The Adelaide debut of mini-series The Flying Doctors, starring Andrew McFarlane, Lorna Patterson, Maurie Fields, Val Jellay, Vikki Hammond, Steve Bisley and Max Cullen. (The series debuted in Melbourne the night before) The success of the mini-series leads to an ongoing series of the same name that runs for seven years. The Flying Doctors was produced by Crawfords Australia and sold well overseas.
Source: TV Radio Extra, 27 April 1985
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| 9AM | 9am Play School 9.30 For Schools: Lower Primary Science; Flip, Slide, Turn; Insight; Lifestyle; Evolution; A Good Read; Faces Of Man; Six Of The Best; Maths In A Box |
9am Romper Room. Miss Helena | 9.30 Fantasy Island | 9.30 Fat Cat And Friends |
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| 3PM | 3pm Sesame Street 3.55 Paddington |
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7pm MASH 7.30 TJ Hooker |
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