43 minSeason 1 • Episode 13
LatestIt's 'stinger' season and the arrival of dangerous Irukanji jellyfish shuts down Sonny's Beach. Sam discovers a massive aggregation of them and collects some for her research.
Running the remote Hope Island Clinic, Sam Stewart is an accomplished doctor, who with her team, looks after the residents of all the neighbouring islands, as well as the holidaymakers and thrill seekers who visit the area. Not only a GP, Sam is a single mother with a free spirit and a determination – who has an unusual hobby: venom.
Acting
Lisa McCune carries every scene with chaotic single-mom authority.
Production
Actual Great Barrier Reef locations—no green screen nonsense.
Practical Effects
Real venom extractions. Someone actually milked snakes for this.
Creator
Jonathan M. Shiff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jonathan M. Shiff also created 'H2O: Just Add Water'—this is his 'adults with jobs' era.
Filmed on the Gold Coast during peak 'Australian TV exports to Europe' boom; barely aired domestically.
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