Reef Doctors
M2013•43m•6.8/10
Drama
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6.8/10(7)
Running the remote Hope Island Clinic, Sam Stewart is an accomplished doctor, who with her team, looks after the residents of all the neighbouring islands, as well as the holidaymakers and thrill seekers who visit the area. Not only a GP, Sam is a single mother with a free spirit and a determination – who has an unusual hobby: venom.
Production
Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
June 9, 2013
Last Aired
September 7, 2013
Networks
10, Eleven
Created By
Jonathan M. Shiff
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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Venom Doc
Air date: 2013-06-09
Dr Sam Stewart runs a remote medical clinic on Hope Island in the Great Barrier Reef. She’s a GP, but in her spare time she and her colleague, Gus, chase the venomous creatures that inhabit the area.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2013-06-21
Sam and Gus go on a monitor lizard hunt while the new doctor, Rick, has trouble adjusting to working in a remote clinic. Meanwhile, a new bride on her honeymoon steps on a deadly stonefish.
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2013-06-29
To pay for a much needed outboard motor, Sam gives a lecture to Andrew’s medical students at the Mainland University. Whilst there, she discovers her rival Malcolm has a newly renovated hi-tech lab.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2013-07-06
On Freya's day off, Sam and Gus take her on a venomous spider hunt. When Gus falls into a stinging bush and Sonny loses consciousness out on the reef, Freya experiences a real test in emergency medicine.
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2013-07-13
It's a busy monthly clinic day on Hope Island and Rick is keen to see some new patients. Sam and Livvy try to get him to improve his bedside manner and listen to their complaints.
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2013-07-20
Andrew tells Sam that her clinic may be in line for an upgrade but when she heads to the university to discuss the details, she discovers he means to give her research to an independent research foundation.
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2013-07-27
Toby runs into trouble with sharks while diving alone, in secret. Meanwhile, romance is in the air as Gus asks Livvy out and Rick and Freya discover their mutual attraction.
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2013-08-03
Sam is collecting deadly cone shells when Andrew calls with the news that the Foundation has agreed to fund her venom cream. However, there's a catch that Sam is not happy about.
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2013-08-10
Sam and Jack are excited when two family friends, renowned husband and wife wildlife film-makers, come to the island for a bit of a holiday and to film out on the reef for their latest TV series.
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2013-08-17
Sam has arranged a ceremony to scatter her beloved Father's ashes. Much to Jack's dismay, Andrew is bringing his girlfriend and her daughter and he predicts the event will end in disaster.
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2013-08-24
A wild storm heralds the coming wet season and damages the clinic's satellite dish. Meanwhile, Freya is initially intrigued to learn something of Rick's past.
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2013-08-31
When Toby finally finds a relic from a shipwreck that will triple in value all the artifacts he has so far collected, an excited Erica flies out to see the piece for herself.
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 2013-09-07
It's 'stinger' season and the arrival of dangerous Irukanji jellyfish shuts down Sonny's Beach. Sam discovers a massive aggregation of them and collects some for her research.
Cast
Lisa McCune
Sam Stewart
Richard Brancatisano
Rick D'Alessandro
Rohan Nichol
Toby McGrath
Susan Hoecke
Freya Klein
Andrew Ryan
Gus Cochrane
Tasneem Roc
Olivia "Livvy" Shaw
Rod Mullinar
Sonny Farrell
Justin Holborow
Jack Stewart
Chloe Bayliss
Nell Saunders
Kristof Piechocki
Malcolm Reid
Matt Day
Andrew Walsh
