RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service

43min

Drama

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.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

43min

11th Aug 2021

When 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.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

42min

18th Aug 2021

Eliza 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.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

45min

25th Aug 2021

When 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.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

45min

1st Sep 2021

In 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.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

45min

8th Sep 2021

When 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.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

46min

8th Sep 2021

Wayne's personal struggles spill over into his work when he is confronted by a suicidal patient and a frantic medevac to Adelaide.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

43min

15th Sep 2021

When 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.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

45min

22nd Sep 2021

As 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.

First air date

11th Aug 2021

Last air date

12th Nov 2025

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks