Based in Australia’s red heart, the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart stopping emergencies they attend. This series captures the beauty and brutality of Australia’s vast centre where the doctors, nurses, pilots and support staff of the RFDS negotiate the unique challenges of emergency retrievals across some of the most inhospitable places in the country.
Cast: Emma Hamilton, Stephen Peacocke, Rob Collins
8 episodes
1. Episode 1When new senior medical officer Eliza Harrod's first retrieval with the RFDS turns problematic, her team will be left wondering whether or not she has what it takes.TV-14CC43minAug 11, 2021
2. Episode 2Eliza questions her decision to come out to Australia, as Pete's simmering resentment towards her comes to a head during a tense mid-air birth.TV-14CC42minAug 18, 2021
3. Episode 3When a seven-year-old boy goes missing in the outback, it's a race against time to find him as the RFDS is called to help his injured father.TV-14CC45minAug 25, 2021
4. Episode 4In the midst of a massive dust storm, the RFDS face a harrowing retrieval when a patient takes a critical turn, mid-air, and the team struggle to keep him alive.TV-14CC45minSep 1, 2021
5. Episode 5When a remote bush retrieval turns violent, the RFDS are caught in the crosshairs but still have to race the light and get all patients in the air before the plane becomes grounded for the night.TV-14CC45minSep 8, 2021
6. Episode 6Wayne's personal struggles spill over into his work when he is confronted by a suicidal patient and a frantic medevac to Adelaide.TV-14CC46minSep 8, 2021
7. Episode 7When a catastrophic explosion at an underground mine creates a mass-casualty incident, the RFDS are called to save the lives of two brothers caught in the blast.TV-14CC43minSep 15, 2021
8. Episode 8As the RFDS fundraising ball gets underway, Pete is overnighted at a remote clinic where the seemingly straightforward case of a boy with a concussion turns into a potentially fatal situation.TV-14CC45minSep 22, 2021
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
Based in Australia’s red heart, the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart stopping emergencies they attend. This series captures the beauty and brutality of Australia’s vast centre where the doctors, nurses, pilots and support staff of the RFDS negotiate the unique challenges of emergency retrievals across some of the most inhospitable places in the country.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Imogen Banks, Ian Meadows, Mark Fennessy
- Studio
- Endemol Shine Banks Australia
Maturity rating
TV-14Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
