RFDS (TV series)

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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 on 15 August 2023.^[4][5] The series was renewed for a third season during the 2023 Channel 7 Upfronts.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9] The first promotional trailer for the series was released in July 2021.^[10]

In June 2022, David Knox of TV Tonight reported the series had been renewed for a second season, which was broadcast in 2023.^[11]

In October 2023 the series was renewed for a third season.

Cast

• Justine Clarke^[12] 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
• Trevor Ashley as Dolly Hardon
• Emma Harvie as Chaya Batra (Season 2)
• James Fels as Bull Rider
• Will Bell as Stripper
• Cody Peppin as Cross Dresser 1
• Latham Hill as Cross Dresser's Boyfriend
• Petra Yared as Sarah Aldridge (1 episode)
• Nicholas Bell as John (1 episode)

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2023)

Reception

Ratings

RFDS : Australia viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on OzTam[28] Season 1 (2021) 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 [13] 2 "Episode 2" 18 August 2021 513,000 15 116,000 10 632,000 [14] 3 "Episode 3" 25 August 2021 465,000 14 100,000 11 565,000 [15] 4 "Episode 4" 1 September 2021 472,000 15 98,000 10 570,000 [16] 5 "Episode 5" 8 September 2021 427,000 16 109,000 9 536,000 [17] 6 "Episode 6" 8 September 2021 396,000 19 118,000 11 514,000 [17] 7 "Episode 7" 15 September 2021 417,000 19 132,000 11 549.000 [18] 8 "Episode 8" 22 September 2021 417,000 17 124,000 12 542,000 [19] Season 2 (2023) No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total viewers Ref(s) Viewers Rank Viewers Rank 1 "Episode 1" 15 August 2023 378,000 13 104,000 10 482,000 [20] 2 "Episode 2" 22 August 2023 392,000 14 — — 392,000 [21] 3 "Episode 3" 29 August 2023 — — — Awards and nominations Year Association Category Recipient Result Ref. 2022 Logie Awards Most Popular Actor Steve Peacocke Nominated [29] Most Popular Drama Program RFDS Nominated Most Outstanding Drama Series Nominated References ^ "Upfronts 2019: Seven: Big Brother, Matt Preston & Gary Mehigan, RFDS". TV Tonight. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019. ^ 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. ^ "Airdate: RFDS". TV Tonight. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021. ^ "RFDS Season 2 | Royal Flying Doctor Service". www.flyingdoctor.org.au. Retrieved 27 June 2022. ^ "Returning: RFDS". TV Tonight. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023. ^ https://7news.com.au/entertainment/tv/channel-7-makes-major-announcement-about-hit-show-rfds-c-10615695 ^ "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. ^ Knox, David (8 March 2020). "RFDS halts production". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 August 2020. ^ Knox, David (3 August 2020). "Cameras roll on RFDS in Broken Hill". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 August 2020. ^ Knox, David (6 July 2021). "RFDS: promo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 July 2021. ^ Knox, David (19 June 2022). "Renewed: RFDS". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 July 2022. ^ "Seven Network ramps up spending on revamped 2020 schedule". if.com.au. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019. ^ a b Knox, David (12 August 2021). "Wednesday 11 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2021. ^ a b Knox, David (19 August 2021). "Wednesday 18 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2021. ^ a b Knox, David (26 August 2021). "Wednesday 25 August 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 August 2021. ^ a b Knox, David (2 September 2021). "Wednesday 1 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2021. ^ a b c d Knox, David (9 September 2021). "Wednesday 8 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2021. ^ a b Knox, David (16 September 2021). "Wednesday 15 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2021. ^ a b Knox, David (23 September 2021). "Wednesday 22 September 2021". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 September 2021. ^ a b Knox, David (16 August 2023). "Tuesday 15 August 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2023. ^ a b Knox, David (23 August 2023). "Tuesday 22 August 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 August 2023. ^ Knox, David (30 August 2023). "Tuesday 29 August 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 August 2023. ^ Knox, David (6 September 2023). "Tuesday 5 September 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2023. ^ Knox, David (13 September 2023). "Tuesday 12 September 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 September 2023. ^ Knox, David (20 September 2023). "Tuesday 19 September 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 September 2023. ^ Knox, David (27 September 2023). "Tuesday 26 September 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 September 2023. ^ Knox, David (5 October 2023). "Tuesday 4 October 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2023. ^ https://oztam.com.au ^ Knox, David (15 May 2022). "Logie Awards 2022: nominees". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 June 2023. External links RFDS at IMDb Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RFDS_(TV_series)&oldid=1213887827"