List of Doctor Doctor (Australian TV series) episodes

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Doctor Doctor (outside of Australasia known as The Heart Guy) is an Australian drama series. It premiered on Nine Network on 14 September 2016. The series follows Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser), a heart surgeon, who is punished for a number of mishaps and is put on probation and forced to work in the country town of Whyhope for a year as a G.P., which coincidentally happens to be his hometown.

Contents

During the course of the series, 48 episodes of Doctor Doctor aired over five seasons, between 14 September 2016 and 23 June 2021.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 1014 September 2016 (2016-09-14)16 November 2016 (2016-11-16)
2 1016 August 2017 (2017-08-16)18 October 2017 (2017-10-18)
3 106 August 2018 (2018-08-06)8 October 2018 (2018-10-08)
4 105 February 2020 (2020-02-05)13 May 2020 (2020-05-13)
5 828 April 2021 (2021-04-28)23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Aus. viewers
11"Doctor Doctor" Peter Salmon Tony McNamara14 September 2016 (2016-09-14)278221-1759,000 [1]
22"Home Sweet Home"Peter SalmonTony McNamara21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)278221-2821,000 [2]
33"San Francisco" Jeremy Sims Tony McNamara28 September 2016 (2016-09-28)278221-3661,000 [3]
44"I Need Another Drink"Jeremy Sims Alice Bell 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)278221-4763,000 [4]
55"We Don't Need" Kriv Stenders Liz Doran12 October 2016 (2016-10-12)278221-5826,000 [5]
66"Golden Harvest"Kriv StendersTamara Asmar19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)278221-6854,000 [6]
77"This is Not a Love Song"Peter SalmonLiz Doran26 October 2016 (2016-10-26)278221-7777,000 [7]
88"The Truth is Out There"Peter SalmonTony McNamara2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)278221-8819,000 [8]
99"Say Sayonara"Jeremy SimsTamara Asmar9 November 2016 (2016-11-09)278221-9707,000 [9]
1010"Mash"Jeremy SimsTony McNamara16 November 2016 (2016-11-16)278221-10785,000 [10]

Season 2 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Aus. viewers
111"What Difference the Day Makes"Ian WatsonTony McNamara16 August 2017 (2017-08-16)278221-11758,000 [11]
122"Your Game"Ian WatsonTony McNamara23 August 2017 (2017-08-23)278221-12690,000 [12]
133"Talent Showdown"Tori GarrettAngela McDonald30 August 2017 (2017-08-30)278221-13632,000 [13]
144"The Great Campaign"Tori GarrettLiz Doran6 September 2017 (2017-09-06)278221-14704,000 [14]
155"Both Sides Now"Kriv StendersTony McNamara13 September 2017 (2017-09-13)278221-15761,000 [15]
166"Penny for Your Thoughts"Kriv StendersTony McNamara20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)278221-16645,000 [16]
177"Picture of Innocence"Lucy GaffyTony McNamara27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)278221-17749,000 [17]
188"Step in Time"Ian WatsonTamara Asmar4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)278221-18790,000 [18]
199"Forgive and Forget"Ben ChessellTony McNamara11 October 2017 (2017-10-11)278221-19745,000 [19]
2010"A Little Piece of Heaven"Ben ChessellTony McNamara18 October 2017 (2017-10-18)278221-20735,000 [20]

Season 3 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Aus. viewers
211"Tell Her, It's Over!"Geoff BennettTony McNamara6 August 2018 (2018-08-06)278221-21726,000 [21]
222"Isn't She Lovely"Geoff BennettTony McNamara13 August 2018 (2018-08-13)278221-22671,000 [22]
233"Shock Rock"Lucy GaffyLiz Doran20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)278221-23684,000 [23]
244"Runaway Baby"Lucy GaffyTamara Asmar27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)278221-24639,000 [24]
255"When We Collide"Ian WatsonGretel Vella3 September 2018 (2018-09-03)278221-25647,000 [25]
266"Call Me Irresponsible"Ian WatsonTimothy Lee10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)278221-26631,000 [26]
277"Don't Wanna Let You Go"Jennifer LeaceyAngela McDonald17 September 2018 (2018-09-17)278221-27667,000 [27]
288"Wet Weekends"Lisa MatthewsLiz Doran24 September 2018 (2018-09-24)278221-28315,000 [28]
299"Suspicious Minds"Ben Chessell & Lucy GaffyAngela McDonald & Gretel Vella1 October 2018 (2018-10-01)278221-29565,000 [29]
3010"No Laughing Matter"Ben Chessell & Lucy GaffyTony McNamara8 October 2018 (2018-10-08)278221-30642,000 [30]

Season 4 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal Aus. air dateProd.
code
Aus. viewers
311"Hugh Am I?"Geoff BennettKeith Thompson5 February 2020 (2020-02-05)278221-31532,000 [31]
322"Don't Stop Me Now"Lisa MatthewsLiz Doran12 February 2020 (2020-02-12)278221-32559,000 [32]
333"Self-Fulfilling Prophecies"Geoff BennettTimothy Lee19 February 2020 (2020-02-19)278221-33540,000 [33]
344"A House Divided"Lisa MatthewsAngela McDonald26 February 2020 (2020-02-26)278221-34525,000 [34]
355"The Getaway"Erin WhiteJosh Mapleston4 March 2020 (2020-03-04)278221-35474,000 [35]
366"Oh Baby"Erin WhiteGrettel Vella11 March 2020 (2020-03-11)278221-36516,000 [36]
377"The Sum of All Our Choices"Geoff BennettMithila Gupta22 April 2020 (2020-04-22)278221-37457,000 [37]
388"Cursed"Julietta BoscoloKatherine Thomson29 April 2020 (2020-04-29)278221-38507,000 [38]
399"Octopus Trap Heart"Kriv StendersTimothy Lee6 May 2020 (2020-05-06)278221-39488,000 [39]
4010"Ring of Fire"Kriv StendersKeith Thompson13 May 2020 (2020-05-13)278221-40482,000 [40]

Season 5 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
Aus. viewers
411"To Me, To You"Lisa MatthewsKeith Thompson28 April 2021 (2021-04-28)278221-41407,000 [41]
422"It Had to Be You"Erin WhiteTimothy Lee5 May 2021 (2021-05-05)278221-42371,000 [42]
433"The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Whyhope"Lisa MatthewsTamara Asmar12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)278221-43353,000 [43]
444"The Things We Do For Love"Erin WhiteLiz Doran19 May 2021 (2021-05-19)278221-44368,000 [44]
455"Scream The Impossible Scream"Daniel NettheimMithila Gupta26 May 2021 (2021-05-26)278221-45390,000 [45]
466"Feelings, Corruption and Taking a Stand" Hattie Dalton Angela McDonald2 June 2021 (2021-06-02)278221-46399,000 [46]
477"Promises, Promises"Catherine MillarTimothy Lee16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)278221-47437,000 [47]
488"Save The Best For Last"Catherine MillarKeith Thompson23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)278221-48516,000 [48]

Ratings

Doctor Doctor: Australia viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910
1759821661763826854777819707785777
2758690632704761645749790745735721
3726671684639647631667315565642619
4532559540525474516457507488482515
5407371353368390399437516N/A398
Source: Audience measurement performed by OzTam [49]

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