'' is an
Australian Television Show aired on
Channel Seven . It debuted on
24th February ,
1998 . The series is set in fictional
Sydney suburban hospital ''All Saints General Western Hospital'' and stories originally focused on the lives of the nurses of Ward 17, which was also known as the "garbage ward", because it took the overflow of patients. In
2004 the show was radically revamped with the setting shifted to the Emergency room and several new characters introduced.
The external shots (the sweeping shots of the skyline and hospital) are filmed at the
Concord Repatriation General Hospital .
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital in Sydney has also been used for external filming and for some interior locations such as the operating theatres.
A number of notable Australian thespians have made guest appearances in ''All Saints'' including:
1998:
Maggie Dence ,
Kym Wilson ,
Peter Gwynne ,
June Salter ,
Matt Doran ,
Linda Hartley ,
Max Phipps ,
Justine Clarke ,
Rod Mullinar ,
Virginia Hey ,
Michael Caton ,
Joyce Jacobs ,
Betty Bobbitt ,
Charles "Bud" Tingwell ,
Anna Hruby and
John Walton .
1999:
Bill Hunter ,
Rona Coleman ,
Ross Newton ,
John Clayton ,
Lyn Collingwood ,
Cecily Polson ,
Betty Lucas ,
Diane Craig ,
Judi Farr ,
Henri Szeps ,
Wayne Pygram ,
Alan David Lee ,
Andy Anderson ,
Rebecca Riggs ,
Pat Bishop ,
Kim Lewis ,
Kristian Schmid ,
Melissa Jaffer ,
Ally Fowler ,
Lois Ramsay ,
Betty Bobbitt ,
Grant Bowler ,
Michele Fawdon ,
Peter Sumner ,
Joy Smithers ,
Tina Bursill ,
Robyn Gibbes ,
Peter Kowitz ,
Liz Burch ,
Carole Skinner and
Jason Clarke .
2000:
Jason Clarke ,
Joy Smithers ,
Liz Burch ,
Rowena Wallace ,
Arianthe Galani ,
Melissa Jaffer ,
John Adam ,
Leslie Dayman ,
Rachel Gordon ,
Rebekah Elmaloglou ,
Joyce Jacobs ,
Carmen Duncan ,
Victoria Longley ,
David Franklin ,
Mat Stevenson ,
Wendy Playfair ,
Kate Raison ,
Zoe Carides ,
Paul Mercurio and
Brandon Burke .
2001:
Joy Smithers ,
Sonia Todd ,
Zoe Carides ,
Rebekah Elmaloglou ,
Vincent Ball ,
Diane Craig ,
Joan Sydney ,
Elaine Lee ,
Brett Climo ,
Danny Adcock ,
Anna Hruby ,
Lisa Hensley ,
Maggie Kirkpatrick ,
Noel Hodda ,
Melissa Tkautz ,
Julieanne Newbould ,
Chris King ,
Joanne Samuel ,
Sheila Kennelly ,
John Clayton ,
Glenda Linscott ,
Tim Elston and
Susan Lyons .
2002:
Gerard Maguire ,
Joy Smithers ,
Shane Briant ,
Vanessa Downing ,
George Spartels ,
Adam Willits ,
Barry Quin ,
Diana McLean ,
Melissa Tkautz ,
Nicolle Dickson ,
Bryan Marshall ,
Maggie Dence ,
Paul Goddard ,
Tracy Mann ,
Tina Bursill ,
Linda Cropper ,
Cecily Polson ,
Wendy Strehlow ,
Chris Haywood ,
Anne-Louise Lambert ,
Victoria Longley ,
Bartholomew John ,
Tim Elston ,
Kate Sheil and
Penne Hackforth-Jones
2003:
Maggie Dence ,
Bartholomew John ,
Joy Smithers ,
Victoria Longley ,
Penne Hackforth-Jones ,
Helmut Bakaitis ,
Melissa Jaffer ,
Angela Punch McGregor ,
Barry Quin ,
Diana Davidson ,
Beverley Dunn ,
Wendy Playfair ,
Anne Looby and
Elizabeth Alexander .
2004:
Anne Looby ,
Peter Kowitz ,
Elizabeth Alexander ,
Victoria Longley ,
Julia Blake ,
Lois Ramsay ,
Leslie Dayman ,
Kim Lewis ,
Peter Rowsthorn ,
Jason Chong ,
Grant Bowler ,
Paula Arundell ,
Elspeth Ballantyne ,
Bryan Marshall ,
Duncan Young and
Tim Elston .
2005:
Tim Elston ,
Elizabeth Alexander ,
Grant Bowler ,
Jason Chong ,
Matt Doran ,
Kate Sheil ,
Rebecca Riggs ,
Josephine Mitchell ,
Noel Hodda ,
Nathaniel Dean ,
Wendy Strehlow ,
Elaine Smith ,
Anne Tenney ,
Shane Withington ,
Peter Phelps ,
Duncan Young and
Ally Fowler .
2006:
Wendy Strehlow ,
Ally Fowler ,
Mark Owen-Taylor ,
Murray Bartlett ,
Zoe Carides and
Barry Otto .
''All Saints'' generally airs at 8.30pm on Tuesday Nights, although when ''
Dancing With The Stars '' is on air ''All Saints'' airs at around 9.30pm (depending on when D''ancing with the Stars'' finishes).
''All Saints'' is being released on
DVD in Australia. The complete first series of the show (comprising 41 episodes) is currently available. The second series will be availiable on the 28th April,
2006 and the 3rd Series on the 29th May,
2006 .
