…and it’s getting a 7:30pm timeslot from Seven.
You want it you got it….
Good news for RFDS fans with the drama series now given a prime 7:30pm start by Seven.
Outside of Home & Away episodes, this marks the first in some time that a locally scripted drama has screened in a 7:30 slot on a commercial network.
It will now premiere from 7.30pm Wednesday, 1 October.
Returning cast include Emma Hamilton, Stephen Peacocke, Rob Collins, Emma Harvie, Justine Clarke, Ash Ricardo, Jack Scott, Sofia Nolan, Rodney Afif and Thomas Weatherall.
Joining the cast this year is Rick Davies (Offspring, Apple Cider Vinegar, Austin) as Fire and Rescue Officer Ryan.
An upgrade at the Broken Hill airport and Royal Flying Doctor Service facilities meant the new season was filmed in South Australia. The action unfolds across locations in Adelaide and the stunning Flinders Ranges, with the Port Augusta RFDS Base and regional surrounds doubling for Broken Hill.
Picking up one year after season two, the RFDS family is forced to grapple with the fallout of choices as they deal with the domino effects of a mass-casualty bus crash. This year the team will face their toughest obstacles yet, forcing them to make big decisions about what they want their lives to be and who they want to share them with.
Based on remarkable real-life stories, RFDS tells the stories of doctors, nurses, pilots and support staff in the Royal Flying Doctor Service as they navigate emergency retrievals across some of the most inhospitable places in the country.
RFDS is executive produced by Endemol Shine Australia’s Director of Scripted Content Sara Richardson, RFDS creator, writer and director Ian Meadows and Julie McGauran for Seven. It is produced by Lisa Scott and directed by Adrian Russell Wills (The Newsreader, The Warriors), Shawn Seet (Storm Boy, NCIS: Sydney), Leticia Caceres (The House of Bernarda Alba) and Ian Watson (Heartbreak High).
RFDS is produced by Endemol Shine Australia (a Banijay Entertainment company) in association with the Seven Network. Major production investment from Screen Australia, Seven and the South Australian Film Corporation. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW. Banijay Rights manages international distribution for RFDS outside of Australia.