RFDS (TV series)

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RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
GenreDrama
Created by
Written by
  • Ian Meadows
  • Claire Phillips
  • Adrian Russell Wills
  • Jon Bell
Directed by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Mark Fennessy
  • Carl Fennessy
  • Julie McGauran
Producers
  • Imogen Banks
  • Sara Richardson
Production locationBroken Hill
Production companyEndemol Shine Australia
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release11 August 2021 (2021-08-11) –
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		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
11"Episode 1"Jennifer LeacyIan Meadows11 August 2021 (2021-08-11)604,000[9]
22"Episode 2"Jennifer LeacyIan Meadows18 August 2021 (2021-08-18)513,000[10]
33"Episode 3"Jeremy SimsClaire Phillips25 August 2021 (2021-08-25)465,000[11]
44"Episode 4"Jeremy SimsClaire Phillips1 September 2021 (2021-09-01)472,000[12]
55"Episode 5"Adrian Russell WillsIan Meadows & Adrian Russell Wills8 September 2021 (2021-09-08)427,000[13]
66"Episode 6"Adrian Russell WillsIan Meadows & Jon Bell8 September 2021 (2021-09-08)396,000[13]
77"Episode 7"Jennifer LeaceyClaire Phillips15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)417,000[14]
88"Episode 8"Jennifer LeaceyIan Meadows22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)417,000[15]

Ratings[]

RFDS : Australia viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678
1604513465472427396417417
Source: Audience measurement performed by OzTam[16]
No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
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[]

  1. ^ "Upfronts 2019: Seven: Big Brother, Matt Preston & Gary Mehigan, RFDS". TV Tonight. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Airdate: RFDS". TV Tonight. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Knox, David (8 March 2020). "RFDS halts production". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ Knox, David (3 August 2020). "Cameras roll on RFDS in Broken Hill". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ Knox, David (6 July 2021). "RFDS: promo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Seven Network ramps up spending on revamped 2020 schedule". if.com.au. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b Knox, David (12 August 2021). "Wednesday 11 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b Knox, David (19 August 2021). "Wednesday 18 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 25 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  12. ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 1 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d Knox, David. "Wednesday 8 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  14. ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 15 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  15. ^ a b Knox, David. "Wednesday 22 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  16. ^ https://oztam.com.au
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