Woobinda: Animal Doctor Season 1, Episode 17: The Runaways

Not My Kind of Country

A raging bushfire threatens the life of a runaway boy, and of Kevin and the boy's mother who have gone to look for him. All three are trapped by the fire.

30 min

Smoke Signals

While flying in the outback, John Stevens encounters an Aboriginal with acute appendicitis and must co-operate.

30 min

Crocodile Hunter

Three American business executives set off on an outback photographic safari in crocodile infested swamps, but only two of them return to Stevens' home.

30 min

Trouble With Chico

Stevens finds himself involved with a diamond robbery when he baby-sits a trained chimpanzee named Chico.

30 min

The Exterminators

A group of cattlemen decide to organise a hunt for the kangaroos which they believe are the carriers of the deadly disease Anthrax, which is being spread among their cattle.

30 min

Eye Witness

Stevens discovers that a young immigrant has smuggled a puppy into the country and, afraid that he will now lose it, the boy runs away, and innocently becomes involved in a bank robber chase.

30 min

The Crop Duster

When a farmer sprays his crops with insecticide, Stevens discovers that the powder is threatening a colony of koalas.

30 min

Birds Of A Feather

While returning a champion mare to its owner, Jack and Kevin come across men illegally trapping birds for smuggling overseas.

30 min

The Rustler

A dishonest vet tries to convince a cattle owner that his cattle are seriously ill and should be immediately removed from the property and destroyed. The vet then plans to steal and sell the herd.

30 min

Nine Lives

A cat has been left a large sum of money in its master's will, a sum which can only be claimed by the relatives on the natural death of the animal. The late eccentric master's nephew, Willy, has some gambling debts which need urgent attention, and his attempts to liquidate the cat and claim the money do not succeed. When he tries to push it over a quarry, he himself falls down and has to be rescued; when he tries to drown it in a dam, he ends up floundering for his life; and when he abandons it in a remote forest, the cat uncannily finds its way back, just in time to stop Willy getting his clutches on the money.

30 min

Bounty Hunter

A valuable thoroughbred horse escapes from its horsebox after a road accident, and Kevin goes out to search for it.

30 min

Panic

An Army plane carrying an atomic device and a deadly virus crashes in the Gattens Creek area.

30 min

That's What Friends Are For

Colin Greaves, a champion polo player, is thrown from his horse during a match and suffers a severe leg injury. He becomes disillusioned and loses the will to recover.

30 min

Sound Of Danger

Tiggie and Kevin's efforts to care for a sick platypus are ruined by the sudden arrival of mining prospectors.

30 min

A Dog's Best Friend

An eccentric old man who cares for a house full of stray dogs is to be evicted from his home by a new and ruthless owner.

30 min

Nobody Comes Here Anymore

The Stevens family goes to an island bird sanctuary so Kevin can release a bird that he has been caring for. They cross paths with a dangerous gang of counterfeiters using the island as a hideout.

30 min

Deadly Cargo

John Stevens investigates a case of rabies and unwittingly gets involved with a gang of smugglers.

30 min

Trapped

Jack, Peter and Kevin work feverishly to save the life of a prize Australian Silkie dog trapped under tons of rock from an excavation site.

30 min

Sleeping Dogs Don't Lie

The Stevens family go to Sydney to attend a veterinary convention and become involved with an eccentric old woman who takes them on a hair-raising tour of Sydney Harbour.

30 min

The Champion

Foul play is discovered the night before a big sheepdog competition in Gattens Creek. Stevens is called in and catches the culprit.

30 min

Doctor Fugitive

Stevens is attacked by two prison escapees, and through loss of memory is mistaken for one of the prisoners.

30 min

Noel's Ark

An eccentric pianist arrives in Australia on his yacht with his pets - exotic animals and birds collected from all over the world. While ashore, his yacht is set adrift.

30 min

A Life For A Life

Peter and Kevin become involved with an old Aboriginal and his dying camel, and Jack Johnson narrowly misses death.

30 min

Where Dead Men Lie

When Kevin, Peter and Tiggie are transporting a lamb for special surgery, they spot an 'injured' man lying beside his car. They land, and the man hijacks their plane, leaving them stranded without water.

30 min

Ghost Town

Peter Fischer takes the Land Rover for a day's sightseeing. Arriving at a ghost town, he is bitten by a poisonous snake, and his life is saved by a tribe of Aborigines.

30 min

No Love For Theodore

When Stevens is appointed to look after an anteater from South America destined for an Australian zoo, the animal's defection to the Australian way of life causes a diplomatic controversy.

30 min

The Joker

The activities of a practical joker cause a sequence of events that results in property owners suffering from the effects of a drought finding water on their land.

The Companion

A child who secretly blames her father for her mother's death in a boating accident forgives him when he saves her Persian cat.

30 min

The Rescue

The owner of a dog kennel develops a tracking system using dogs with radios to assist in search parties.

30 min

Talk To My Agent

When Kevin becomes an animal's agent, it looks as though he'll send the movie producers broke.

30 min

The Carrier

A valuable dog is loose in the area, carrying a deadly disease. Stevens and Fischer are faced with the task of rescuing the animal before the local farmers find it and destroy it.

30 min

Gallena Ridge

Kevin assists in bringing into the open the unjust dealings of the manager of a large cattle station.

30 min

Lenny

Tiggie sets out to train a wild brumby, but runs foul of a brutal stockman.

30 min

Second Sight

A blind man has his faith restored when he has to rescue Tiggie.

30 min

Loaded Message

Stevens has only hours to unmask the perpetrator of a scheme to poison all the stock in the Gattens Creek area.

30 min

Caesar Was Shot

Stevens and Fischer have to perform a dangerous operation when a spear fisherman accidentally shoots a horse with an explosive-headed spear.

30 min

Chocolate, Cherry Or Pistachio

Gattens Creek is terrorised by a tiger with a passion for ice-cream.

30 min

Silent Witness

Driving out to see Stevens, a man accidentally knocks down and injures a pedestrian. He is frightened away by the man's dog, and then begins to feel that the dog is hunting him.

30 min