (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E7

    On the Edge (Part 1)

    47m

    A young heroin addict is found unidentified on the street and is admitted to hospital. Brendan is finding it hard to cope while Molly is away and gets some unexpected assistance.

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  • S5E8

    On the Edge (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E9

    Swan Song (Part 1)

    May 3, 198547m

    Terence suspects the worst when one of his elderly patients, depressed after a heart attack, says he and his wife are going away. Brendan tried his hand at blackmailing Cookie and Simon gets into a disastrous situation from which he benefits in the end.

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  • S5E10

    Swan Song (Part 2)

    Mar 6, 198546m
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  • S5E11

    Smooth Talking (Part 1)

    Mar 13, 198547m

    Matron Sloan is suspicious when she hears her arch rival from Burrigan hospital is coming to visit. Vicky takes an instant dislike to a once famous playwright who arrives in the Valley. When Brendan gets an attractive job offer he turns to Vicky and Simon for advice.

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  • S5E12

    Smooth Talking (Part 2)

    Mar 13, 198646m
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  • S5E13

    Home Truths (Part 1)

    Mar 19, 198546m

    Matron Sloan forces Judy to enter a beauty contest where she shocks the judges with her speech. A housewife and a mother prove it's never too late to learn. Brendan and Vicky have a surprise for Molly when she returns. Frank arrests a respected citizen of the Valley for wife bashing.

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  • S5E14

    Home Truths (Part 2)

    Mar 20, 198546m
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  • S5E15

    Seasons Come and Seasons Go (Part 1)

    Mar 26, 198546m

    Frank is furious when he can't discover who wrote the bad review about his play. Brendan organises a surprise birthday party for Molly, and Judy helps a young girl cope with the pressures of adolescence. Simon is ecstatic to discover that Vicky is pregnant.

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  • S5E16

    Seasons Come and Seasons Go (Part 2)

    Mar 27, 198546m
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  • S5E17

    I'll Cry If I Want To (Part 1)

    Apr 16, 198546m

    Terence suggests to Molly that she should go to Sydney for more tests. Johnathan puts himself in an embarrassing situation when he agrees to be a guest speaker for the literary society, and Vicky gets frustrated at being treated like an invalid because she is pregnant.

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  • S5E18

    I'll Cry If I Want To (Part 2)

    Apr 17, 198547m
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  • S5E19

    My Way (Part 1)

    Apr 23, 198547m

    An old enemy of Molly's reappears in the valley at the same time as Simon's brother and his family arrive from the United States. While Cookie is laid up in hospital, his friends take over at the club. Molly's gentle manner with animals and children rubs off on the spoiled young girl.

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  • S5E20

    My Way (Part 2)

    Apr 24, 198547m
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  • S5E21

    Save the Last Dance for Me (Part 1)

    Apr 30, 198547m

    Bob and Cookie get themselves in hot water when they buy a race horse. Retired ballet dancer, Sir Adam Dormin returns to the Valley to spend what he thinks will be his last days but when he sees the potential in a young dancer, he decides to continue his teaching.

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  • S5E22

    Save the Last Dance for Me (Part 2)

    May 1, 198547m
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  • S5E23

    Castles in the Air (Part 1)

    May 7, 198547m

    A friend of Shirley's arrives and is quite taken with Terence. When Terence and Judy return from a night out at a school reunion they find evidence of a prowler in her flat. Karen's attraction to Terence gets quite out of hand. Molly is elected to council and her first fight is against Muldoon and Funland.

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  • S5E24

    Castles in the Air (Part 2)

    May 8, 198547m
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  • S5E25

    Lost and Found (Part 1)

    May 14, 198546m

    Vicky reacts angrily to the attention Simon is paying to one of his patients. Cookie invests in some garden gnomes and is disturbed when he discovers that some of them are missing. Vicky puts herself in a dangerous situation when she helps a young boy trapped in a mine shaft.

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  • S5E26

    Lost and Found (Part 2)

    May 15, 198545m
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  • S5E27

    Coming to Terms (Part 1)

    May 21, 198546m

    Molly and Brendan get an attractive offer for the farm from Councillor Muldoon. Vicky suspects an outbreak of anthrax in the goats and is shocked when she hears some bad news from Molly's mother.

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  • S5E28

    Coming to Terms (Part 2)

    May 22, 198546m
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  • S5E29

    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. Bob is surprised at the disinterest Molly shows towards the fight against Burrigan. Simon comes up with the idea of holding a car rally between the two towns to prove who is better. Molly gets admitted to hospital when she takes a turn for the worse.

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  • S5E30

    Do the Right Thing (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E31

    Molly (Part 1)

    46m

    Molly is having reverse barrier nursing, not allowing her to see any of her friends. Terence tries to make it better for her putting her by an observation window so she can see them. While she is in hospital everyone is feeling useless. To help Molly – they decide to finish building Farmland for her.

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  • S5E32

    Molly (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E33

    New Beginnings (Part 1)

    47m

    An attractive French student vet arrives to assist Vicky with her practice. Bob's absence causes Matron Sloan a great deal of concern and Judy tries her hand at playing cupid. Matron Sloan helps Bob cope with his grief over Molly's death in more ways than one.

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  • S5E34

    New Beginnings (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E35

    All It Takes (Part 1)

    47m

    Simon suggests to Vicky that she should employ some help around the house. Bob believes that Maggie needs protecting, so invests in a guard dog. The hidden truth about one of the hospital's patients is leaked by Judy.

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  • S5E36

    All It Takes (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E37

    Lest We Forget (Part 1)

    47m

    Maggie takes a special interest in a stranger who comes for a job at the hospital. Fatso is missing and Simon and Vicky are terrified when they hear a wombat has been shot. Simon gets some unexpected training for the sleepless nights he can expect with the baby.

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  • S5E38

    Lest We Forget (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E39

    Friends (Part 1)

    47m

    Brendan arrives home from Adelaide with some news that shocks his friends. Shirley gets involved with setting up a half-way house for three patients. Brendan overreacts when he can't find Chloë and believes that one of the patients has taken her.

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  • S5E40

    Friends (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E41

    Waste Not Want Not (Part 1)

    46m

    Bert and Rigby live on the edge of the Valley tip. Bert is eagerly planning a trip to Surface Paradise. Both he and Rigby are saving the bus fare when their plan begins to go wrong.

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  • S5E42

    Waste Not Want Not (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E43

    What About Me? (Part 1)

    47m

    It is Chloë's first day at kindy and she is quick to make friends with Tiffany. When Brendan is invited to the Blair house for dinner, he witnesses first hand the single mother's inability to cope with her child in a normal manner.

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  • S5E44

    What About Me? (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E45

    Kidstuff (Part 1)

    46m

    An old university friend arrives in the Valley with his young son; Muldoon tries to convince Terence that his aging aunt is incapable of looking after herself. Esme and Cookie believe they have found a dead body when they go fishing in the dam. Brendan is feeling the pressure of being a single parent.

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  • S5E46

    Kidstudd (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E47

    Crossed Wires (Part 1)

    47m

    Judy gets quite a surprise when a relative arrives in the Valley. Communication in the Valley breaks down as Esme takes control of the switchboard. Simon and Terence become rivals on the tennis court after Simon finds another partner.

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  • S5E48

    Crossed Wired (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E49

    Walk Tall (Part 1)

    47m

    Jo has decided to stay in the Valley and live with Judy. She enrolls in Burrigan High and begins to settle down. Jo gets involved in trying to break down a group of bullies. Brendan is not coping and begins to hit the bottle, Maggie notices and asks him to take leave of absence and warns—if he refuses, she will suspend him.

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  • S5E50

    Walk Tall (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E51

    The Family Way (Part 1)

    47m

    Bob hears of Brendan's irresponsible behaviour and takes charge of the situation, moving in with him and Chloë. Vicky gets some help on her rounds by a vet she used to train under. Terence's performance in a quiz show is interrupted when he's called to an emergency.

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  • S5E52

    The Family Way (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E53

    All Things Must Change (Part 1)

    47m

    Brendan rents a beach house in Adelaide, but soon discovers he isn't the only one staying. He manages to talk openly with the stranger about the loss of Molly and the difficulty he has had coping without her. Simon and Vicky bring the twins home to overly enthusiastic Frank and Shirley.

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  • S5E54

    All Things Must Change (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E55

    In a Good Cause (Part 1)

    47m

    Brendan surprises his friends on his return to the Valley when he tells them he is quitting nursing and selling the farm. Jo finds herself in Judy's bad books again after getting yet another pet. Brendan gets himself a job without even applying for the position.

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  • S5E56

    In a Good Cause (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E57

    Another Time, Another Place (Part 1)

    47m

    Terence gets conned into answering medical questions on the quiz show, and is concerned that the caller has symptoms of typhoid. Brendan strikes up rapport with a visiting snake doctor from the city. Maggie has a nervous moment when she meets Russell face to face.

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  • S5E58

    Another Time, Another Place (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E59

    Breaking Point (Part 1)

    47m

    Esme shocks the Valley when she returns from Mudgee looking like a new woman. Judy hopes she'll be promoted to Deputy Matron. Brendan says goodbye to something that's been part of his life for three years. Frank investigates the selling of drugs at Burrigan High after one of the pupils has an overdose.

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  • S5E60

    Breaking Point (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E61

    Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Part 1)

    47m

    The good news for Cookie is he's going to inherit some money; the bad news is his wife is arriving in town. Maggie offers Russell a place to stay which causes friction between her and Terence. Maggie also receives a marriage proposal from someone she admires and cares for.

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  • S5E62

    Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E63

    Work Experience (Part 1)

    47m

    Esme forces Cookie into buying a taxi with the money he inherited. Brendan brings a ten-year-old girl with polio to the hospital after her mother deserts her. Vicky gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to work in the States, and Bob gets electrocuted and is rushed to hospital.

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  • S5E64

    Work Experience (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E65

    Cops and Robbers (Part 1)

    47m

    Frank gets some help at the station and is surprised when he finds out it is a woman. Vicky and Simon get mixed reactions over their decision to go to the States. Suspicious circumstances surround the robbing of the Valley's bank when some money isn't found, and Frank investigates the robbery.

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  • S5E66

    Cops and Robbers (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E67

    A Little Knowledge (Part 1)

    47m

    Jeff St. John surprises the Valley when he arrives unexpectedly. Terence meets a school friend of his son's and is surprised to hear from him of his son's antics. Vicky learns that she must leave for the States in a week's time and is worried about Simon's reaction.

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  • S5E68

    A Little Knowledge (Part 2)

    Sep 11, 198646m
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  • S5E69

    New Pastures (Part 1)

    46m

    Vicky gets a shock when the new vet Ben arrives; he's not what she expected. Jo gets in trouble with Frank when she disobeys his orders. Frank gives Shirley the surprise of her life. Vicky says goodbye to her family and friends in the Valley in the most unconventional manner.

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  • S5E70

    New Pastures (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E71

    Time Out (Part 1)

    46m

    Esme is not impressed when she meets the new city girl, Kelly. Ben moves into his new house only to discover he is not the only one living there. Frank is sent on a wild goose chase by a man who is set on avenging his father's death.

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  • S5E72

    Time Out (Part 2)

    46m
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  • S5E73

    Give a Dog a Bad Name (Part 1)

    47m

    Kelly and Ben have a few arguments over their living arrangements. Maggie arrives home to find her sister and her boyfriend have come to stay. Simon finds a new locum to take over his practice and Terence discovers he trained him.

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  • S5E74

    Give a Dog a Bad Name (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E75

    No Love Lost (Part 1)

    47m

    Kelly and Cookie double book the club for a function which results in chaos. Brendan worries about an old patient at the hospital who doesn't want to go home, and is furious when he is accused of taking advantage of a lonely old lady.

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  • S5E76

    No Love Lost (Part 2)

    47m
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  • S5E77

    Trouble Spots 1

    Oct 15, 1986
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  • S5E78

    Trouble Spots 2

    Oct 16, 1986
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  • S5E79

    It Isn't Catching Is It? 1

    Oct 22, 1986
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  • S5E80

    It Isn't Catching Is It? 2

    Oct 23, 1986
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  • S5E81

    Price You Pay 1

    Oct 29, 1986
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  • S5E82

    Price You Pay 2

    Oct 30, 1986
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  • S5E83

    A Question Of Attitude 1

    Nov 5, 1986
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  • S5E84

    A Question Of Attitude 2

    Nov 6, 1986
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