A Liberty & Beyond Production for Network Ten, Australia

Created and Produced by: Tony Cavanaugh, and Simone North
Executive Producer: Mikael Borglund

Aired: 1996–1998 (48 x 60 min)

Adrenalin Junkies is set in the emergency department of Brisbane's Bethlehem West Hospital where a dedicated medical team, unique to Australia, live and breathe the demanding world of emergency medicine. The team specialises in the evacuation of disaster areas, journeying by helicopter to remote areas inaccessible by ambulance. They also work in the city streets and the suburbs involving themselves with the patients, their families and the police.

Adrenalin Junkies was the first production of the company Liberty & Beyond which was formed by Tony Cavanaugh and Simone North's Liberty Films and Beyond International. Made for the Ten Network, a telemovie was produced in 1995, and three seasons of the series followed.

Adrenalin Junkies premiered in Australia on September 10, 1996 winning it's 9:30 timeslot with an estimated audience of over one million viewers. In Australia, the series was produced under the name Medivac but for international audiences, the name Adrenalin Junkies was used. The series was filmed on location in Brisbane at the old Tax Office building on the corner of Wharf and Adelaide Streets.
Starringasepisodes
Nicholas EadieDr. Red Buchanan 1 - 15
Geneviève PicotDr. Julia McAlpineAll
Graeme BlundellDr. Harry Edwards1 - 35
Grant BowlerDr. Arch CravenAll
Rena OwenMacy Fields, RN1 - 35
Caroline KennisonGosia Maléski, RNAll
Eugene GilfedderDr. Wayne Doubé1 - 35, 47
Danielle CarterBree Dalrymple, RN1 - 35
Mark ConstableDr. "Oopy" Hiltonwood1 - 34
Lisa ForrestDr. Marina ZamoyskiAll
Stephen LovattDr. Tom Shawcross27 - 48
Dieter BrummerDr. Sean Michaels34 - 48
Simone KessellDr. Stella O'Shaughnessy36 - 48
Melissa TkautzEvie Morrison, RN36 - 48
 
Featured Guest StarsEpisodes
John GreggDr. Peter Michaels39, 40, 43 - 48
Anthony GrundyTank1 - 8, 10 - 19
John HeywoodDr. David Delamere24, 25, 27
Lenka KripacNikki Kershaw28 - 30
Garry McDonaldErnie Sharp39 - 42
Andrew McKaigeDave Callen30 - 35, 38 - 41
Paul MercurioRoy Fields1 - 3, 6, 7, 9 - 11, 31, 34, 35
Helen O'ConnorJane Buchanan4, 13, 14, 15
Jean-Marc RussPeter Firstborne1 - 35
Sean ScullyMonsignor Jack Duval24, 29, 40
Jeremy SimsMark Best43 - 46
Angela TwiggMadeline16, 19 - 33, 35
 
Recycled Guest Stars
Jonathan AthertonCurtis Armstrong (3), Eric Frost (36, 37)
Chris BettsAmbo Phil (9, 12, 17), Bus Driver (25), Kirkwood (37)
Andrew BuchananHead Injury (10), Cameron Slater (27), Dominic Leary (39)
Jennifer CongramSusan Ladd (12), Eugenie (37)
Bridget CostelloWoman (1), Kylie Wheeler (16)
Gerry DayHercules (2), Mr. Kryzych (37)
Iain GardinerSean (9), Cowboy (33)
Peter KentPoliceman (2), X-Ray Op (9)
Nathan KotzurBassist (3), Ian Thorburn - Chopper Pilot (45)
Monette LeeRushbrook (24), Susan Mustoni (40)
Peter MarshallMarvin (5), Geremiah (27)
Nique NeedlesJohnny Ryan (23), Leo Vesti (26)
Sue RobinsonGwendolyn (19), Nancy Turner (36)
David VallonBratchette (6), Reg Van Ewik (32)


Arch and Macy   small cast photo   Opening Credit Shot