Ask The Doctor | |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Executive producer | Ariel White |
Producer | Ged Wood |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | 16 May 2017 – 30 July 2019 |
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