

Season 13 • Episode 30
LatestA Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
Acting
Shane Withington's eternal suffering as Brendan Jones.
Production
Pitt Town became Australia's most famous fictional hamlet.
Writing
Pioneered the 'two-episode story arc' format for maximum emotional manipulation.
Creator
James Davern
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James Davern originally wrote the pilot for a script contest in 1979 and only placed third—imagine the two shows that beat Australia's longest-running drama series.