| Royal Flying Doctor Service | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality / Medical Documentary Reality/Real-Life |
| Narrated by | Steve Bisley |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Julie Hanna |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 24 September – 1 October 2007 |
The Royal Flying Doctor Service or RFDS, was an Australian television series on the Nine Network based on the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
The series follows the daily working lives of RFDS personnel in Broken Hill and Dubbo, documenting their operations as they respond to emergencies.
The first two episodes of the program were broadcast on 24 September and 1 October 2007 before being pulled from the schedule. Nine then scheduled the remainder of the series at 7:00 Sunday from 16 March 2008.
| Episode # | Air Date | Total Viewers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 September 2007 | 561,000 |
| 2 | 1 October 2007 | 691,000 |
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