Long days in the sweltering heat near the Royal Flying Doctor Service base in Port Augusta, splattered with fake blood while recreating the aftermath of a bus crash – Emma Hamilton couldn’t be happier.

“It’s my favourite world to be in,” says the London-trained Australian actor, who plays English doctor Eliza Harrod in Seven’s Logie-winning outback medico drama RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service .

“I love this show so much, and all the people who collaborate to make it,” she says. “We really do love and respect each other. It’s quite common during filming for us to have barbecues and singalongs. It’s really wholesome. A lot of us have children and our kids are growing up together, which is beautiful.”

Justine Clarke, who plays base manager Leonie Smith, leads the chorus around the camp

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