RFDS (TV series)
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service | |
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Genre | Drama |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production location | Broken Hill |
Production company | Endemol Shine Australia |
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Network | Seven Network |
Release | 11 August 2021 present | –
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service is an Australian drama television series which centres around the lives of workers for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Commissioned by the Seven Network and produced by Endemol Shine Australia, it began airing on 11 August 2021.[1][2][3]
Production
Production on RFDS commenced in 2020. The series is written by Ian Meadows and produced by Imogen Banks for Endemol Shine, executive produced by Mark and Carl Fennessy for Endemol Shine Australia and Julie McGauran for Seven.[4]
The series was to begin production in Broken Hill in March 2020, However due to the Coronavirus Pandemic the series was temporarily suspended.[5] Production resumed in August 2020 along with announcement of more cast members including Emma Hamilton, Ash Ricardo, Kate Mulvany, Rodney Afif, Jack Scott and Sofia Nolan, with newcomers Thomas Weatherall and Ash Hodgkinson.[6] The first promo for the series was released in July 2021.[7]
Cast
- Justine Clarke[8] as Leonie Smith
- Rob Collins as Dr. Wayne Yates
- Stephen Peacocke as Nurse Pete Emerson
- Emma Hamilton as Dr. Eliza Harrod
- Ash Ricardo as Mira Ortez
- Rodney Afif as Graham Rodney
- Jack Scott as Nurse Matty Harris
- Thomas Weatherall as Darren Yates
- Sofia Nolan as Taylor Emerson
- Ash Hodgkinson as Henry Harrod
- Kate Mulvany as Rhiannon Emerson
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Jennifer Leacy | Ian Meadows | 11 August 2021 | 604,000[9] |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Jennifer Leacy | Ian Meadows | 18 August 2021 | 513,000[10] |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Jeremy Sims | Claire Phillips | 25 August 2021 | 465,000[11] |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Jeremy Sims | Claire Phillips | 1 September 2021 | 472,000[12] |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Adrian Russell Wills | Ian Meadows & Adrian Russell Wills | 8 September 2021 | 427,000[13] |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Adrian Russell Wills | Ian Meadows & Jon Bell | 8 September 2021 | 396,000[13] |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Jennifer Leacey | Claire Phillips | 15 September 2021 | 417,000[14] |
8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Jennifer Leacey | Ian Meadows | 22 September 2021 | 417,000[15] |
Ratings
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Season | Episode number | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
1 | 604 | 513 | 465 | 472 | 427 | 396 | 417 | 417 |
No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
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1 | "Episode 1" | 11 August 2021 | 604,000 | 12 | 101,000 | 10 | 705,000 | [9] |
2 | "Episode 2" | 18 August 2021 | 513,000 | 15 | 116,000 | 10 | 632,000 | [10] |
3 | "Episode 3" | 25 August 2021 | 465,000 | 14 | 100,000 | 11 | 565,000 | [11] |
4 | "Episode 4" | 1 September 2021 | 472,000 | 15 | 98,000 | 10 | 570,000 | [12] |
5 | "Episode 5" | 8 September 2021 | 427,000 | 16 | 109,000 | 9 | 536,000 | [13] |
6 | "Episode 6" | 8 September 2021 | 396,000 | 19 | 118,000 | 11 | 514,000 | [13] |
7 | "Episode 7" | 15 September 2021 | 417,000 | 19 | 132,000 | 11 | 549.000 | [14] |
8 | "Episode 8" | 22 September 2021 | 417,000 | 17 | 124,000 | 12 | 542,000 | [15] |
References
- ^ "Upfronts 2019: Seven: Big Brother, Matt Preston & Gary Mehigan, RFDS". TV Tonight. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Fowler, Bella (23 October 2019). "MasterChef's Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan to team up with MKR rival". news.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Airdate: RFDS". TV Tonight. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Justine Clarke, Rob Collins and Stephen Peacocke to star in new Channel Seven drama RFDS". TV Black Box. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (8 March 2020). "RFDS halts production". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (3 August 2020). "Cameras roll on RFDS in Broken Hill". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (6 July 2021). "RFDS: promo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Seven Network ramps up spending on revamped 2020 schedule". if.com.au. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ a b Knox, David (12 August 2021). "Wednesday 11 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b Knox, David (19 August 2021). "Wednesday 18 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 25 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 1 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Knox, David. "Wednesday 8 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 15 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 22 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ https://oztam.com.au