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) who leaves the city to work at a hospital in the small town of Bassett. She works alongside stuffy but caring doctor William Kingsley ( Jeffrey Thomas from ''

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''). The series was produced by Auckland company South Pacific Pictures; a number of those who worked on the show would have a big hand in

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hit '' Outrageous Fortune'', including co-creator

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, directors Mark Beesley and Simon Bennett, and producer John Laing.

Cast

as Nicky Somerville * Jeffrey Thomas as William Kingsley *

Craig Parker Craig Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor, known for his roles as Guy Warner in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' (1992–96, 2007–08, 2020), Haldir in the ''Lord of the Rings'' films ''The Fellowship of the Ring ...

as Alistair Kingsley *

Alison Bruce Alison Bruce (born 1962) is a New Zealand television and film actress, who starred in the 1999 feature ''Magik and Rose''. She also appeared in the teen series ''Being Eve'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and had a recurring role as Simula in '' ...

as Louise Duval *

Tim Balme Timothy Guy Balme (born 18 January 1967) is a New Zealand actor and screenwriter. He's most well known for his roles on the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'' and ''Mercy Peak'', as well as lead roles in the cult favourites ''Braindea ...

as Ken Wilder *Tamati Te Nohotu as Cliff Tairoa *

Renato Bartolomei Renato Bartolomei was born in Australia of Italian descent. Starting his acting career in Australia, he is now a prominent actor in New Zealand, who had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Street''. He starred in the TV2 series ...

as Kieran Masefield * Miriama Smith as Dana McNichol *

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as Gus Van der Velter * Angela Vint as Helen Blakemore

Episodes

Series 1 (2001–02)

Series 2 (2002–03)

Series 3 (2003–04)

Reception

The show won three awards at the 2002 New Zealand Television Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Tim Balme), Best Supporting Actress (Alison Bruce), and Best Script. It won a further two awards at the following year's ceremony: Best Actor (Jeffrey Thomas) and Best Supporting Actress (Alison Bruce).

References

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