A Country Practice

***A Country Practice*** is an Australian television soap opera that aired (shown) on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 to 5 November 1993 at 7:30 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. A total of 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were produced. The show was produced at the ATN-7's production facility at Epping, New South Wales. Outdoor locations were filmed in Pitt Town and Oakville, in the northwestern suburbs of Sydney, Australia.  

Several of the regular cast members became popular celebrities as a result of their roles in the series. It also featured many native Australian animals, particularly the iconic 'Fatso the wombat' adding to its appeal both nationally and internationally. After the series was cancelled by the Seven Network in 1993, the series was relaunched on the Network Ten in 1994.    

At the time of its cancellation, *A Country Practice* was the longest-running Australian TV drama. However, by the late 1990s, the record was overtaken by Network Ten series *Neighbours*. The series was eventually sold and aired in 48 countries.

## Cast
### Main cast (Seven Network series) 1981-1993
Note: Actors highlighted in pink were original cast members.
Note: Actors highlighted in yellow were kept in the series when switching from Seven Network to Network Ten.

## Network Ten (primary and recurring cast) (1994)
Only four of the original cast members from the Network Seven series were kept in the Network Ten re-launch: Joan Sydney, Joyce Jacobs, and Andrew Blackman, and Michelle Pettigrove (1 episode)

## Celebrity guest stars
*A Country Practice* rose to fame with a long list of guest appearances, with a total cast of over 1000 stars and well-known mostly Australian actors in two-part episodes each week.

Famous stars included: 

## Logie Awards
*A Country Practice* is the third most successful television program after *Home and Away* (1st) and *Neighbours* (2nd), at the Logie Awards. The show has won 29 awards during its twelve years of production.

**Logie Awards 1983**
*Best Supporting Actor In A Series: Brian Wenzel 
*Best Juvenile Performance: Jeremy Shadlow

**Logie awards 1984**
*Most Popular Actor: Grant Dodwell 
*NSW Most Popular Female: Penny Cook 
*NSW Most Popular Show: *A Country Practice* 
*Most Popular Drama Series: *A Country Practice* 
*Best Supporting Actress In A Series: Lorrae Desmond

**Logie Awards 1985**
*Most Popular Lead Actor: Grant Dodwell 
*Most Popular Lead Actress: Anne Tenney 
*NSW Most Popular Male: Grant Dodwell 
*NSW Most Popular Female: Penny Cook
*NSW Most Popular Show: *A Country Practice* 
*Most Popular Drama Program: *A Country Practice* 
*Best Lead Actor In A Series: Shane Withington 
*Best Supporting Actress In A Series: Wendy Strehlow

**Logie Awards 1986**
*Most Popular Australian Actor: Grant Dodwell 
*Most Popular Australian Actress: Anne Tenney 
*NSW Most Popular Female: Anne Tenney 
*NSW Most Popular Program: *A Country Practice* 
*Most Popular Australian Drama: *A Country Practice*

**Logie Awards 1987**
*NSW Most Popular Program: *A Country Practice*

**Logie Awards 1988**
*NSW Most Popular Program: *A Country Practice*

**Logie Awards 1989**
*Most Outstanding Actress: Joan Sydney 
*NSW Most Popular Program: *A Country Practice*

**Logie Awards 1990**
*Most Outstanding Actor: Shane Porteous 
*Most Popular New Talent: Georgie Parker

**Logie Awards 1991**
*Most Popular Actress: Georgie Parker

**Logie Awards 1992**
*Most Popular Actress: Georgie Parker

**Logie Awards 1993**
*Most Popular Actress: Georgie Parker

## References