Doctor Doctor (season 1)

*Doctor Doctor*
Doctor Doctor
Season 1
	Home media release cover art
Starring	Rodger Corser; Nicole da Silva; Ryan Johnson; Tina Bursill; Hayley McElhinney; Steve Bisley;
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	14 September –; 16 November 2016
Season chronology
	Next →; Season 2
	List of episodes

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.

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 air date	Prod. code	Aus. viewers
1	1	"Doctor Doctor"	Peter Salmon	Tony McNamara	14 September 2016 (2016-09-14)	278221-1	759,000^[1]
2	2	"Home Sweet Home"	Peter Salmon	Tony McNamara	21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)	278221-2	821,000^[2]
3	3	"San Francisco"	Jeremy Sims	Tony McNamara	28 September 2016 (2016-09-28)	278221-3	661,000^[3]
4	4	"I Need Another Drink"	Jeremy Sims	Alice Bell	5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)	278221-4	763,000^[4]
5	5	"We Don't Need"	Kriv Stenders	Liz Doran	12 October 2016 (2016-10-12)	278221-5	826,000^[5]
6	6	"Golden Harvest"	Kriv Stenders	Tamara Asmar	19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)	278221-6	854,000^[6]
7	7	"This is Not a Love Song"	Peter Salmon	Liz Doran	26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)	278221-7	777,000^[7]
8	8	"The Truth is Out There"	Peter Salmon	Tony McNamara	2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)	278221-8	819,000^[8]
9	9	"Say Sayonara"	Jeremy Sims	Tamara Asmar	9 November 2016 (2016-11-09)	278221-9	707,000^[9]
10	10	"Mash"	Jeremy Sims	Tony McNamara	16 November 2016 (2016-11-16)	278221-10	785,000^[10]

Reception[]

Ratings[]

No.	Title	Air date	Overnight ratings		Consolidated ratings		Total viewers	Ref(s)
No.	Title	Air date	Viewers	Rank	Viewers	Rank	Total viewers	Ref(s)
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"	5 October 2016	763,000	10	199,000	3	962,000	^[4]^[14]
5	"We Don't Need"	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)
Title	Country	DVD	Blu-ray	Release		Ref(s)
Doctor Doctor: Series 1	Australia			23 November 2016		^[26]
The Heart Guy: Staffel 1	Germany			25 August 2017		^[27]
The Heart Guy: Series 1	United States			19 September 2017 (D)	16 April 2019 (B)	^[28]^[29]
Additional
General information 10 episodes 1.78:1 aspect ratio Distributor Roadshow Entertainment (Australia) WVG Medien (Germany) Acorn Media (United States) Discs 3-DVD set (Australia) 3-DVD set (Germany) 3-DVD set (United States) 2-Blu-ray set (United States) Audio English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (Australia) German: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Germany) English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Germany) Rating ACB: MA15+ FSK: 12 Not Rated in United States 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 Knigdom it was available via UKTV Play, but has since expired.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Knox, David (15 September 2016). "Wednesday 14 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (22 September 2016). "Wednesday 21 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (29 September 2016). "Wednesday 28 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (6 October 2016). "Wednesday 5 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (13 October 2016). "Wednesday 12 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (20 October 2016). "Wednesday 19 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (27 October 2016). "Wednesday 26 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (3 November 2016). "Wednesday 2 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (10 November 2016). "Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (17 November 2016). "Wednesday 16 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ Knox, David (25 September 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 14 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^ Knox, David (1 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 21 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ Knox, David (8 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 28 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ Knox, David (15 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 5 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ Knox, David (22 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 12 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^ Knox, David (29 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 19 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
^ Knox, David (6 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 26 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ Knox, David (13 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 2 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^ Knox, David (20 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Knox, David (27 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 16 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "Nominees unveiled for Casting Guild of Australia Awards". If.com.au. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "Past Awards - 7th AACTA Awards - Television". aacta.org. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Spencer, Ashley (26 March 2017). "Logie Awards 2017: Complete list of nominees include Jessica Marais, Rodger Corser & more!". thefix.nine.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ Knox, David (12 September 2017). "Screen Producers Awards 2017: finalists". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Knox, David (10 January 2016). "TV Tonight Awards: Best of 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Doctor Doctor - Season 1". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "The Heart Guy - Staffel 1 [3 DVDs]". Amazon.de. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "The Heart Guy: Series 1 DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "The Heart Guy: Series 1 Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^ "TV series Doctor Doctor answers calls for a country drama". stuff.co.nz. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ Curt, Wagner (25 May 2017). "ACORN TV JUNE PREMIERES: 'LOCH NESS,' 'THE HEART GUY'". tvshowpatrol.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ "The Heart Guy (Doctor Doctor)". Geektown.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ "Hjärtats vägar Säsong 1". stvplay.se. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ "Doctor Doctor Season 1". 9now.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "The Heart Guy – Series 1". acorn.tv. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
^ "Doctor Doctor Season 1". tvnzondemand.co.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[ep1-01-1] Knox, David (15 September 2016). "Wednesday 14 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

[ep1-02-2] Knox, David (22 September 2016). "Wednesday 21 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[ep1-03-3] Knox, David (29 September 2016). "Wednesday 28 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[ep1-04-4] Knox, David (6 October 2016). "Wednesday 5 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[ep1-05-5] Knox, David (13 October 2016). "Wednesday 12 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[ep1-06-6] Knox, David (20 October 2016). "Wednesday 19 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[ep1-07-7] Knox, David (27 October 2016). "Wednesday 26 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[ep1-08-8] Knox, David (3 November 2016). "Wednesday 2 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[ep1-09-9] Knox, David (10 November 2016). "Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

[ep1-10-10] Knox, David (17 November 2016). "Wednesday 16 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[TimeshiftEp1-11] Knox, David (25 September 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 14 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

[TimeshiftEp2-12] Knox, David (1 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 21 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[TimeshiftEp3-13] Knox, David (8 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 28 September 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[TimeshiftEp4-14] Knox, David (15 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 5 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[TimeshiftEp5-15] Knox, David (22 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 12 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

[TimeshiftEp6-16] Knox, David (29 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 19 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

[TimeshiftEp7-17] Knox, David (6 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 26 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[TimeshiftEp8-18] Knox, David (13 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 2 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[TimeshiftEp9-19] Knox, David (20 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[TimeshiftEp10-20] Knox, David (27 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 16 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[21] "Nominees unveiled for Casting Guild of Australia Awards". If.com.au. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[22] "Past Awards - 7th AACTA Awards - Television". aacta.org. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[Logie_Awards_2017-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Spencer, Ashley (26 March 2017). "Logie Awards 2017: Complete list of nominees include Jessica Marais, Rodger Corser & more!". thefix.nine.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[24] Knox, David (12 September 2017). "Screen Producers Awards 2017: finalists". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[TV_Tonight_2016-25] Knox, David (10 January 2016). "TV Tonight Awards: Best of 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[26] "Doctor Doctor - Season 1". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[27] "The Heart Guy - Staffel 1 [3 DVDs]". Amazon.de. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[28] "The Heart Guy: Series 1 DVD". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[29] "The Heart Guy: Series 1 Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

[30] "TV series Doctor Doctor answers calls for a country drama". stuff.co.nz. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[31] Curt, Wagner (25 May 2017). "ACORN TV JUNE PREMIERES: 'LOCH NESS,' 'THE HEART GUY'". tvshowpatrol.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[32] "The Heart Guy (Doctor Doctor)". Geektown.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[33] "Hjärtats vägar Säsong 1". stvplay.se. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[34] "Doctor Doctor Season 1". 9now.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[35] "The Heart Guy – Series 1". acorn.tv. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[36] "Doctor Doctor Season 1". tvnzondemand.co.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

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