Channel Nine has confirmed Rodger Corser will star in its new drama series to be filmed in Mudgee and Sydney next month.
Doctor Doctor follows Hugh Knight (Corser – star of Underbelly, Rush, Puberty Blues), a rising star in the heart surgery ranks. He is gifted, charming, infallible, a hedonist who – due to his sheer talent – believes he can live outside the rules. But his “work hard, play harder” philosophy is about to come back and bite him. Hard.
In a joint statement, Nine’s head of Drama, Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan, said: “We are delighted to join forces with Essential Media and Entertainment on this irreverent new family drama series”.
“With its stellar cast and beautiful rural setting, Doctor Doctor is a breath of fresh air and further proof of Nine’s commitment to Australian content.”
TV Tonight has reported the program – Doctor Doctor – is an $11.6m series that will generate 800 jobs during filming.
Corser, who has most recently stared in The Doctor Blake Mysteries and The Beautiful Lie, will be joined by Nicole da Silva, Ryan Johnson, Hayley McElhinney, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Tina Bursill, Chloe Bayliss and Dave Eastgate.
Doctor Doctor is now in pre-production by Essential Media and Entertainment, with executive producers Andy Ryan and Jo Rooney from the Nine Network and producers Ian Collie, Claudia Karvan and Tony McNamara from Essential Media and Entertainment. Channel Nine confirmed filming will begin in April.
Doctor Doctor is proceeding with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen NSW.
Source: Mudgee Guardian, 14 March 2016
