''Medivac'', an

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, ran on

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from 1996 to 1998. There were 48 episodes produced. Medivac is an abbreviation of the term

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. The series was also known as ''Adrenaline Junkies'' overseas. It is a cult program amongst King Island's

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+ community. ''Medivac'' was set in the emergency department of

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's fictional Bethlehem West Hospital, where a dedicated medical team works in the demanding world of emergency medicine. The team specialises in the evacuation of disaster areas, journeying by helicopter to remote areas inaccessible by ambulance. They also work in the city streets and the suburbs involving themselves with the patients, their families and the police.

Cast

Nicholas Eadie Nicholas Eadie (born 1958) is an Australian television, film and theatre actor. Biography Born in Sydney, New South Wales to actor and Australian Broadcasting Commission radio announcer Mervyn Eadie, he attended Waverley College from 1968 to 19 ...

as Dr. Red Buchanan * Genevieve Picot as Dr. Julia McAlpine *

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as Dr. Harry Edwards *

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as Dr. Arch Craven *

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as Macy Fields, RN * Caroline Kennison as Gosia Maléski, RN * Eugene Gilfedder as Dr. Wayne Doubé * Danielle Carter as Bree Dalrymple, RN * Mark Constable as Dr. "Oopy" Hiltonwood * Lisa Forrest as Dr. Marina Zamoyski * Stephen Lovatt as Dr. Tom Shawcross *

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as Dr. Sean Michaels *

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as Dr. Stella O'Shaughnessy *

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as Evie Morrison RN

Locations

The former

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building, at the corner of Wharf and Adelaide Streets in Brisbane, was used as the location of the hospital. Also used old Brisbane domestic airport terminal area where the car auctions are for a scene set in western QLD. Tarmac covered in dirt for it.

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Australian Television Information Archive, %20Number%3A664824%20, %20Number%3A664825;querytype=;resCount=10 Medivac at the National Film and Sound Archive
Australian drama television series Network 10 original programming Australian medical television series Television shows set in Queensland 1996 Australian television series debuts 1998 Australian television series endings Television series by Beyond Television Productions {{Australia-tv-prog-stub

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