
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.
Starring | as | episodes |
Nicholas Eadie | Dr. Red Buchanan | 1 - 15 |
Geneviève Picot | Dr. Julia McAlpine | All |
Graeme Blundell | Dr. Harry Edwards | 1 - 35 |
Grant Bowler | Dr. Arch Craven | All |
Rena Owen | Macy Fields, RN | 1 - 35 |
Caroline Kennison | Gosia Maléski, RN | All |
Eugene Gilfedder | Dr. Wayne Doubé | 1 - 35, 47 |
Danielle Carter | Bree Dalrymple, RN | 1 - 35 |
Mark Constable | Dr. "Oopy" Hiltonwood | 1 - 34 |
Lisa Forrest | Dr. Marina Zamoyski | All |
Stephen Lovatt | Dr. Tom Shawcross | 27 - 48 |
Dieter Brummer | Dr. Sean Michaels | 34 - 48 |
Simone Kessell | Dr. Stella O'Shaughnessy | 36 - 48 |
Melissa Tkautz | Evie Morrison, RN | 36 - 48 |
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Featured Guest Stars | Episodes |
John Gregg | Dr. Peter Michaels | 39, 40, 43 - 48 |
Anthony Grundy | Tank | 1 - 8, 10 - 19 |
John Heywood | Dr. David Delamere | 24, 25, 27 |
Lenka Kripac | Nikki Kershaw | 28 - 30 |
Garry McDonald | Ernie Sharp | 39 - 42 |
Andrew McKaige | Dave Callen | 30 - 35, 38 - 41 |
Paul Mercurio | Roy Fields | 1 - 3, 6, 7, 9 - 11, 31, 34, 35 |
Helen O'Connor | Jane Buchanan | 4, 13, 14, 15 |
Jean-Marc Russ | Peter Firstborne | 1 - 35 |
Sean Scully | Monsignor Jack Duval | 24, 29, 40 |
Jeremy Sims | Mark Best | 43 - 46 |
Angela Twigg | Madeline | 16, 19 - 33, 35 |
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Recycled Guest Stars |
Jonathan Atherton | Curtis Armstrong (3), Eric Frost (36, 37) |
Chris Betts | Ambo Phil (9, 12, 17), Bus Driver (25), Kirkwood (37) |
Andrew Buchanan | Head Injury (10), Cameron Slater (27), Dominic Leary (39) |
Jennifer Congram | Susan Ladd (12), Eugenie (37) |
Bridget Costello | Woman (1), Kylie Wheeler (16) |
Gerry Day | Hercules (2), Mr. Kryzych (37) |
Iain Gardiner | Sean (9), Cowboy (33) |
Peter Kent | Policeman (2), X-Ray Op (9) |
Nathan Kotzur | Bassist (3), Ian Thorburn - Chopper Pilot (45) |
Monette Lee | Rushbrook (24), Susan Mustoni (40) |
Peter Marshall | Marvin (5), Geremiah (27) |
Nique Needles | Johnny Ryan (23), Leo Vesti (26) |
Sue Robinson | Gwendolyn (19), Nancy Turner (36) |
David Vallon | Bratchette (6), Reg Van Ewik (32) |
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