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Nina Proudman
(86 episodes, 2010-2017)
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| Kat Stewart | ... |
Billie Proudman
(86 episodes, 2010-2017)
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Richard Davies | ... |
Jimmy Proudman
(86 episodes, 2010-2017)
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Linda Cropper | ... |
Geraldine Proudman
(86 episodes, 2010-2017)
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| Jane Harber | ... |
Zara Perkich
(86 episodes, 2010-2017)
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Alicia Gardiner | ... |
Kim Akerholt
(86 episodes, 2010-2017)
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| Deborah Mailman | ... |
Cherie Butterfield
(69 episodes, 2010-2017)
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| Lachy Hulme | ... |
Dr. Martin Clegg
(69 episodes, 2010-2017)
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Eddie Perfect | ... |
Mick Holland
(60 episodes, 2010-2016)
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| John Waters | ... |
Darcy Proudman
(55 episodes, 2010-2014)
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| Matthew Le Nevez | ... |
Patrick Reid
(47 episodes, 2011-2016)
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The story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her fabulously messy family.
Five full seasons of this awesome, addictive Aussie series couldn't have come at a better time. Our protagonist, hardworking OB Nina Proudman, lives within shouting distance of her extended "nut bar" family members in a scruffy/trendy Melbourne suburb. She may remind you a bit of Elliot on "Scrubs"gorgeous but socially challenged, "neurotic, often obsessive" (says her admiring boss, quite the nut bar himself) and frequently trapped inside her own head The workplace comedy stuff is entertaining, the tale of Nina's search for love with a series of "moody, damaged" colleagues is quite relatable, and the show has lots of insightful things to say about the difficulties and rewards of family life.
Plot lines are suspenseful and involving, sometimes melodramatic (casual sex often results in the titular offspring; season 5 is a lot more like "Parenthood" than "Scrubs" ), and the writers do resort to some shameless romcom shtick to keep things moving, esp. in the earlier episodespanting lovers kept apart by doofy misunderstandings and cell phone glitches and whatnotbut I'm guessing you're not going to mind any of that very much. Btw, who- or whatever (primitive voice-rec software?) transcribed the CC doesn't have much of an ear for the elusive Aussie accent: "my way" (pron. "my why") comes out as "my wife" in the captions, "Tongan chick" as "tongue in cheek" and "feeling wretched" as "feeling rat sh*t."