G.P.

*G.P.*
G.P.
	Book cover of text adaptation
Created by	Sue Masters
Starring	Michael Craig ; John McTernan ; Michael O'Neill; Sarah Chadwick ; Denise Roberts ; Brian Rooney ; Judy McIntosh; Marilynne Paspaley ; Tony Llewellyn-Jones ; Damian Rice ; Zoe Carides ; Steve Bisley ; Lenka Kripac ; Melissa Jaffer ; Leah Vandenberg ;
Theme music composer	Simon Walker (Seasona 1–7); Mario Millo (Season 8)
Composers	Simon Walker; Mark Isaacs ; Chris Neal ; Mario Millo;
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	318
Production
Executive producers	Matt Carroll ; Penny Chapman ;
Producers	Sue Masters ; Bruce Best ; Peter Andrikidis ;
Cinematography	Ian Warburton; Paul Turner;
Editors	Scott Mantle; John Morris; David C. Jones; Darren Jonusas; Nicole La Macchia; Elizabeth Walshe;
Production companies	Australian Broadcasting Corporation ; Roadshow Coote & Carroll (Seasons 1–7); Village Roadshow Pictures Television (Season 8);
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	7 March 1989 –; 10 December 1996

Last updated August 23, 2025

G.P. is an Australian television series broadcast by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, created by Sue Masters and produced by Roadshow, Coote and Carroll, the series aired for 8 seasons, spanning 318 episodes between 1989 and 1996.^[1]

Synopsis

The series, screened on the ABC, is set around a fictional general medical practice, in the vein of the Seven Network serial A Country Practice . Whereas A Country Practice was set in a rural setting, G.P. was set at a clinic in an inner-Sydney suburb, and explored both the personal and professional lives of the general practitioners working together, and the other doctors and staff who worked there, as well as patients who attend the surgery.

History and popularity

The series began on-air in March 1989, and while it initially failed to attract a major audience it went on to win numerous television awards (including the first Logie Award for an ABC-TV Drama in 15 years) and became the highest rating drama series on ABC-TV. G.P. ran for 8 seasons and a book about the series was written by producer Harvey Shore.

Cast

Main

Actor	Role	Tenure
Michael Craig	Dr. William Sharp	Seasons 1–7
John McTernan	Dr. Robert Sharp	Seasons 1–4
Michael O'Neill	Dr. Steve Harrison	Seasons 1–5
Sarah Chadwick	Dr. Cathy Mitchell	Seasons 1–2
Denise Roberts	Julie Winters	Seasons 1–7
Brian Rooney	Michael Winters	Seasons 1–3 (main), Season 4 (recurring), Seasons 5 & 7 (guest)
Judy McIntosh	Dr. Nicola Tanner	Seasons 2–4
Marilynne Paspaley	Dr. Tessa Korkidas	Seasons 4–6
Tony Llewellyn-Jones	Dr. Ian Browning	Seasons 4–6 (main), Season 7 (guest)
Damian Rice	Dr. Martin Dempsey	Seasons 6–7
Zoe Carides	Dr. Sonia Kapek	Seasons 7–8
Steve Bisley	Dr. Henry King	Seasons 7–8
Lenka Kripac	Vesna Kapek	Season 7 (recurring), Season 8 (main)
Melissa Jaffer	Dr. Maureen Riordan	Season 8
Leah Vandenberg	Dr. Yasmin Richards	Season 8

Recurring

Actor	Role	Tenure
Peter Bryant	Dr. Chris Wright	Season 1
Theresa Wong	Su-Lin Chenn	Seasons 2–5
Dominic Elmaloglou	Peter Browning	Seasons 4–6
Janelle Owen	Zoe Browning	Seasons 4–6
Tracie Sammut	Donna Browning	Seasons 4–6
Sue Walker	Eva Fowler	Seasons 6–7
John O’Hare	Jack Moran
Penny Cook	Beth Paige	1991 – 8 episodes
Peta Toppano	Anna Carrelli	1989 – 10 episodes
Queenie Ashton	Mrs Jessica Sculthorpe	1991–92 – 6 episodes
John McTernan
Peter Whitford	James/Jane Kennedy	1 episode^[2]

Character summary

G.P. features 2 major characters, who run the clinic:

Mr. William Sharp (Michael Craig) – In the beginning of the series Mr. Sharp is a part-time general surgeon with consulting rooms at the Ross St. Surgery owned by his nephew, Dr. Robert Sharp. As the series progressed he bought into the surgery with and started operating again at local public hospitals. William is characterised as a part of the 'old school' style of medicine. He can be quite forthcoming and stubborn in his opinions and is often at odds with his colleagues at the surgery. William served in World War II as a doctor and was a prisoner at the infamous Changi Prison. William drives a Jaguar and is very cultured with a great interest in and knowledge of music, poetry, food and wine.

Dr. Robert Sharp (John McTernan) – Originally the owner of Ross Street Surgery, Robert lives in the upstairs level of the house. The surgery was his father's and Robert took it over and raised his own family there. Robert is a widower and has a son Andrew, who makes numerous appearances in the first few series of the show. Uncle William lives with Robert and has his consulting rooms in the surgery. Like his Uncle William, Robert is very cultured but is often the more rational, liberal and socially minded of the pairing. Midway through the series, Robert develops a brain tumor. He is operated on to remove the tumor and survives, only to suffer a heart attack and die in recovery.

Episodes

Season 1 (1989)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"The Best Laid Plans"	Greg Shears	Greg Millin	7 March 1989 (1989-03-07)
2	2	"Shaping Up"	Unknown	Unknown	14 March 1989 (1989-03-14)
3	3	"Fade Out"	Unknown	Unknown	21 March 1989 (1989-03-21)
4	4	"A Female Complaint"	Unknown	Unknown	28 March 1989 (1989-03-28)
5	5	"Magic Bullets"	Unknown	Unknown	4 April 1989 (1989-04-04)
6	6	"A Fair Advantage"	Unknown	Unknown	11 April 1989 (1989-04-11)
7	7	"Second Chance"	Unknown	Unknown	18 April 1989 (1989-04-18)
8	8	"For Better or Worse"	Unknown	Unknown	25 April 1989 (1989-04-25)
9	9	"A Family Way"	Unknown	Unknown	2 May 1989 (1989-05-02)
10	10	"They Just Wear You Down"	Unknown	Unknown	9 May 1989 (1989-05-09)
11	11	"A Man's Place"	Unknown	Unknown	16 May 1989 (1989-05-16)
12	12	"Heroes"	Unknown	Unknown	23 May 1989 (1989-05-23)
13	13	"Lest We Remember"	Unknown	Unknown	30 May 1989 (1989-05-30)
14	14	"Limbo"	Unknown	Unknown	6 June 1989 (1989-06-06)
15	15	"Secrets"	Unknown	Unknown	13 June 1989 (1989-06-13)
16	16	"The Best Policy"	Unknown	Unknown	20 June 1989 (1989-06-20)
17	17	"Into the Valley"	Unknown	Unknown	27 June 1989 (1989-06-27)
18	18	"Emile"	Unknown	Unknown	4 July 1989 (1989-07-04)
19	19	"Growing Up"	Unknown	Unknown	18 July 1989 (1989-07-18)
20	20	"Fat Cats"	Unknown	Unknown	25 July 1989 (1989-07-25)
21	21	"Solar Strychnine"	Unknown	Unknown	1 August 1989 (1989-08-01)
22	22	"Toss a Coin"	Unknown	Unknown	8 August 1989 (1989-08-08)
23	23	"Daddy's Little Princess"	Unknown	Unknown	15 August 1989 (1989-08-15)
24	24	"Dominant Male"	Unknown	Unknown	22 August 1989 (1989-08-22)
25	25	"The Power of Love"	Unknown	Unknown	29 August 1989 (1989-08-29)
26	26	"Chances"	Unknown	Unknown	5 September 1989 (1989-09-05)
27	27	"Guilt Edges"	Unknown	Unknown	12 September 1989 (1989-09-12)
28	28	"Chef's Special"	Unknown	Unknown	19 September 1989 (1989-09-19)
29	29	"Heal Thyself"	Unknown	Unknown	26 September 1989 (1989-09-26)
30	30	"Lies We Tell Ourselves"	Unknown	Unknown	3 October 1989 (1989-10-03)
31	31	"Addicted to Love"	Unknown	Unknown	10 October 1989 (1989-10-10)
32	32	"Choices"	Unknown	Unknown	17 October 1989 (1989-10-17)
33	33	"Mother of the Year"	Unknown	Unknown	24 October 1989 (1989-10-24)
34	34	"Simon Says"	Unknown	Unknown	31 October 1989 (1989-10-31)
35	35	"The Poetry Man"	Unknown	Unknown	7 November 1989 (1989-11-07)
36	36	"Blind Eye"	Unknown	Unknown	14 November 1989 (1989-11-14)
37	37	"Nobody's Perfect"	Unknown	Unknown	21 November 1989 (1989-11-21)
38	38	"Living with a Stranger"	Unknown	Unknown	28 November 1989 (1989-11-28)

Season 2 (1990)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
39	1	"The Old Ball & Chain"	Unknown	Unknown	13 February 1990 (1990-02-13)
40	2	"Everything Old is New Again"	Unknown	Unknown	20 February 1990 (1990-02-20)
41	3	"Border of the Heart"	Unknown	Unknown	27 February 1990 (1990-02-27)
42	4	"Ghosts"	Unknown	Unknown	6 March 1990 (1990-03-06)
43	5	"The Evidence"	Unknown	Unknown	13 March 1990 (1990-03-13)
44	6	"Confidences"	Unknown	Unknown	20 March 1990 (1990-03-20)
45	7	"Rebel Rebel"	Unknown	Unknown	27 March 1990 (1990-03-27)
46	8	"Mates"	Di Drew	Greg Millin	3 April 1990 (1990-04-03)
47	9	"A Spoonful of Sugar"	Unknown	Unknown	10 April 1990 (1990-04-10)
48	10	"Payback"	Unknown	Unknown	17 April 1990 (1990-04-17)
49	11	"Will I Still Be Able to Do It"	Unknown	Unknown	24 April 1990 (1990-04-24)
50	12	"Lovers"	Greg Shears	Greg Millin	1 May 1990 (1990-05-01)
51	13	"A Neighbourly Gesture"	Unknown	Unknown	8 May 1990 (1990-05-08)
52	14	"Freak Show"	Unknown	Unknown	15 May 1990 (1990-05-15)
53	15	"Occupational Hazards"	Unknown	Unknown	22 May 1990 (1990-05-22)
54	16	"A Difficult Stage"	Unknown	Unknown	29 May 1990 (1990-05-29)
55	17	"Thicker Than Water"	Unknown	Unknown	5 June 1990 (1990-06-05)
56	18	"Only Human"	Unknown	Unknown	12 June 1990 (1990-06-12)
57	19	"And Baby Makes Three"	Unknown	Unknown	19 June 1990 (1990-06-19)
58	20	"Another Day at the Office"	Unknown	Unknown	26 June 1990 (1990-06-26)
59	21	"Practice Imperfect"	Unknown	Unknown	3 July 1990 (1990-07-03)
60	22	"Smash"	Unknown	Unknown	10 July 1990 (1990-07-10)
61	23	"Set Them Free"	Unknown	Unknown	17 July 1990 (1990-07-17)
62	24	"A Very Long Goodbye"	Unknown	Unknown	24 July 1990 (1990-07-24)
63	25	"Playing It by the Book"	Unknown	Unknown	31 July 1990 (1990-07-31)
64	26	"The Moving Finger Writes"	Unknown	Unknown	7 August 1990 (1990-08-07)
65	27	"George"	Unknown	Unknown	14 August 1990 (1990-08-14)
66	28	"Illusions"	Unknown	Unknown	21 August 1990 (1990-08-21)
67	29	"The Art of Compromise"	Unknown	Unknown	28 August 1990 (1990-08-28)
68	30	"Why?"	Unknown	Unknown	4 September 1990 (1990-09-04)
69	31	"A General Malaise"	Unknown	Unknown	11 September 1990 (1990-09-11)
70	32	"Jobs for the Boys"	Unknown	Unknown	18 September 1990 (1990-09-18)
71	33	"The Sleep of Reason"	Unknown	Unknown	25 September 1990 (1990-09-25)
72	34	"Loose Ends"	Unknown	Unknown	2 October 1990 (1990-10-02)
73	35	"Inside Out"	Unknown	Unknown	9 October 1990 (1990-10-09)
74	36	"Crossover"	Unknown	Unknown	16 October 1990 (1990-10-16)
75	37	"Longing"	Unknown	Unknown	23 October 1990 (1990-10-23)
76	38	"Silent Majority"	Unknown	Unknown	30 October 1990 (1990-10-30)
77	39	"For Richer, For Poorer"	Unknown	Unknown	6 November 1990 (1990-11-06)
78	40	"Shadows"	Unknown	Unknown	13 November 1990 (1990-11-13)

Season 3 (1991)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
79	1	"Just a Game"	Unknown	Unknown	12 February 1991 (1991-02-12)
80	2	"So Makes the Man"	Kate Woods	Tim Pye	19 February 1991 (1991-02-19)
81	3	"Hippocrates"	Unknown	Unknown	26 February 1991 (1991-02-26)
82	4	"Visitors"	Unknown	Unknown	5 March 1991 (1991-03-05)
83	5	"Out of Pasture"	Unknown	Unknown	12 March 1991 (1991-03-12)
84	6	"Memories"	Unknown	Unknown	19 March 1991 (1991-03-19)
85	7	"Testament/Say a Little Prayer"	Unknown	Unknown	26 March 1991 (1991-03-26)
86	8	"Solomon's Choice"	Unknown	Unknown	2 April 1991 (1991-04-02)
87	9	"Black & White/Sloan Street"	Unknown	Unknown	9 April 1991 (1991-04-09)
88	10	"Love Hurts"	Unknown	Unknown	16 April 1991 (1991-04-16)
89	11	"Binary"	Unknown	Unknown	23 April 1991 (1991-04-23)
90	12	"The Heart of the Matter"	Unknown	Unknown	30 April 1991 (1991-04-30)
91	13	"Three's a Crowd"	Unknown	Unknown	7 May 1991 (1991-05-07)
92	14	"A Flock of Nightingales"	Unknown	Unknown	14 May 1991 (1991-05-14)
93	15	"A Right to Write"	Unknown	Unknown	21 May 1991 (1991-05-21)
94	16	"Unconventional Weapons"	Unknown	Unknown	28 May 1991 (1991-05-28)
95	17	"Cutting Edge"	Unknown	Unknown	4 June 1991 (1991-06-04)
96	18	"Darby & Joan"	Unknown	Unknown	11 June 1991 (1991-06-11)
97	19	"Telling Tales"	Unknown	Unknown	18 June 1991 (1991-06-18)
98	20	"Who Lives, Who Dies"	Unknown	Unknown	25 June 1991 (1991-06-25)
99	21	"Rites of Passage"	Unknown	Michael Craig	2 July 1991 (1991-07-02)
100	22	"Just a GP"	Unknown	Unknown	9 July 1991 (1991-07-09)
101	23	"Nowhere to Run"	Julian Pringle	Anne Brooksbank	16 July 1991 (1991-07-16)
102	24	"Once Bitten"	Unknown	Unknown	23 July 1991 (1991-07-23)
103	25	"More Than Friends"	Unknown	Unknown	30 July 1991 (1991-07-30)
104	26	"Family First"	Unknown	Unknown	6 August 1991 (1991-08-06)
105	27	"The Price You Pay"	Unknown	Unknown	13 August 1991 (1991-08-13)
106	28	"The View From Up Here"	Unknown	Unknown	20 August 1991 (1991-08-20)
107	29	"My Brother's Keeper"	Unknown	Unknown	27 August 1991 (1991-08-27)
108	30	"Unlived Lives"	Unknown	Unknown	3 September 1991 (1991-09-03)
109	31	"Games People Pay"	Unknown	Unknown	10 September 1991 (1991-09-10)
110	32	"Baggage"	Unknown	Unknown	17 September 1991 (1991-09-17)
111	33	"A Weekend in the Country"	Unknown	Unknown	24 September 1991 (1991-09-24)
112	34	"All in a Day's Work"	Unknown	Unknown	1 October 1991 (1991-10-01)
113	35	"Collateral Damage"	Unknown	Unknown	8 October 1991 (1991-10-08)
114	36	"On the Brink"	Unknown	Unknown	15 October 1991 (1991-10-15)
115	37	"Quicksand"	Unknown	Unknown	22 October 1991 (1991-10-22)
116	38	"Judgement Day"	Unknown	Unknown	29 October 1991 (1991-10-29)
117	39	"Dark Lottery, Part 1"	Unknown	Unknown	5 November 1991 (1991-11-05)
118	40	"Dark Lottery, Part 2"	Unknown	Unknown	12 November 1991 (1991-11-12)

Season 4 (1992)

#	No.	Title	Original air date
119	1	"Test of Conscience"	11 February 1992 (1992-02-11)
120	2	"We Regret of Advise There Will Be a Delay"	18 February 1992 (1992-02-18)
121	3	"The Last Waltz"	25 February 1992 (1992-02-25)
122	4	"Brave New World"	3 March 1992 (1992-03-03)
123	5	"Time's Winged Chariot"	10 March 1992 (1992-03-10)
124	6	"The Longest Day"	17 March 1992 (1992-03-17)
125	7	"Under Control"	24 March 1992 (1992-03-24)
126	8	"Hanging Out"	31 March 1992 (1992-03-31)
127	9	"Modern Times"	7 April 1992 (1992-04-07)
128	10	"A Very Suburban Coup"	14 April 1992 (1992-04-14)
129	11	"Legacy"	21 April 1992 (1992-04-21)
130	12	"Beating Around the Bush"	28 April 1992 (1992-04-28)
131	13	"Beat It"	5 May 1992 (1992-05-05)
132	14	"Rigor Mortis"	12 May 1992 (1992-05-12)
133	15	"A Corner of Hell, Part 1"	19 May 1992 (1992-05-19)
134	16	"A Corner of Hell, Part 2"	26 May 1992 (1992-05-26)
135	17	"I'm All Right Jack"	2 June 1992 (1992-06-02)
136	18	"The Killer Instinct"	9 June 1992 (1992-06-09)
137	19	"Breaking Out"	16 June 1992 (1992-06-16)
138	20	"The Olive Branch"	23 June 1992 (1992-06-23)
139	21	"Shades of Grey"	30 June 1992 (1992-06-30)
140	22	"Funny Business"	7 July 1992 (1992-07-07)
141	23	"All Care Taken"	14 July 1992 (1992-07-14)
142	24	"Crossroads"	21 July 1992 (1992-07-21)
143	25	"Dial the Universe"	28 July 1992 (1992-07-28)
144	26	"The Road Not Taken"	4 August 1992 (1992-08-04)
145	27	"The Limits of Friendship"	11 August 1992 (1992-08-11)
146	28	"Private Lives"	18 August 1992 (1992-08-18)
147	29	"Pas de Trois"	25 August 1992 (1992-08-25)
148	30	"A Question of Survival"	1 September 1992 (1992-09-01)
149	31	"The Good & Faithful Servant"	8 September 1992 (1992-09-08)
150	32	"Shaking Hands with Time"	15 September 1992 (1992-09-15)
151	33	"Lies, Damned Lies & Statistics"	22 September 1992 (1992-09-22)
152	34	"Three's Company"	29 September 1992 (1992-09-29)
153	35	"Where Angels Fear to Tread"	6 October 1992 (1992-10-06)
154	36	"Pogrom"	13 October 1992 (1992-10-13)
155	37	"Chrysalis"	20 October 1992 (1992-10-20)
156	38	"Strictly Confidential"	27 October 1992 (1992-10-27)
157	39	"A Special Kind of Person, Part 1"	3 November 1992 (1992-11-03)
158	40	"A Special Kind of Person, Part 2"	10 November 1992 (1992-11-10)

Season 5 (1993)

#	No.	Title	Original air date
159	1	"Light a Special Candle"	23 February 1993 (1993-02-23)
160	2	"Pioneers"	2 March 1993 (1993-03-02)
161	3	"One Perfect Day"	9 March 1993 (1993-03-09)
162	4	"All Under Control"	16 March 1993 (1993-03-16)
163	5	"Dancing With Death"	23 March 1993 (1993-03-23)
164	6	"A Thousand Flowers, Part 1"	30 March 1993 (1993-03-30)
165	7	"A Thousand Flowers, Part 2"	30 March 1993 (1993-03-30)
166	8	"Blood Lines"	6 April 1993 (1993-04-06)
167	9	"Venus Within"	13 April 1993 (1993-04-13)
168	10	"Get a Life"	20 April 1993 (1993-04-20)
Written by: Matt Ford Directed by: Paul Faint
169	11	"Balancing Act"	27 April 1993 (1993-04-27)
170	12	"A Stroll in the Park"	4 May 1993 (1993-05-04)
171	13	"A Minor Complaint"	11 May 1993 (1993-05-11)
172	14	"Targets"	18 May 1993 (1993-05-18)
173	15	"An Uplifting Experience"	25 May 1993 (1993-05-25)
174	16	"Knights of the Netherworld"	1 June 1993 (1993-06-01)
175	17	"Death Has a Way With Her"	8 June 1993 (1993-06-08)
176	18	"Alone, Part 1"	15 June 1993 (1993-06-15)
177	19	"Alone, Part 2"	22 June 1993 (1993-06-22)
178	20	"Exposed"	29 June 1993 (1993-06-29)
179	21	"Drowning Not Waving"	6 July 1993 (1993-07-06)
180	22	"The Sentimental Bloke"	13 July 1993 (1993-07-13)
181	23	"Snakes & Ladders"	20 July 1993 (1993-07-20)
182	24	"Close to Her Chest"	27 July 1993 (1993-07-27)
183	25	"Family Life"	3 August 1993 (1993-08-03)
184	26	"Close Encounters"	10 August 1993 (1993-08-10)
185	27	"Infected"	17 August 1993 (1993-08-17)
186	28	"Square Pegs"	24 August 1993 (1993-08-24)
187	29	"Living With the Past"	31 August 1993 (1993-08-31)
188	30	"Fugue in a Minor Key"	7 September 1993 (1993-09-07)
189	31	"Uncharted Waters"	14 September 1993 (1993-09-14)
190	32	"The Method"	21 September 1993 (1993-09-21)
191	33	"No Time for Games"	28 September 1993 (1993-09-28)
192	34	"Releasing the Spirit"	5 October 1993 (1993-10-05)
193	35	"All in the Eyes"	12 October 1993 (1993-10-12)
194	36	"Borderline"	19 October 1993 (1993-10-19)
195	37	"The Long Weekend"	26 October 1993 (1993-10-26)
196	38	"A Family Affair"	2 November 1993 (1993-11-02)
197	39	"A Long Day's Journey"	9 November 1993 (1993-11-09)
198	40	"Loose Ends"	16 November 1993 (1993-11-16)

Season 6 (1994)

#	No.	Title	Original air date
199	1	"Special Places, Part 1"	15 February 1994 (1994-02-15)
200	2	"Special Places, Part 2"	15 February 1994 (1994-02-15)
201	3	"More out of Life"	22 February 1994 (1994-02-22)
202	4	"Scared to Death"	1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)
203	5	"Brotherly Love"	8 March 1994 (1994-03-08)
204	6	"Out"	15 March 1994 (1994-03-15)
Written by: Chris McCourt Directed by: David Goldie
205	7	"Coitus Interruptus"	22 March 1994 (1994-03-22)
206	8	"Innocent Bystander"	29 March 1994 (1994-03-29)
207	9	"Something Old, Something New"	5 April 1994 (1994-04-05)
208	10	"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"	12 April 1994 (1994-04-12)
Written by: Noel Hodda Directed by: Tony Tilse
209	11	"The Team Player"	19 April 1994 (1994-04-19)
210	12	"Sugar and Spice"	26 April 1994 (1994-04-26)
Written by: Deborah Parsons Directed by: David Evans
211	13	"Double Bind"	3 May 1994 (1994-05-03)
212	14	"A Temporary Mess"	10 May 1994 (1994-05-10)
213	15	"Breaking Out"	17 May 1994 (1994-05-17)
214	16	"The Drover's Wife"	24 May 1994 (1994-05-24)
215	17	"Home & Contents"	31 May 1994 (1994-05-31)
216	18	"E"	7 June 1994 (1994-06-07)
217	19	"Making Mischief"	14 June 1994 (1994-06-14)
218	20	"Alex & Rose"	21 June 1994 (1994-06-21)
219	21	"Solo"	28 June 1994 (1994-06-28)
220	22	"The Chicken Run"	5 July 1994 (1994-07-05)
221	23	"Ties of the Blood"	12 July 1994 (1994-07-12)
222	24	"In Good Hands"	19 July 1994 (1994-07-19)
223	25	"Fatherly Duties"	26 July 1994 (1994-07-26)
224	26	"That Old Black Magic"	2 August 1994 (1994-08-02)
225	27	"Natural Selection"	9 August 1994 (1994-08-09)
226	28	"A Hard Act to Follow"	16 August 1994 (1994-08-16)
227	29	"Captive Heart"	23 August 1994 (1994-08-23)
228	30	"Grin & Bare It"	30 August 1994 (1994-08-30)
229	31	"Footprints"	6 September 1994 (1994-09-06)
230	32	"Breakfast With Gazza"	13 September 1994 (1994-09-13)
231	33	"All of Me"	20 September 1994 (1994-09-20)
232	34	"Desperate Measures"	27 September 1994 (1994-09-27)
233	35	"Revelations"	4 October 1994 (1994-10-04)
234	36	"State of Grace"	11 October 1994 (1994-10-11)
235	37	"Back Streets"	18 October 1994 (1994-10-18)
236	38	"Rarely Pure & Never Smile"	25 October 1994 (1994-10-25)
237	39	"Odyssey, Part 1"	1 November 1994 (1994-11-01)
238	40	"Odyssey, Part 2"	8 November 1994 (1994-11-08)

Season 7 (1995)

#	No.	Title	Original air date
239	1	"Bandaids"	21 February 1995 (1995-02-21)
240	2	"Grown Ups"	28 February 1995 (1995-02-28)
241	3	"The Tiniest Fraction"	7 March 1995 (1995-03-07)
242	4	"Filial Contract"	14 March 1995 (1995-03-14)
243	5	"I Grow Old, I Grow Old"	21 March 1995 (1995-03-21)
244	6	"In Control"	28 March 1995 (1995-03-28)
245	7	"After Hours"	4 April 1995 (1995-04-04)
246	8	"What About Your Heart?"	11 April 1995 (1995-04-11)
247	9	"An Arm & a Leg"	18 April 1995 (1995-04-18)
248	10	"The Carrot & the Stick"	25 April 1995 (1995-04-25)
249	11	"Still Life"	2 May 1995 (1995-05-02)
250	12	"Hide & Seek"	9 May 1995 (1995-05-09)
251	13	"Relative Strangers"	16 May 1995 (1995-05-16)
252	14	"Lady Be Good"	23 May 1995 (1995-05-23)
253	15	"This Year, Next Year"	30 May 1995 (1995-05-30)
254	16	"Don't Count Your Chickens"	6 June 1995 (1995-06-06)
255	17	"Falling Backwards"	13 June 1995 (1995-06-13)
256	18	"A Great Bunch of Blokes"	20 June 1995 (1995-06-20)
257	19	"Not Fade Away"	27 June 1995 (1995-06-27)
Written by: Steven Vidler Directed by: Greg Shears and Peter Andrikidis
258	20	"A Parting of Friends"	4 July 1995 (1995-07-04)
Written by: John Coulter Directed by: Paul Faint
259	21	"Keeping Up with Yesterday"	11 July 1995 (1995-07-11)
260	22	"Baby Sitter"	18 July 1995 (1995-07-18)
261	23	"You Say Potato"	25 July 1995 (1995-07-25)
262	24	"Private Faces, Public Places"	1 August 1995 (1995-08-01)
263	25	"Like Father, Like Son"	8 August 1995 (1995-08-08)
264	26	"The Promise of Tomorrow"	22 August 1995 (1995-08-22)
265	27	"Stand by Your Man"	29 August 1995 (1995-08-29)
266	28	"Manoeuvres"	5 September 1995 (1995-09-05)
267	29	"Trapped"	12 September 1995 (1995-09-12)
268	30	"Those Who Can't"	19 September 1995 (1995-09-19)
269	31	"Oh My Papa"	26 September 1995 (1995-09-26)
270	32	"Imperfect Science"	3 October 1995 (1995-10-03)
271	33	"One for the Road"	10 October 1995 (1995-10-10)
272	34	"Forgive & Forget"	17 October 1995 (1995-10-17)
273	35	"So Like a Woman"	24 October 1995 (1995-10-24)
274	36	"Rhythm & Blues"	31 October 1995 (1995-10-31)
275	37	"Hush Little Baby"	7 November 1995 (1995-11-07)
276	38	"Sunday Bloody Sunday"	14 November 1995 (1995-11-14)
277	39	"Comic Relief"	21 November 1995 (1995-11-21)
Written by: Chris Hawkshaw Directed by: Marcus North
278	40	"With a Beard on His Shoulder"	28 November 1995 (1995-11-28)

Season 8 (1996)

#	No.	Title	Original air date
279	1	"Where the Heart Is"	5 March 1996 (1996-03-05)
280	2	"Hardwired"	12 March 1996 (1996-03-12)
281	3	"A Man of Action"	19 March 1996 (1996-03-19)
282	4	"Two to Tango"	26 March 1996 (1996-03-26)
283	5	"Brain Storm"	2 April 1996 (1996-04-02)
284	6	"Someone to Turn To"	9 April 1996 (1996-04-09)
285	7	"New Confusions"	16 April 1996 (1996-04-16)
286	8	"The Ceremony of Innocence"	23 April 1996 (1996-04-23)
287	9	"Ding Dong Bell"	30 April 1996 (1996-04-30)
288	10	"In Sickness and in Health"	7 May 1996 (1996-05-07)
289	11	"Fire and Water"	14 May 1996 (1996-05-14)
290	12	"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? – Part 1"	21 May 1996 (1996-05-21)
291	13	"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? – Part 2"	21 May 1996 (1996-05-21)
292	14	"Smoke"	28 May 1996 (1996-05-28)
293	15	"Never Judge a Book"	4 June 1996 (1996-06-04)
294	16	"A Stiff Upper Lip"	11 June 1996 (1996-06-11)
295	17	"Sleeping Beauty"	18 May 1996 (1996-05-18)
296	18	"Not Breathing, Choking"	25 June 1996 (1996-06-25)
297	19	"Juice"	2 July 1996 (1996-07-02)
298	20	"Blind Friday"	9 July 1996 (1996-07-09)
299	21	"Long Time Coming"	16 July 1996 (1996-07-16)
300	22	"Sing Me a Lullaby"	23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
301	23	"Drowning by Numbers"	30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
302	24	"The Pleasure of Your Company"	6 August 1996 (1996-08-06)
303	25	"The Waiter"	13 August 1996 (1996-08-13)
304	26	"Vision"	27 August 1996 (1996-08-27)
305	27	"Go Directly to Jail"	3 September 1996 (1996-09-03)
306	28	"Whatever Turns You On"	10 September 1996 (1996-09-10)
307	29	"Handle With Care"	17 September 1996 (1996-09-17)
308	30	"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"	24 September 1996 (1996-09-24)
309	31	"I Kiss Your Dirty Shoe"	1 October 1996 (1996-10-01)
310	32	"Critical Distances"	8 October 1996 (1996-10-08)
311	33	"Pendulum"	15 October 1996 (1996-10-15)
312	34	"If I Were a Carpenter"	22 October 1996 (1996-10-22)
313	35	"Show and Tell"	5 November 1996 (1996-11-05)
314	36	"Apron Strings"	12 November 1996 (1996-11-12)
315	37	"Superman"	19 November 1996 (1996-11-19)
316	38	"Shoot the Messenger"	26 November 1996 (1996-11-26)
317	39	"Ghosts in the Machine"	3 December 1996 (1996-12-03)
318	40	"This Terrible Business"	10 December 1996 (1996-12-10)

International broadcasts

G.P. has been shown in Canada on CBC Country Canada, a digital television station; and in New Zealand (on TV One and TV3), Jordan (on Channel 2), South Africa (Bop TV), Hong Kong (ATV World) and Ireland (on RTE1). In 2008 and 2009, ABC1 re-broadcast Series 3 onwards at 4:30am on weekdays.

In the UK, Central Independent Television, Thames Television and Border Television were the only contractors among the 14 members of the ITV Network to screen the programme for a short period. Thames started the show on Thursday 1 October 1992, screening on Thursdays and Fridays for half-hour episodes at 3.20pm until the end of the year. Central axed the show on Thursday 25 March 1993 and replaced it with Shortland Street . The programme was shown in a daily 3.20pm slot Tuesdays to Fridays and had the hour-long episodes split into two to accommodate the half-hour slot. This was a popular format for screening acquired Australian material as had been used with A Country Practice , E Street , Blue Heelers and HeadLand by UK broadcasters.

In 1994, the UK version of The Family Channel aired the series as half-hour editions during the week at 20:30–21:00 on Wednesday and Friday with the episode repeated as an hour long episode on Saturdays at 19:30.

Awards and nominations

Australian Film Institute Awards

Year	Nominee	Award	Result	Ref
1993	Bruce Best (for "Exposed")	Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Nominated	^[3]
	Peter Phelps (for "Exposed")	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama	Won
	Denise Roberts (for "Alone")	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama	Won
1994	Peter Andrikidis (for "Double Bind")	Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Nominated	^[4]
	Peter Kowitz (for "Innocent Bystander")	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama	Nominated
	Sigrid Thornton (for "Double Bind")	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama	Nominated
	Kristen Dunphy (for "Double Bind")	Best Screenplay in a Television Drama	Nominated
1996	Peter Andrikidis (for "Ceremony of Innocence")	Complete Post Award for Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Nominated	^[5]
	Peter Andrikidis (for "Sing Me a Lullaby")	Complete Post Award for Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Nominated
	Peter Andrikidis (for "Sing Me a Lullaby")	First Australian Completion Bond Award for Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama	Nominated
	Marton Csokas (for "Ceremony of Innocence")	Village Roadshow Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama	Nominated
	Claudia Karvan (for "Sing Me a Lullaby")	Beyond Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama	Won
	Katherine Thomson (for "Ceremony of Innocence")	Crowley Management Award for Best Screenplay in a Television Drama	Nominated

Australian Writers' Guild

Year	Nominee	Award	Result	Ref
1991	Keith Thompson for "A General Malaise"	Major AWGIE Award	Won	^[6]
1991	Keith Thompson for "A General Malaise"	TV series	Won
1993	Katherine Thomson for "Shaking Hands with Time"	TV series	Won
1994	Michael Miller for "Exposed"	TV series	Won
1996	Tim Pye for "Where The Heart Is"	TV series	Won

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Year	Nominee	Award	Result	Ref
1992	Bruce Best	TV Drama Award	Won	^[7]

Logie Awards

Year	Nominee	Award	Result	Ref
1991	Michael Craig	Most Outstanding Actor	Won	^[1]
1992	John McTernan	Most Outstanding Actor	Won
1992	G.P.	Most Outstanding Series	Won
1993	Tracie Sammut	Special Recognition Award	Won	^[8]

References

1 2 Matthews, Kate. "Curator's notes G.P. – Toss a Coin (1989)". National Sound and film Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
↑ When James became Jane…
↑ "Past Awards (1993)". aacta.org. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
↑ "Past Awards (1994)". aacta.org. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
↑ "Past Awards (1996)". aacta.org. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
↑ "AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 - 2006" (PDF). awg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
↑ "1992 Human Rights Medal and Awards". Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
↑ "1993 Logie Award Winners". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Matthews, Kate. "Curator's notes G.P. – Toss a Coin (1989)". National Sound and film Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[2] When James became Jane…

[3] "Past Awards (1993)". aacta.org. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[4] "Past Awards (1994)". aacta.org. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[5] "Past Awards (1996)". aacta.org. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[6] "AWGIE AWARD WINNERS 1968 - 2006" (PDF). awg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[human1-7] "1992 Human Rights Medal and Awards". Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.

[8] "1993 Logie Award Winners". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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