A Country Practice A Different Breed: Part 1 (1981–1993) Online
- Original Title :
- A Different Breed: Part 1
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Romance
- Year :
- 1981–1993
- Directror :
- Mike Smith
- Cast :
- Shane Porteous,Lorrae Desmond,Brian Wenzel
- Writer :
- David Phillips
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 6.4/10
The local farmers are angry about the abundance of wild pigs in the National Park. They are blaming Cathy for the damage to their crops and are accusing her of not knowing how to do her job properly. Ben returns to the Valley, but decides to sell up and move away - the reminders of Donna are just too strong. Jack Hayden takes a turn for the worse in hospital and Cathy finally learns the truth about his illness. The club is black-balled and Cookie is far from happy. Terence buys Camelot from Ben, whose friends persuade him to stay on in Wandin Valley.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Shane Porteous | - | Dr. Terence Elliott |
 | Lorrae Desmond | - | Shirley Dean Gilroy |
| Brian Wenzel | - | Sergeant Frank Gilroy |
 | Di Smith | - | Dr. Alex 'Fraser' Elliott (as Diane Smith) |
 | Nicholas Bufalo | - | Dr. Ben Green |
 | Kate Raison | - | Cathy Hayden |
 | Josephine Mitchell | - | Jo 'Loveday' Langley |
| Gordon Piper | - | Bob Hatfield |
| Syd Heylen | - | Vernon 'Cookie' Locke |
| Joan Sydney | - | Matron Margaret 'Maggie' Sloan |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Allan Penney | - | Percy Hudson |
 | Gil Tucker | - | Ernie Sweet |
Although he appeared previously in different roles in 1984 and 1986, here Allan Penney makes his first appearance as Percy Hudson. He would not join the main cast in that role until 1991.