Reef Doctors

Overview

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.

Episodes

Venom Doc

S01E01 Venom Doc

June 9, 2013 43 min
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...
Episode 2

S01E02 Episode 2

June 21, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 3

S01E03 Episode 3

June 29, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 4

S01E04 Episode 4

July 6, 2013 43 min
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...
Episode 5

S01E05 Episode 5

July 13, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 6

S01E06 Episode 6

July 20, 2013 43 min
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...
Episode 7

S01E07 Episode 7

July 27, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 8

S01E08 Episode 8

August 3, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 9

S01E09 Episode 9

August 10, 2013 43 min
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...
Episode 10

S01E10 Episode 10

August 17, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 11

S01E11 Episode 11

August 24, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 12

S01E12 Episode 12

August 31, 2013 43 min
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.
Episode 13

S01E13 Episode 13

September 7, 2013 43 min
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
Lisa McCune
Sam Stewart
Richard Brancatisano
Richard Brancatisano
Rick D'Alessandro
Rohan Nichol
Rohan Nichol
Toby McGrath
Susan Hoecke
Susan Hoecke
Freya Klein
Andrew Ryan
Andrew Ryan
Gus Cochrane
Tasneem Roc
Tasneem Roc
Olivia "Livvy" Shaw
Rod Mullinar
Rod Mullinar
Sonny Farrell
Justin Holborow
Justin Holborow
Jack Stewart
Chloe Bayliss
Chloe Bayliss
Nell Saunders
Kristof Piechocki
Malcolm Reid
Matt Day
Matt Day
Andrew Walsh

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