The Flying Doctors

Season 5 Episode 26: A Sporting Life

Mel Cregan from Coopers Crossing is the big baseballhero in New South Wales. After a great game he and his dad, Kev, are celebrating at the pub with their mates. They are rather drunk but Kev insists on driving home in the middle of the night. They have an accident and Mel hurts his leg. They need to amputate but Mel doesn't allow it. Geoff and Tom goes through with the operation anyway, to save Mel's life. After Mel's operation he goes to Sydney for specail treatment. But he swears to sue Geoff and Tom. After a lot of hard times Mel realizes you can have fun in a wheel-chair - you can even sport.

Genre:

Drama

Seasons:

9

Episodes:

221

Actor:

Robert Grubb, Lenore Smith, Nikki Coghill

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1986

IMDb:

6.6