A Country Practice Early Stages: Part 1 (1981–1993) Online
- Original Title :
- Early Stages: Part 1
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Romance
- Year :
- 1981–1993
- Directror :
- Chris Adshead
- Cast :
- Shane Porteous,Lorrae Desmond,Brian Wenzel
- Writer :
- Betty Quin
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 6.2/10
Esme is excited about the prospect of meeting an old friend. A man has to decide whether to give up his daughter because of ailing health. The locals decide to perform a play for the benefit of the school kids. The Valley residents put on a hilarious performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as you've never seen it before. Ben assists the medical profession when he diagnoses the illness of one of the hospital's patients.
| 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) |
| Caroline Johansson | - | Donna Manning |
 | Nicholas Bufalo | - | Dr. Ben Green |
 | Josephine Mitchell | - | Jo 'Loveday' Langley |
| Gordon Piper | - | Bob Hatfield |
| Syd Heylen | - | Vernon 'Cookie' Locke |
| Joyce Jacobs | - | Esme Watson |
| Joan Sydney | - | Matron Margaret 'Maggie' Sloan |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Peter Carmody | - | Mark Osbourne |
 | Carmen Duncan | - | Rowena Elliott |
| Jim Kemp | - | Dan Richards |
| Elaine Lee | - | Lillian Saunders |
Betty Quin is the aunt of fellow scriptwriter Patrea Smallacombe.