Shane Porteous
Terence Elliot
Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes
A Country Practice
Season 5
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Episodes
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Episode 146 min
Follow the Leader (Part 1)
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.
Episode 245 min1985-02-06
Follow the Leader (Part 2)
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Episode 347 min1985-02-12
Comes a Stranger (Part 1)
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
Episode 446 min
Comes a Stranger (Part 2)
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Episode 546 min
For the Sake of the Child (Part 1)
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.
Episode 646 min
For the Sake of the Child (Part 2)
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Episode 747 min
On the Edge (Part 1)
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.
Episode 847 min
On the Edge (Part 2)
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Episode 947 min1985-05-03
Swan Song (Part 1)
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.
Episode 1046 min1985-03-06
Swan Song (Part 2)
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Episode 1147 min1985-03-13
Smooth Talking (Part 1)
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.
Episode 1246 min1986-03-13
Smooth Talking (Part 2)
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Episode 1346 min1985-03-19
Home Truths (Part 1)
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.
Episode 1446 min1985-03-20
Home Truths (Part 2)
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Episode 1546 min1985-03-26
Seasons Come and Seasons Go (Part 1)
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.
Episode 1646 min1985-03-27
Seasons Come and Seasons Go (Part 2)
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Episode 1746 min1985-04-16
I'll Cry If I Want To (Part 1)
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.
Episode 1847 min1985-04-17
I'll Cry If I Want To (Part 2)
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Episode 1947 min1985-04-23
My Way (Part 1)
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.
Episode 2047 min1985-04-24
My Way (Part 2)
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Episode 2147 min1985-04-30
Save the Last Dance for Me (Part 1)
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.
Episode 2247 min1985-05-01
Save the Last Dance for Me (Part 2)
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Episode 2347 min1985-05-07
Castles in the Air (Part 1)
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.
Episode 2447 min1985-05-08
Castles in the Air (Part 2)
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Episode 2546 min1985-05-14
Lost and Found (Part 1)
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.
Episode 2645 min1985-05-15
Lost and Found (Part 2)
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Episode 2746 min1985-05-21
Coming to Terms (Part 1)
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.
Episode 2846 min1985-05-22
Coming to Terms (Part 2)
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Episode 2946 min
Do the Right Thing (Part 1)
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.
Episode 3046 min
Do the Right Thing (Part 2)
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Episode 3146 min
Molly (Part 1)
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.
Episode 3246 min
Molly (Part 2)
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Episode 3347 min
New Beginnings (Part 1)
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.
Episode 3446 min
New Beginnings (Part 2)
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Episode 3547 min
All It Takes (Part 1)
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.
Episode 3646 min
All It Takes (Part 2)
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Episode 3747 min
Lest We Forget (Part 1)
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.
Episode 3847 min
Lest We Forget (Part 2)
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Episode 3947 min
Friends (Part 1)
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.
Episode 4047 min
Friends (Part 2)
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Episode 4146 min
Waste Not Want Not (Part 1)
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.
Episode 4246 min
Waste Not Want Not (Part 2)
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Episode 4347 min
What About Me? (Part 1)
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.
Episode 4447 min
What About Me? (Part 2)
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Episode 4546 min
Kidstuff (Part 1)
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.
Episode 4647 min
Kidstudd (Part 2)
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Episode 4747 min
Crossed Wires (Part 1)
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.
Episode 4846 min
Crossed Wired (Part 2)
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Episode 4947 min
Walk Tall (Part 1)
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.
Episode 5047 min
Walk Tall (Part 2)
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Episode 5147 min
The Family Way (Part 1)
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.
Episode 5247 min
The Family Way (Part 2)
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Episode 5347 min
All Things Must Change (Part 1)
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.
Episode 5447 min
All Things Must Change (Part 2)
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Episode 5547 min
In a Good Cause (Part 1)
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.
Episode 5647 min
In a Good Cause (Part 2)
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Episode 5747 min
Another Time, Another Place (Part 1)
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.
Episode 5847 min
Another Time, Another Place (Part 2)
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Episode 5947 min
Breaking Point (Part 1)
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.
Episode 6047 min
Breaking Point (Part 2)
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Episode 6147 min
Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Part 1)
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.
Episode 6247 min
Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Part 2)
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Episode 6347 min
Work Experience (Part 1)
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.
Episode 6447 min
Work Experience (Part 2)
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Episode 6547 min
Cops and Robbers (Part 1)
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.
Episode 6647 min
Cops and Robbers (Part 2)
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Episode 6747 min
A Little Knowledge (Part 1)
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.
Episode 6846 min1986-09-11
A Little Knowledge (Part 2)
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Episode 6946 min
New Pastures (Part 1)
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.
Episode 7046 min
New Pastures (Part 2)
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Episode 7146 min
Time Out (Part 1)
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.
Episode 7246 min
Time Out (Part 2)
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Episode 7347 min
Give a Dog a Bad Name (Part 1)
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.
Episode 7447 min
Give a Dog a Bad Name (Part 2)
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Episode 7547 min
No Love Lost (Part 1)
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.
Episode 7647 min
No Love Lost (Part 2)
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Episode 771986-10-15
Trouble Spots 1
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Episode 781986-10-16
Trouble Spots 2
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Episode 791986-10-22
It Isn't Catching Is It? 1
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Episode 801986-10-23
It Isn't Catching Is It? 2
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Episode 811986-10-29
Price You Pay 1
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Episode 821986-10-30
Price You Pay 2
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Episode 831986-11-05
A Question Of Attitude 1
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Episode 841986-11-06
A Question Of Attitude 2
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Season Cast
Featured cast for this season.
Cast
Lorrae Desmond
Shirley Dean/Gilroy
Grant Dodwell
Simon Bowen
Joyce Jacobs
Esme Watson
Syd Heylen
Vernon 'Cookie' Locke
Brian Wenzel
Frank Gilroy
Gordon Piper
Robert 'Bob' Hatfield
Nicholas Bufalo
Benjamin 'Ben' Green
Shane Withington
Brendan Jones
Joan Sydney
Margaret 'Maggie' Sloane
Mark Owen-Taylor
Peter Manning
Caroline Johansson
Donna Manning
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