Doctor Doctor season 1
Season of television series
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The first season of Doctor Doctor (known as The Heart Guy outside of Australasia), an Australian drama television series, premiered on Nine Network on 14 September 2016.
| Doctor Doctor | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
Home media release cover art | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 14 September – 16 November 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
Cast
Main
- Rodger Corser as Hugh Knight
- Nicole da Silva as Charlie Knight (née Pereira)
- Ryan Johnson as Matt Knight
- Tina Bursill as Meryl Knight
- Hayley McElhinney as Penny Cartwright
- Chloe Bayliss as Hayley Mills Knight
- Matt Castley as Ajax Cross Knight
- Belinda Bromilow as Betty Bell
- Shalom Brune-Franklin as Aoife
- Charles Wu as Ken Liu
- Steve Bisley as Jim Knight
Recurring and guest
- Zoe Carides as Jill (2 episodes)
- Michelle Lim Davidson (2 episodes)
- Wadih Dona as Dr. Ogilvy (2 episodes)
- John Batchelor as Nathan (6 episodes)
- Winta McGrath as Floyd (6 episodes)
- Dave Eastgate as Joey (7 episodes)
- Michael Kotsohilis as Fifo Jazz (2 episodes)
- Amy Kersey as Jane (2 episodes)
- Jacek Koman as Trevor (2 episodes)
- Patrick Wilson as Rod Eagle (5 episodes)
- Lucy Durack as Tugger (6 episodes)
- Patrick Diggins as Anton (2 episodes)
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Aus. viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Doctor Doctor" | Peter Salmon | Tony McNamara | 14 September 2016 | 278221-1 | 759,000[1] |
| 2 | 2 | "Home Sweet Home" | Peter Salmon | Tony McNamara | 21 September 2016 | 278221-2 | 821,000[2] |
| 3 | 3 | "San Francisco" | Jeremy Sims | Tony McNamara | 28 September 2016 | 278221-3 | 661,000[3] |
| 4 | 4 | "I Need Another Drink, Said Not Me Last Night!" | Jeremy Sims | Alice Bell | 5 October 2016 | 278221-4 | 763,000[4] |
| 5 | 5 | "We Don't Need Another Hero" | Kriv Stenders | Liz Doran | 12 October 2016 | 278221-5 | 826,000[5] |
| 6 | 6 | "Golden Harvest" | Kriv Stenders | Tamara Asmar | 19 October 2016 | 278221-6 | 854,000[6] |
| 7 | 7 | "This is Not a Love Song" | Peter Salmon | Liz Doran | 26 October 2016 | 278221-7 | 777,000[7] |
| 8 | 8 | "The Truth is Out There" | Peter Salmon | Tony McNamara | 2 November 2016 | 278221-8 | 819,000[8] |
| 9 | 9 | "Say Sayonara" | Jeremy Sims | Tamara Asmar | 9 November 2016 | 278221-9 | 707,000[9] |
| 10 | 10 | "Mash" | Jeremy Sims | Tony McNamara | 16 November 2016 | 278221-10 | 785,000[10] |
Reception
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | "Doctor Doctor" | 14 September 2016 | 759,000 | 11 | 168,000 | 5 | 927,000 | [1][11] |
| 2 | "Home Sweet Home" | 21 September 2016 | 821,000 | 7 | 164,000 | 3 | 985,000 | [2][12] |
| 3 | "San Francisco" | 28 September 2016 | 661,000 | 11 | 145,000 | 8 | 806,000 | [3][13] |
| 4 | "I Need Another Drink, Said Not Me Last Night!" | 5 October 2016 | 763,000 | 10 | 199,000 | 3 | 962,000 | [4][14] |
| 5 | "We Don't Need Another Hero" | 12 October 2016 | 826,000 | 7 | 204,000 | 1 | 1,030,000 | [5][15] |
| 6 | "Golden Harvest" | 19 October 2016 | 854,000 | 6 | 158,000 | 3 | 1,012,000 | [6][16] |
| 7 | "This is Not a Love Song" | 26 October 2016 | 777,000 | 6 | 108,000 | 6 | 885,000 | [7][17] |
| 8 | "The Truth is Out There" | 2 November 2016 | 819,000 | 6 | 185,000 | 2 | 1,004,000 | [8][18] |
| 9 | "Say Sayonara" | 9 November 2016 | 707,000 | 10 | 177,000 | 5 | 884,000 | [9][19] |
| 10 | "Mash" | 16 November 2016 | 785,000 | 5 | 171,000 | 1 | 956,000 | [10][20] |
Accolades
Casting Guild of Australia (2016)
- Nominated: CGA Award for Best Casting in a TV Drama — Kirsty McGregor[21]
AACTA Awards (2017)
- Nominated: AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama — Tina Bursill[22]
Logie Awards (2017)
- Nominated: Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television — Rodger Corser[23]
- Nominated: Logie Award for Best Actor — Rodger Corser[23]
- Nominated: Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor — Rodger Corser[23]
- Nominated: Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor — Ryan Johnson[23]
- Nominated: Logie Award for Best New Talent — Shalom Brune-Franklin[23]
- Nominated: Logie Award for Best Drama Program — Doctor Doctor[23]
Screen Producers Australia (2017)
- Nominated: SPA Award for Drama Series Production of the Year – Doctor Doctor[24]
TV Tonight Awards (2017)
- Nominated: TV Tonight Award for Best New Show (Australian) – Doctor Doctor[25]
- Nominated: TV Tonight Award for Best Australian Drama – Doctor Doctor[25]
Home media
| Title | Country | Availability | Release | Ref(s) | ||
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| DVD | Blu-ray | |||||
| Doctor Doctor: Series 1 |  Australia |
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23 November 2016 | [26] | |
| The Heart Guy: Staffel 1 |  Germany |
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25 August 2017 | [27] | |
| The Heart Guy: Series 1 |  United States |
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19 September 2017 (D) | 16 April 2019 (B) | [28][29] |
| Additional | ||||||
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Distributor
Discs
Audio
Rating Note: The Blu-ray release in the United States (Region A) is a manufacture on demand (MOD) release | ||||||
International release
| Episode | New Zealand (TVNZ 1)[30] |
United States (Acorn TV)[31] |
United Kingdom (Drama)[32] |
Sweden (STV)[33] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-01 | 3 May 2017 | 5 June 2017 | 8 April 2018 | 17 September 2019 |
| 1-02 | 10 May 2017 | 5 June 2017 | 15 April 2018 | 18 September 2019 |
| 1-03 | 17 May 2017 | 12 June 2017 | 22 May 2018 | 23 September 2019 |
| 1-04 | 24 May 2017 | 12 June 2017 | 29 April 2018 | 24 September 2019 |
| 1-05 | 31 May 2017 | 19 June 2017 | 6 May 2018 | 25 September 2019 |
| 1-06 | 7 June 2017 | 19 June 2017 | 13 May 2018 | 30 September 2019 |
| 1-07 | 14 June 2017 | 26 June 2017 | 20 May 2018 | 1 October 2019 |
| 1-08 | 21 June 2017 | 26 June 2017 | 27 May 2018 | 2 October 2019 |
| 1-09 | 28 June 2017 | 3 July 2017 | 3 June 2018 | 7 October 2019 |
| 1-10 | 5 July 2017 | 3 July 2017 | 10 June 2018 | 8 October 2019 |
Streaming
Season one is available for catch-up streaming in demand via 9Now in Australia,[34] and internationally from Acorn TV in the United States,[35] TVNZ OnDemand in New Zealand[36] and in the United Kingdom it was available via UKTV Play, but has since expired.