The Flying Doctors : Two familiar faces depart Coopers Crossing. Tom's conscience is troubled when he sees a documentary on the famine in East Africa. He is torn between his desire to go there and help make a difference and his relationship with Chris. Meanwhile an oblivious Chris makes plans for their future and talks of marriage. Violet believes Chris and Tom are about to announce their engagement and tells everyone on the Crossing the good news. Chris is devastated when Tom explains his decision to work in Africa. He suggests that she could go with him but she cannot bring herself to leave the Crossing so soon after arriving. She makes it clear their relationship is over. As Tom has not renewed his contract with the RFDS the town's people immediately assume he is leaving for some fancy private clinic in Sydney and so they ostracise him. It is up to Kate to put them in the picture. Ron also has trouble leaving and Emma has great difficulty in getting him out of the garage and away from the beer and card table. On the morning of his departure, Tom goes to see Chris when she is on her way to an emergency: it's an emotional farewell.

Starring:

George Kapiniaris, Lenore Smith, Maurie Fields, Peter O'Brien, Rebecca Gibney, Robert Grubb, Val Jellay

Genre:

Drama