Special Sub-Topic: Australian Television "A Country Practice" Authored by: mandamoo Sub-topic of: c ... Cn-Cz

Name the fictitious town where the series was set.

Wandin Valley. The majority of location filming was done in and around the Windsor area on the outskirts of Sydney.

Name the colourful character played by Anne Tenney.

Molly Jones. Australians were devastated at the death of a much loved character.

What was the name of this colourful characters' husband?

Brendan Jones. They went on to become a couple in real life.

Cookie was his nickname, what was the Chef at the local RSL's characters real name?

Vernon Locke. The nickname Cookie was earned when he was a chef in the army.

Name the actress who played Vicky Dean, the local vet.

Penny Cook. Penny Cook played Vicky the Vet, her marriage to Dr Simon Bowen in the show rated as one of the most watched by Australian viewers in television history.

Name the famous entertainer who played Vicky's mother.

Lorrae Desmond. Lorrae is a singer, who among other things, entertained our Aussie troops serving in the Vietnam War.

Who was the local Police sergeant?

Frank Gilroy. Brian Wenzel was in the series from the very beginning, until its untimely demise with Channel 7, in 1994.

Name the actor who played Bob Hatfield, the local plumber.

Gordon Piper. The red utility used by Bob in the series, actually belonged to Gordon.

Name the town's resident busy body.

Esme Watson. Joyce Jacobs was also in the series until its demise.

Shane Porteous played Doctor Terence Elliott. True or false?

True. Shane Porteous did indeed play Dr Terence Elliott for the entire series at Channel 7.