The Flying Doctors (1986)

The original air ambulance drama, built around the real Royal Flying Doctor Service and set in a fictional outback town where the plane is the only way a doctor arrives. It ran on Australia's Nine Network from 1986 to 1992, after a 1985 miniseries, and reached BBC One and broadcasters across Europe. At 221 episodes, it moves at an easy, small-town pace, and the flying is practical rather than flashy: dirt strips, long distances and a radio call that turns into a race. Good for anyone who prefers their aviation down to earth.