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] The series was renewed for a second season in June 2022 to commence screening in 2023.[4]
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Also known as | RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service |
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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Original network | Seven Network |
Original release | 11 August 2021 (2021-08-11) – present |
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.[5]
The series was due to begin production in Broken Hill in March 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the series was temporarily suspended.[6] 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.[7] The first promotional trailer for the series was released in July 2021.[8]
In June 2022, David Knox of TV Tonight reported the series had been renewed for a second season, which will be broadcast in 2023.[9]
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 (2021-08-11) | 604,000[11] |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Jennifer Leacy | Ian Meadows | 18 August 2021 (2021-08-18) | 513,000[12] |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Jeremy Sims | Claire Phillips | 25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) | 465,000[13] |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Jeremy Sims | Claire Phillips | 1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) | 472,000[14] |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Adrian Russell Wills | Ian Meadows & Adrian Russell Wills | 8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) | 427,000[15] |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Adrian Russell Wills | Ian Meadows & Jon Bell | 8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) | 396,000[15] |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Jennifer Leacey | Claire Phillips | 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) | 417,000[16] |
8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Jennifer Leacey | Ian Meadows | 22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) | 417,000[17] |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
1 | 604 | 513 | 465 | 472 | 427 | 396 | 417 | 417 |
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1 | "Episode 1" | 11 August 2021 | 604,000 | 12 | 101,000 | 10 | 705,000 | [11] |
2 | "Episode 2" | 18 August 2021 | 513,000 | 15 | 116,000 | 10 | 632,000 | [12] |
3 | "Episode 3" | 25 August 2021 | 465,000 | 14 | 100,000 | 11 | 565,000 | [13] |
4 | "Episode 4" | 1 September 2021 | 472,000 | 15 | 98,000 | 10 | 570,000 | [14] |
5 | "Episode 5" | 8 September 2021 | 427,000 | 16 | 109,000 | 9 | 536,000 | [15] |
6 | "Episode 6" | 8 September 2021 | 396,000 | 19 | 118,000 | 11 | 514,000 | [15] |
7 | "Episode 7" | 15 September 2021 | 417,000 | 19 | 132,000 | 11 | 549.000 | [16] |
8 | "Episode 8" | 22 September 2021 | 417,000 | 17 | 124,000 | 12 | 542,000 | [17] |
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