A Country Practice A Kiss Before Dying: Part 1 (1981–1993) Online
- Original Title :
- A Kiss Before Dying: Part 1
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Romance
- Year :
- 1981–1993
- Cast :
- Shane Porteous,Joyce Jacobs,Maureen Edwards
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 6.9/10
Max Blair, a journalist from Sydney who has AIDS, has come home to Wandin Valley to die. His sister Trish is supportive but her husband Ray is adamantly opposed to Max's homosexuality and has no qualms about stating that he thinks Max has gotten what he deserves. Tom catches up to a car thief when the man runs off the road but must then look after the man's injured dog. The Lodge hosts a "Back To The 40s" ball.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Shane Porteous | - | Dr. Terence Elliott |
 | Joyce Jacobs | - | Esme Watson |
| Maureen Edwards | - | Matron Rosemary Prior |
 | Kym Wilson | - | Darcy Hudson |
 | Judith McGrath | - | Bernice Hudson |
| Lorrae Desmond | - | Councillor Shirley 'Dean' Gilroy |
| Brian Wenzel | - | Frank Gilroy |
 | Andrew Blackman | - | Dr. Harry Morrison |
| Jon Concannon | - | Sergeant Tom Newman |
 | Gavin Harrison | - | Hugo Strzelecki |
| Michelle Pettigrove | - | Sister Kate Bryant |
| Anne Looby | - | Anna Lacey |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ron Blanchard | - | Lennie Sawyer |
| Allan Penney | - | Perce Hudson |
| Gerry Skilton | - | Eddie Mansell |
Lorrae Desmond (Shirley Gilroy)'s final appearance.