After the enduringly popular A Country Practice (1981) finished its run in 1993, a rival television station attempted to revive the series. Numerous changes were made, including shifting the setting from New South Wales to Victoria. Additionally, most of the original cast elected not to return. As a result the show did not draw viewers and was canned after only one season.
Series writer Judith Colquhoun released a novel in 2015. Called New Beginnings, it is based on the early episodes of the series from 1981.
A Country Practice is a multi-Logie award-winning Australian television soap opera/serial drama. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes at 7.30 pm Monday and Tuesday nights, from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993.
The series was produced at both ATN-7's production facility at Epping, New South Wales with exterior locations filmed in Pitt Town and Oakville in the outskirts of Northwest Sydney.
The series featured a number of native Australian animals adding to its enduring appeal both domestically and internationally.