Original title
Doctor Doctor
Released
9/14/2016
Origin country
AU
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
Essential Media and Entertainment, Easy Tiger
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
5
Number of episodes
48
The story of Hugh Knight, a rising heart surgeon who is gifted, charming and infallible. He is a hedonist who, due to his sheer talent, believes he can live outside the rules. His "work hard, play harder" philosophy is about to come back and bite him.
After a spectacular fall from grace, hugh-flying heart surgeon Dr hugh knight is forced to work as a country GP in his former home town of Whyhope. Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend vows to send him packing
Hugh has a shocking introduction to outback medicine when he attends a farm accident. Inspired by Meryl's dodgy dealings, Hugh blackmails mine boss Big Nathan into making a huge donation to the Hospital.
Hugh finds an unlikely test subject for his revolutionary new artificial heart. Passions are aroused when Charlie and Matt host a wild B&S Ball at their Brewery.
Hugh makes an emergency visit to the city to salvage his career, and learns a family secret that will change his life forever. Charlie's frustration with Meryl's meddling reaches crisis point, and she takes sweet revenge.
Hugh becomes the town hero after footage goes viral of him saving a promising young footballer from a booby trapped paddock, but is quickly brought back down to reality.
Hugh offends everyone in Whyhope as he desperately tries to hide his secret past. Meryl launches a charm offensive to help Charlie deal with her pregnancy grief.
Hugh and Penny are forced together during an overnight trip to a coal mine. Meryl turns failure into success when she unveils a new statue to commemorate the town. Aoife confesses her love for Hugh.
Hugh decides to tell Ajax the truth about their relationship, against Jim's advice. Meryl forces her family to support her campaign for mayor.
Hugh faces a dilemma when his best friend Joey makes a dying wish. The Knight family rallies to support Ajax and Meryl as they each confront a major crisis.
Hugh's world is rocked when Penny accepts a job in the city and the hospital is thrown into chaos. Charlie develops an unhealthy obsession over Hugh's relationship with Penny.
Hugh is facing his biggest crisis yet when his love life, career and family are all in desperate need of a help. Charlie plays dirty to win back Matt, while Meryl's election as town Mayor is overshadowed by fraud.
Hugh and the hospital staff use blackmail to get rid of their incompetent boss Norah. Meanwhile, Penny faces family and romantic dilemmas that will change her future. Hayley struggles with a guilty conscience over her relationship with Ajax.
Hugh creates havoc for Charlie when he reveals her secret talent. Penny's first day back in Whyhope is headed for disaster until she joins forces with Hugh. Hayley makes a fateful decision to fix Meryl's election fraud problem.
Hugh comes to blows with Penny's new boyfriend, while Meryl plays dirty to win the re-count of the Mayoral election. Ajax gets a new perspective on life and death when he does work experience in the hospital.
Penny's sister causes havoc for Hugh and Ken when she visits Whyhope to defend Meryl against corruption charges. Betty uses her hidden talents to solve a medical mystery involving backpackers, sardines and farm machinery.
Penny makes an unexpected choice when Hugh and Toke turn up the romantic pressure. When Charlie is unfairly sacked by the Headmaster, Meryl resorts to blackmail to get her reinstated.
Hugh struggles to prove his innocence and win back Penny after failing a drug test. Meryl and Charlie lock horns over Hayley's entry in the Miss Whyhope competition. Ajax makes the worst decision of his life.
Hugh and Penny race to find a kidney donor to save Jim's life. Charlie is stalked by an obsessive fan, while Matt and Ajax hunt down a thief targeting their farm.
Hugh’s estranged wife arrives from Las Vegas and creates chaos for Penny and Hugh’s family. Charlie and Matt teach Hayley a lesson about love, lust and the need to forgive Ajax.
In the season finale, Penny is heartbroken when Hugh makes a series of disastrous choices about his marriage and career. Love is in the air on Hayley and Ajax’s wedding day.
Disgraced heart surgeon Dr Hugh Knight's plans to leave Whyhope forever are upended when tragedy strikes. Penny makes a fateful decision about her love-life.
Hugh faces chaos at home and work, with a mutiny on the farm and a deadly pregnancy crisis with Hayley. Meryl teaches Matt and Charlie a lesson about bribery and corruption.
The grand opening of Hugh’s new Cardiac Clinic is upset by life-changing news from his ex-wife. Charlie’s life is thrown into disarray when her father makes a surprise visit.
Meryl and Carlito’s relationship sends shock waves through the Knight family. Tension between Hugh and Penny puts the new cardiac clinic at risk. Matt reconnects with his old high school crush.
Penny's personal feelings for Hugh spill over into the workplace, with embarrassing results. Charlie and Matt struggle to deal with an unwanted house guest. A high-profile cardiac patient causes problems for Ken and Hugh.
When her life starts to unravel, Penny delivers Hugh an ultimatum about their relationship. Meryl and Betty enlist Hugh as their star attraction at the first Whyhope Speed Dating night. Matt and Charlie’s relationship reaches a crisis poin
Matt and Charlie’s marriage is tested when they disagree over Ivy’s future. Hugh’s plan to leave Whyhope is delayed when he is accused of malpractice. Ajax and Meryl devise a bizarre plan to save the farm from bankruptcy.
Ajax takes drastic action to prevent Hugh selling the farm. Penny finds her perfect match thanks to Meryl’s dating service. Matt drowns his sorrows with April.
Hugh tries to cancel the farm sale when he learns the identity of the new owner. Matt is torn between his feelings for Charlie and April. Meryl uncovers major corruption in the local council
Hugh’s world is rocked after Harriet gives birth to their baby. Penny makes a fateful choice about her future with Hugh. Meryl and Ajax go to war over his plans for a cemetery on the family farm.
Hugh becomes distracted from his new daughter Eliza and his Cardiac Unit by the arrival of sexy new doctor, Tara.
Hugh's superiority has left him without a Cardiac Unit, and without a job. Now freed from Whyhope, he will be able to return to his Sydney life.
Eliza's other grandmother, Dinah, makes a dramatic entrance.
Meryl and Ajax compete for the seat on the council, while Penny and Jarrod are planning to elope.
While Penny is away, Hugh and Tara come out to play, and with a little help from Charlie their night takes a dramatic turn as Hugh loses more than his sobriety.
April is pregnant, and not everyone is as supportive as Matt had hoped, but the netball game between the hospital and mining company takes all the focus.
A pregnant patient triggers Tara's anxiety and PTSD, while Meryl and Jarrod seek Rod Eagles help, but his price may just be too high for Meryl.
Tara's party antics get her in trouble and send Hugh spiraling on his birthday. Meryl investigates Whyhope's subsidence reports.
Jarrod's new job offer could mean Penny will leave Whyhope forever.
Meryl's near-death experience sets Hugh on a journey of redemption and gives Penny the clarity she needs
One year has passed; Whyhope has fallen into catastrophe having been hit with drought, bushfires, and floods, and to make matters worse, the hospital is under lockdown due to an outbreak of asbestos, while patients have been evacuated. Adamant that the hospital will remain closed, Hugh decides to return to Sydney. Charlie and Matt return from Germany when they discover that the Brewery has received negative reviews online. Hayley learns that it was Charlie who wrote the reviews, without Matt's knowledge, so that she could come home. Sharna Bahit arrives in Whyhope when the town is under investigation for corruption, and announces her appointment as Council Administrator, dismissing the entire council.
Hugh and Penny set aside their differences to fight for the rights of a terminally ill young mother. As she faces criminal charges, Meryl ropes in Hayley to hide evidence of her corruption from Sharna.
Hugh and Penny lock horns when she returns to work at the hospital; Sharna's mission to clean up Whyhope causes chaos for Ken, Betty, and Meryl.
Hugh's romance with Sharna hits a rocky patch when she threatens to shut down the hospital. Charlie devises a plan to solve Meryl's legal problems and help Wess family.
Hugh is forced to choose sides when Meryl plots to destroy Sharna's career. Ken reveals a dark secret when his parents visit Whyhope. Hayley has a crisis of faith when she breaks all ten commandments in one day.
Penny must decide between her loyalty to the hospital and her feelings for Hugh. Meryl's corruption trial takes a surprising twist, and Ajax takes a stand to win back Hayley.
Penny's teenage son hatches a cunning plan to rekindle the romance between Hugh and Penny. Sharna launches a charm offensive to get Hugh a high-profile job in the city. Meryl and Michael's romance faces a major roadblock.
Hugh faces his biggest decision ever, whether he can leave Whyhope and Penny for a new life in the city. Meanwhile, love comes to the Knight family when Meryl, Matt and Ajax all find new reasons to fall in love again.
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