A Country Practice Home Truths: Part 1 (1981–1993) watch online HD
- Original title:Home Truths: Part 1
- Category:TV Episode / Drama / Romance
- Released:1981–1993
- Director:Chris Adshead
- Actors:Shane Porteous,Brian Wenzel,Lorrae Desmond
- Writer:David Boutland
- Duration:1h
- Video type:TV Episode
- Rating 6.8
- Votes 348
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Short summary
A Miss Country Hospital beauty quest is in the works and not wanting to be upstaged by Matron Arrowsmith's entry, Burrigan's beautiful Nurse Marilyn Legge, Maggie commands Judy to enter on behalf of the Wandin Valley Hospital ("you will enter the quest, and you will be beautiful - that's an order.") Vicky oversees the birthing of Flo's piglets. An infection causes some concern but the little squealers are soon born and named by Vicky and Brendan after various townsfolk. Simon is asked to be on the judging panel for the quest. Judy figures her best chance is to excel in the fundraising category. To help her out, Jonathan agrees to direct Frank's play so long as one quarter of the proceeds go to the quest committee on her behalf. Shirley is taking a night class in literature. Also in the class is Joan Barlow, a woman with academic prowess who could go on to university, if not for her abusive husband's desire to keep her in her place. Shirley tries to encourage Joan and she finally ...
The communities represented in the Miss Country Hospital beauty quest are Forbes, Mudgee, Orange, Bathurst, Burrigan, and Wandin Valley.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
| Shane Porteous | - | Dr. Terence Elliott | |
| Brian Wenzel | - | Sergeant Frank Gilroy | |
| Lorrae Desmond | - | Shirley Dean Gilroy | |
| Grant Dodwell | - | Dr. Simon Bowen | |
| Penny Cook | - | Vicky Dean Bowen | |
| Shane Withington | - | Brendan Jones | |
| Gordon Piper | - | Bob Hatfield | |
| Joan Sydney | - | Matron Margaret 'Maggie' Sloan | |
| Wendy Strehlow | - | Sister Judy Loveday | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael Aitkens | - | Jonathan Hawthorn | |
| Deborah Kennedy | - | Joan Barlow | |
| Mel Kounnas | - | Dianne Barlow (as Melissa Kounnas) | |
| Max Phipps | - | Gordon Barlow |
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