Summary
The Flying Doctor is a 1959 British television series made in Britain and Australia. It starred Richard Denning and was created by Michael Noonan. It ran for 39 episodes of 30 minutes.
| The Flying Doctor | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Michael Noonan |
| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Starring | Richard Denning |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hamilton Inglis |
| Production location | Elstree Studios |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
Cast edit
- Richard Denning as Dr. Greg Graham
- Jill Adams as Mary Meredith
- Alan White as Charley Wood
- James Copeland as Alec Macleod
- Peter Madden as Dr. Jim Harrison
Background edit
The show was based on a BBC radio series of the same name. This starred Bill Kerr, James Mackechnie, and Bettina Dickson.
The series was filmed at Elstree studios in London with location work done in Australia. Finance came from Associated British of England.[1]
In March 1958 two executives from Associated British, director David MacDonald and producer Hamilton Inglis, arrived in Australia to shoot footage. They said Michael Noonan would supervise the scripts and filming of at least 39 episodes would begin in a few weeks. They also said over 200 actors had been seen for the lead three roles.[2] Noonan reported he had written the first season of 13 episodes and that the second season of 13 episodes had been completed by English writers or Australian writers living in England.[3]
Background footage was shot in Australia in July 1958.[4]
Michael Noonan later wrote a series of novels about the Flying Doctors featuring a Dr Jeremy James.
References edit
- ^ "Work on 'The Siege' almost over". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 26, no. 35. Australia. 4 February 1959. p. 58. Retrieved 24 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TV Films of Flying Doctors". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1958. p. 19.
- ^ "TV Series on the Flying Doctors Service". 13 March 1958. p. 15.
- ^ "It's Not All Reno if You Live in Hollywood". Women's Section. The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
External links edit
- The Flying Doctor at IMDb
- The Flying Doctor at Nostalgia Central
- The Flying Doctor at CTVA
