David Bowie was a fan. So was Iggy Pop. So much so that the pair would get tapes of this Australian television show sent to them. But in 1985, the writer's room for A Country Practice was in crisis.

The TV heartthrob shares memories of the iconic show. “I’m in Karratha,” the 60-year-old told us as he was preparing to start night shift in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. John spent the ...