7 /10 1 Votes
7.3/10 TV First episode date 9 June 2013 Network Network Ten | 6.5/10 IMDb Genre Drama Ending theme "Medicine Woman" Final episode date 7 September 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Colin BuddsGrant Brown Starring Lisa McCuneMatt DayRohan NicholRichard BrancatisanoTasneem Roc Opening theme "Medicine Woman", performed by Billie Jade Hastings Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reef Doctors was an Australian television drama series that premiered on Network Ten on 9 June 2013.
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Premise
The show revolves around Sam Stewart, the leader of a team of doctors serving the remote Hope Island Clinic. They look after residents of a small island community and neighbouring islands on the Great Barrier Reef, as well as holidaymakers and thrillseekers who visit the area. Sam is a single mother with an unusual interest in venom, hoping to extract the hidden secrets that may have the power to cure fatal diseases.
Pre-production
Reef Doctors is the first non-children's show Jonathan M Shiff has produced. As well as starring in the series, Lisa McCune is a co-producer. Filming commenced on 28 November 2011 in Queensland, around the Great Barrier Reef. Filming finished in April 2012. The series was due to be broadcast from September 2012, but was pushed back to June 2013.
Ratings and reception
The series received mixed reviews upon its premiere.
The first episode premiered on 9 June 2013 at 6:30pm, attracting low ratings of just 357,000 for Channel Ten. These low figures caused Channel Ten to move the show into a different time-slot, on Fridays at 9:30pm.The show failed to attract reasonable viewing figures in its changed time-slot, and was subsequently moved to Channel Ten's digital channel Eleven from 29 June 2013.