All Saints (TV series)

All Saints is an Australian medical drama television series that first screened on the Seven Network on 24 February 1998. Set in the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital, it focused on the staff of Ward 17 until its closure in 2004, which is when the focus changed and began following the staff of the Emergency Department. The show was produced by John Holmes alongside Jo Porter, MaryAnne Carroll and Di Drew. The final episode aired on 27 October 2009, completing its record-breaking 12-year run.

All Saints
Seasons 4–6 title card
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Bevan Lee
Developed by	Jo Porter
Starring	(see detailed cast list in article)
Composer	Matteo Zingales
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	493 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	John Holmes
Producers	Jo Porter (seasons 1–4) Di Drew (seasons 5–7) Jo Porter (seasons 7–8) MaryAnne Carroll (seasons 8–10) Bill Hughes (seasons 11–12)
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Seven Network Operations Limited Red Heart Entertainment
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	24 February 1998 (1998-02-24) – 27 October 2009 (2009-10-27)

Plot

All Saints follows the lives of the staff at All Saints Western General Hospital. Until its closure in 2004 (season 7), the show primarily focused on the staff in Ward 17. Known as the "garbage ward" as it took all the overflow from the other wards, Ward 17 was run by compassionate nun, Sister Terri Sullivan (Georgie Parker). Her staff included her nurses Connor Costello (Jeremy Cumpston), Von Ryan (Judith McGrath), Bronwyn Craig (Libby Tanner), Jared Levine (Ben Tari) and Stephanie Markham (Kirrily White) and her ward clerk Jaz Hillerman (Sam Healy). Luke Forlano (Martin Lynes) and Peter Morrison (Andrew McKaige) were doctors who frequently worked with Terri and her staff. Ben Markham (Brian Vriends) was an ambulance officer who worked closely with Luke, despite their rivalry. Bronwyn left Ward 17 and became an ambulance officer at the end of 1998 but returned to the ward full-time at the end of season 3.

Peter and Jaz were written out early on in the second season which introduced Doctor Mitch Stevens (Erik Thomson, an old boyfriend of Terri's with whom she had unfinished business. More of the original cast left: Stephanie was killed in a car accident in Season 3 and Connor left in Season 4. The beginning of the fourth season gave Ben a new ambulance partner, Scott Zinenko (Conrad Coleby), and the concluding episodes introduced two new nurses, Paula Morgan (Jenni Baird) and Nelson Curtis (Paul Tassone). Long-serving doctor Charlotte Beaumont (Tammy Macintosh) made her debut in the fifth season.

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character	Season
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Georgie Parker	Terri Sullivan	Main								Does not appear
Jeremy Cumpston	Connor Costello	Main				Does not appear
Sam Healy	Jaz Hillerman	Main		Does not appear
Martin Lynes	Luke Forlano	Main							Does not appear
Judith McGrath	Von Ryan	Main
Andrew McKaige	Peter Morrison	Main		Does not appear
Libby Tanner	Bronwyn Craig	Main						Does not appear
Ben Tari	Jared Levine	Main						Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Kirrily White	Stephanie Markham	Main			Guest	Does not appear
Brian Vriend	Ben Markham	Recurring		Main				Does not appear
Erik Thomson	Mitch Stevens	Does not appear	Main					Does not appear
Conrad Coleby	Scott Zinenko	Does not appear			Main				Does not appear
Jenni Baird	Paula Morgan	Does not appear			Guest	Recurring	Main		Does not appear
Paul Tassone	Nelson Curtis	Does not appear			Guest	Recurring	Main				Does not appear
Tammy Macintosh	Charlotte Beaumont	Does not appear				Recurring	Main
Christopher Gabardi	Vincent Hughes	Does not appear					Main					Does not appear
John Howard	Frank Campion	Does not appear						Main
Wil Traval	Jack Quade	Does not appear						Main					Does not appear
Natalie Saleeba	Jessica Singelton	Does not appear						Main			Does not appear
Alexandra Davies	Cate McMasters	Does not appear						Main				Guest	Does not appear
Mark Priestley	Dan Goldman	Does not appear						Main					Does not appear
Chris Vance	Sean Everleigh	Does not appear							Guest	Main		Does not appear
Andrew Supanz	Bartholomew West	Does not appear								Main
Jolene Anderson	Erica Templeton	Does not appear								Main			Does not appear
John Waters	Mike Vlasek	Does not appear								Guest	Main
Virginia Gay	Gabrielle Jaegar	Does not appear								Recurring	Main
Allison Cratchley	Zoe Gallagher	Does not appear								Main			Does not appear
Jack Campbell	Steve Taylor	Does not appear									Main
Kip Gamblin	Adam Rossi	Does not appear										Main
Ella Scott Lynch	Claire Anderson	Does not appear										Main
Alix Bidstrup	Amy Fielding	Does not appear										Main
Mirrah Foulkes	Jo Mathieson	Does not appear											Main

Recurring cast

Actor	Character	Season
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Elizabeth Maywald	Sophie Williams	Recurring	Guest	Does not appear
Kim Hillas	Joan Marden	Recurring		Guest		Recurring		Guest	Does not appear				Guest
Michael Angus	John Ahearn	Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
John Noble	John Madsen	Recurring			Guest		Recurring	Guest	Does not appear
Justine Clarke	Samantha O'Hara	Recurring		Does not appear
Damon Herriman	Danny Bucknell	Recurring	Guest	Does not appear
Rod Mullinar	Prof. Richard Craig	Recurring	Does not appear
Robert Coleby		Does not appear			Guest				Does not appear
Jake Blundell	Tony Hurst	Does not appear	Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
Celia Ireland	Regina Butcher	Does not appear	Recurring		Does not appear	Guest	Recurring			Does not appear
Joy Smithers	Rose Carlton Stevens	Does not appear	Recurring				Guest	Does not appear
Ling-Hsueh Tang	Kylie Preece	Does not appear	Recurring				Does not appear
Kim De Lury	Mick Todd	Does not appear	Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
Sarah Vassallo	A&E Nurse Stella	Does not appear	Guest	Recurring		Does not appear
Pia Miranda	Brittany Finlay	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Belinda Emmett	Jodi Horner	Does not appear		Recurring		Does not appear
Emma Jane Fowler	Vicky Dernakov	Does not appear			Recurring		Does not appear
Natasha Beaumont	Rebecca Green	Does not appear			Recurring			Does not appear
Josh Quong Tart	Matt Horner	Does not appear			Recurring			Guest	Does not appear
Rochelle Whyte	Cara Windom	Does not appear			Recurring			Does not appear
Chris Haywood	Peter Buchanan	Does not appear				Recurring	Does not appear
Rebecca Massey	Various	Does not appear				Guest	Does not appear		Guest		Does not appear
Troy Planet	Dennis Poole	Does not appear					Guest	Recurring	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear
Alan Flower	Morris the Florist	Does not appear					Recurring	Does not appear
Rachel McNamara	Frances Regan	Does not appear					Recurring	Does not appear
Fletcher Humphrys	Alex Kearns	Does not appear					Recurring		Does not appear
Henry Nixon	Sterling McCormack	Does not appear					Recurring		Does not appear
Liz Alexander	Alison Newell	Does not appear					Recurring				Does not appear
Anne Looby	Julia Archer	Does not appear					Recurring		Does not appear
Grant Bowler	Nigel "Mac" MacPherson	Does not appear						Recurring		Does not appear
Jaime Mears	Kerry Lytton	Does not appear						Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
Peter Phelps	Doug Spencer	Does not appear							Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
Sibylla Budd	Deanna Richardson	Does not appear							Recurring		Does not appear
Nicole da Silva	Sasha Fernandez	Does not appear							Recurring	Does not appear
Panda Likoudis	Bryce the Ambo	Does not appear							Recurring	Guest	Does not appear
Guy Edmonds	Stuart Mapleston	Does not appear							Recurring	Does not appear
Wendy Strehlow	Lorraine Tanner	Does not appear							Recurring				Does not appear
Douglas Hansell	Aaron Roth	Does not appear							Recurring	Does not appear
Celeste Barber	Bree Matthews	Does not appear							Recurring
Alexandra Fowler	Eve Ballantyne	Does not appear							Guest	Recurring		Does not appear
Jacinta Stapleton	Jo Henderson	Does not appear								Recurring	Does not appear
Mike Smith	Heath Velaga	Does not appear									Recurring		Guest
Renee Lim	Suzi Lau	Does not appear										Recurring	Guest
Petra Yared	Rhiannon Wilson	Does not appear										Recurring	Does not appear
Donald Sword	Crewman Paul	Does not appear											Recurring
Ben Wood	Troy Sanders	Does not appear											Recurring
Jonathan Wood	Elliott Parker	Does not appear											Recurring

Guest cast

Actor	Role	No. Eps
Aaron Blabey	Scott Lacey	1
Abe Forsythe	Phil Rigg	1
Adelaide Clemens	Stephanie	1
Adrian Lee	Sam Lahood	1
Alan David Lee	Christian / John Jeffries	2
Alyssa McClelland	Scarlett Baker / Zoe Dell	2
Amy Mathews	Mary Cowper / Cassie Anderson	2
Andrea Demetriades	Felicity Summers	1
Andrew Bibby	Tony Clark	1
Anh Do	Tim Salter	1
Anja Coleby	Anna Johnson	1
Anna Hruby	Sandra Connelly / Bridget Mortimer / Nicole Templeton	7
Anna Lise Phillips	Heather	1
Anne-Louise Lambert	Gabrielle Trebon	1
Anne Lucas	Mrs Goh / Dr Carol Wong	4
Anne Tenney	Trish Turner	3
Anthony Hayes	Krys Goretski	2
Arky Michael	Doug Silverman	1
Arthur Dignam	Father Francis Tyler	1
Barry Otto	Bob Tyrell	1
Ben Geurens	Owen MacKenzie	1
Benjamin McNair	Greg Morris	1
Betty Lucas	Sister Bernard / Hannah McNamara / Mae Mooney	6
Bojana Novakovic	Rachel Carpenter	1
Brett Climo	Bryan Taylor	1
Brian Rooney	Robbie Watson	1
Bridie Carter	Karen McArthur	1
Brittany Byrnes	Jacinta Clarke / Vicki Ross / Becky Franklin / Vicki Rees / Emma Quinliven	5
Brooke Harman	Tamara Morgan	1
Bruce Spence	Barry Goldsworthy	1
Bud Tingwell	Dr Harry McKay	1
Callan Mulvey	Stewie Holder
Carmen Duncan	Elizabeth Wallace	1
Carole Skinner	Sandra Gillespie	1
Caz Lederman	Catherine Chadwick	1
Cecily Polson	Monica Dowd / Meredith Renshaw / June Burns	4
Christine Stephen-Daly	Rachel McMahon	1
Christopher James Baker	Leo Boravoskas	1
Christopher Kirby	Gordon Breen	1
Christopher Truswell	Phil Masterson	2
Damian de Montemas	Jules Wilson / Mike McGrath / Scott McFarlane	3
Damian Rice	Nick Adams / Lindsay Farlow	6
Damian Walshe-Howling	Jacob Shipper	1
Daniel Amalm	Moe Atsidakos	1
Daniel Henshall	Tim Downley	1
Danielle Carter	Donna Griffith	2
Danielle Spencer	Kate Taylor	1
Danny Adcock	Alan Slater	1
Danny Roberts	Mr Jennings / David McLachlan	2
Dawn Fraser	Self	1
Deni Gordon	Sophie Yew	1
Diana McLean	Mary Willard	1
Dinah Shearing
Don Hany	Carlo	1
Doris Younane	Carlene Ponder	1
Drew Forsythe	Ray McCarthy / Dale Caulder	3
Eamon Farren	Caleb / Cody Frost	2
Eliza Taylor	Carly Spalding	1
Emma Booth	Ruby Soarrow	2
Emma Lung	April Sutton	1
Eve Morey	Gina Quinn	1
Ewen Leslie	Tony Hunter	3
Fayssal Bazzi	Tim Spillane	1
Felicity Price	Katrina King	1
Frank Gallacher	Bruce Campion	1
Frankie J Holden	Andy McKenzie	1
Freya Stafford	Annie / Felicity	1
Garry Who	Jim Patterson	1
George Whaley	Bill Blight	1
Geraldine Turner	'Shrieking' Sharona McDonald	1
Gerard Kennedy	Neville West	1
Gerry Sont	Andre Klugston/Klugsten	3
Gillian Alexy	Nicole Higgins	2
Gosia Dobrowolska	Greta Patterson / Vera / Lillian Gehler	3
Graeme Blundell	Peter Hurst	1
Gyton Grantley	Jared Clark / Andy Patton	2
Heather Mitchell	Gemma McKenzie / Louise Malloy	2
Helen Buday	Belinda Mawson	1
Helen Thomson	Sharon Cox	1
Holly Brisley	Janelle	1
Indiana Evans	Milly Roberts	1
Ivy Latimer	Madelaine James	1
Jack Finsterer	Damien Trelawny	2
Jai Courtney	Harry Avent	1
Jamie Croft	Adam Buckley	1
Jason Clarke	Eddie Furlong	2
Jason Smith	Cameron Moyes / Troy Novak	2
Jay Laga'aia	Michael Stevenson	2
Jerome Ehlers	Richard Reinheart	1
Jessica Napier	Elyse Leine / Pam Elton	2
Joanne Samuel	Ingrid Clements	1
Jodie Dry	Nurse Linda Davies	4
John Adam	Tom Snowden	5
John Batchelor	Bernie Farelly / Wayne Calder	2
John Brumpton	Steve Casey / Charlie Ellis / Ross Fraser	3
John Clayton	Clive Cooper / Tony Wilson	3
John Hamblin	Alex Knoght	2
John Jarratt	Paul Spaulding	1
John McTernan	Geoff Cavendish	1
John Orcsik	Warden	1
Jonathon Dutton	Kane Hely	5
Jonny Pasvolsky	John Poulos	1
Josef Ber	Dusty Crow	1
Josh Lawson	Nick Bagnall	1
Julia Blake	Evelyn Ulrich	1
Justin Rosniak	Denny Denisovich / Craig Mendelsohn	2
Kate Box	Mia	1
Kate Mulvany	Hayley McMasters	1
Kate Raison	Julie Campbell / Kathy Whittaker	2
Khan Chittenden	Corey	1
Kimberley Joseph	Grace Connelly	7
Krew Boylan	Jenny Flinders / Leigh Sands / Simone Collie
Kris McQuade	Dorothea Louden	1
Lara Cox	Cathy Maxwell / Phoebe Speight	2
Laura Vazquez	Ellie Farmer	1
Leeanna Walsman	Michelle / Sophie Celna	1
Leon Ford	Ian Neal / Patrick Foster	2
Linda Cropper	Anita Murphy	1
Lisa Hensley	Anne Trelawney	1
Liz Burch	Di Richards	3
Lois Ramsay	Norma Blunt / Thelma Franklin	4
Louise Crawford	Lynette Newman	1
Louise Siversen	Tamara Pederson	1
Lucy Bell	Sonia Moore / Marie Booth	5
Lucy Durack	Emma Christian	1
Luke Carroll	Seb	1
Luke Ford	Leon Fahey / Ray Branal	2
Luke Hemsworth	Ben Simpson	1
Luke Pegler	Jasper	1
Lynette Curran	Hilary Doyle / Anita Petrakis / Harriet ‘Hatty’ Bell	5
Maeve Dermody	Taylor Patterson	1
Maggie Dence	Lyn Brown / Maggie Cooper / June Markham	5
Mandy McElhinney	Corinne Davies / Natalie Halpin	2
Manu Bennett	Darren	1
Mark Lee	Chen Wai	1
Marshall Napier	Ian Hanrahan / Mick Mason	3
Martin Dingle-Wall	Greg Howard / Mick	2
Marton Csokas	Brother Thomas	1
Mat Stevenson	Matt Brooker	1
Matt Okine	Brendan	1
Matthew Le Nevez	Andy Barton	1
Matthew Newton	Isaac Talbot / Derek Cook	2
Max Gillies	Ian Benson	1
Melissa Tkautz	Andrea Stuart	7
Mercia Deane-Johns	Mary Constantine	1
Merrick Watts	Lawry	1
Mia Wasikowska	Lily Watson	2
Michael Caton	Bob Parker	7
Michael Denkha	Mario Constantine / Toby / Brice Ahearne	4
Michelle Vergara Moore	Woman	1
Murray Bartlett	Roy Pickforth	1
Myles Pollard	Robert Ford	2
Natalie Bassingthwaighte	Young Deirdre	1
Nathan Page	Paul	1
Nathaniel Buzolic	Damon Lloyd	1
Nicholas Bishop	Nicholas Carroll	1
Nicolle Dickson	Penny	1
Nick Tate	Jock Laughlin	1
Pat Bishop	Hazel Masterton	1
Patrick Brammall	Theo Wellburn	1
Paul Mercurio	Oscar Franklin	1
Paul Tassone	Colin / Jake Bosac / Race Caller	3
Penny Cook	Rhonda Goldman	5
Penny McNamee	Suzie Chambers	1
Peter O'Brien	Sam Whittaker	1
Pia Miranda	Brittany Finlay	6
Rachael Carpani	Emily Martin	1
Ray Barrett	Doc Connelly	1
Rebecca Smart	Charlie Wilde	1
Rebekah Elmaloglou	Justine Addison	2
Rhiana Griffith	Cindy	1
Richard Carter	Alastair Walsh	1
Rob Carlton	Hodgie / Ray Price / Col Beaty	3
Robert Coleby	Professor Richard Craig	5
Robert Grubb	Paul Murray	1
Robyn Forsythe	Jacqueline Cahill / Collette Pullman	5
Roger Oakley	Sam Curtis	1
Roy Billing	Murray Blackwood / Barry Croft / Darryl Hornby	5
Russell Kiefel	Ian Cosgrove / Lenny	2
Ryan Johnson	Nick Patterson / Conrad Hagan / Jake	3
Sacha Horler	Collette Harris	1
Salvatore Coco	Tony Zammit	1
Sarah Aubrey	Amanda Morton
Sarah Chadwick	Karen Stoner / Francesca Norman	3
Sarah Snook	Sophie	1
Scott McGregor	Steve Brooker	1
Shane Withington	Bob 'Smitty' Smith	1
Sheila Kennelly	Rada Verzina / Mary Moore	4
Simon Burke	Brad Douglas	1
Simon Chilvers
Simon Lyndon	Will Harrington	1
Simone Buchanan	Mitchie Bell	1
Simmone Jade Mackinnon	Stripper / Kimberly 'Krystal' Woods	2
Socratis Otto	Adam Gray / Hugh	2
Sophie Lowe	Chloe Steen	1
Spencer McLaren	Evan	1
Steve Bastoni	Morgan Garrett	1
Steve Le Marquand	Boyd Matthews	1
Steve Peacocke	Zeb Hall	1
Tamsin Carroll	Nikki Collins / Tanya Foster-Wallace	2
Toby Truslove	Chris Wiley	1
Toni Scanlan	Virginia McIntyre	1
Tony Nikolakopoulos	Dominic	2
Val Lehman	Maggie Brooks	1
Vanessa Downing	Helen Lancaster / Claire Hobson	2
Victoria Hill	Shauna Myer	1
Victoria Longley	Kath Williams / Margaret O'Brien	5
Vincent Ball	Bill Weiner	2
Virginia Hey	Joanne Travers	1
Wayne Blair	Kenny Baxter	1
Wendy Hughes	Annalise Lang	1
Wendy Playfair	Gloria Mayberry / Hannah 'Bubba' Rosen	2

Production

After the death of Dr. Mitch Stevens (Erik Thomson) and the departure of Bron Craig (Libby Tanner) in 2003, the producers decided to do something in response to considerable drop in ratings and to prolong the life of the series.

In February 2004, John Holmes told The Age journalist Debi Enker that All Saints would be undergoing "major surgery" when the focus shifted from Ward 17 to the Emergency Department. He also stated that while four familiar faces will be leaving, new characters will be introduced to fill the void. Holmes recalled a statement that he made in May 2003 in which he said, "we [myself and Seven script executive Bevan Lee] were seeing the scripts and watching episodes and we were feeling that there was a little bit of a sameness in it. We started to think, 'Don't know about this. Sixth year. Maybe we've had a few too many people through the door of Ward 17 on a trolley and had the 'Hi, I'm Von, I'm your nurse. Room Three, thanks Sterlo.'" After tossing up between cancelling the show and using it as the foundation of a spin-off series, Holmes and Lee decided to rejuvenate the show by changing the setting. Ward 17 would then close and the show would be relocated to the Emergency Department.

As a result of the shift, several cast members decided to leave the show. Paula Morgan (Jenni Baird), Luke Forlano (Martin Lynes), Alex Kearns (Fletcher Humphrys) and Sterling McCormack (Henry Nixon) were all written out of the show. Former Always Greener star John Howard signed a three-year deal and was added to the cast as the cranky head of Emergency, Dr. Frank Campion. Other new faces included Wil Traval as Dr. Jack Quade, Mark Priestley and Natalie Saleeba as nurses Dan Goldman and Jessica Singleton and Alexandra Davies as ambulance officer Cate McMasters.

Season eight saw one of the biggest changes yet as Terri Sullivan (Georgie Parker), who until then had been the main character, was written out halfway through the year, leaving Von Ryan (Judith McGrath) as the last remaining original character and resulting in John Howard being moved into top billing. The last two episodes of the season introduced Chris Vance as doctor Sean Everleigh.

The ninth season would see another large cast turnover. Nelson and Jessica both left, while arriving were Allison Cratchley as doctor Zoe Gallagher, Andrew Supanz as intern Bartholomew West, Virginia Gay as new nurse unit manager Gabrielle Jaeger and Jolene Anderson as nurse Erica Templeton. John Waters appeared for a run of episodes as surgeon Mike Vlasek before returning full-time the following season. Season ten saw Vincent and Cate written out while Sean was killed off: His replacement was Steve Taylor (Jack Campbell), an old boyfriend of Gabrielle.

The eleventh season would see more comings and goings as Zoe departed mid-season. The latter part of the year saw Erica murdered off-screen, while the death of actor Mark Priestley resulted in Dan Goldman making his last appearance in the season's penultimate episode, the same episode where Jack Quade departed. As a result, the final run of episodes introduced Kip Gamblin as doctor Adam Rossi and Ella Scott Lynch as nurse Claire Anderson. Alix Bidstrup, who had appeared for a run of episodes earlier in the year as Amy Fielding, Frank's niece and a newly qualified nurse, returned as a regular.

In 2009 another attempt to stem the softening ratings and add a bit of excitement to the series, Seven Network executives decided to rejuvenate again, introducing a medical response unit to deal with tricky rescues which involved a helicopter going to remote locations to rescue patients who needed assistance. They would then bring those patients back to the ED and the staff there would assist in their treatment. Along with the addition of the new "department" the show was also renamed to All Saints: Medical Response Unit, the introduction of Mirrah Foulkes and the new MRU proved to lift the ratings substantially, but then levelled out at where they were prior to the revamp.

In June 2009, after months of rumours that the cancellation of All Saints was imminent, a spokeswoman from the Seven Network informed The Daily Telegraph that the episode order had been trimmed. Season twelve of All Saints would screen 24 episodes instead of the usual 40 episodes and that production would cease in August instead of November.

In July 2009, exactly one month later after the first announcement, Tim Worner, Seven's Director of Programming at the time announced that All Saints had been cancelled. He told Michael Idato of the Sydney Morning Herald, "All Saints is a show which Seven and viewers have loved. However, an audience shift and increased production costs are behind this tough decision." He also informed Idato that the episode order trim had been reverted and the season would complete a 37 episode order, finishing on episode 493. It was reported after the announcement that since the introduction of the MRU in 2009 it inflated the cost of each episode to $500,000. Many people still argue as to why the MRU was introduced in the first place or should have been removed instead of axing the show if the network was wanting to cut costs.

In the Feb/Mar 2010 GQ magazine in 2010, Tim Worner said his one regret was "Axing All Saints. But it was the right call at the time and we have two new drama projects in development."

Controversy

Episode 265

On 20 April 2004, episode 265, "Brave New World" aired, which saw the introduction of John Howard's character, Frank Campion. It was also the first episode to be set in the Emergency Department. This episode attracted lots of controversy.

One patient came into the triage and tried to get help, but he was told to wait. Later on, Nelson heard a phone ring coming from the patient and asked him to turn off the phone. It was later hinted that he had been using the phone to masturbate and it had gotten stuck in his rectum.

The end of the episode saw Frank go introduce himself to Terri (Georgie Parker), who was recovering from heart surgery. During a heated argument about staff members, Frank blatantly said to Terri, "if you ever use your influence with your previous employees to white-ant me again, you will never work in Emergency." Before Terri could get a word in, Frank added, "can I make it any fucking clearer?"

The next day, Channel Seven announced that they had received more than 100 phone calls in Melbourne alone. Parker told the media, "it's a good response because it's not about the shock words—we've sworn on the show before—but because people clearly feel really protective about Terri. It's like they really feel for her as a character and don't like her being under attack by a very confronting man. It's great to know they care for her so much."

On 22 April, the network issued a statement that read, "within an M classification code, coarse language is permitted provided it is appropriate to the storyline or program context." An apology was not made.

Episode 432

On 27 May 2008, episode 432, "Never Tell" aired.

This episode saw a woman pregnant from an incestuous relationship with her brother, told her child may have Down syndrome as a result.

Leading geneticist Dr. David Amor of Murdoch Children's Research Institute stated, "There is absolutely no increase in the risk of Down syndrome for the offspring of incestuous relationships."

Down Syndrome Australia considered legal action, complained to the media regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority and called for a boycott by the show's advertisers if an apology and correction was not aired on All Saints the following week.

Seven responded with, "All Saints values its audience and has the greatest respect for their commitment to the program. Without reservation, to any members of the audience who have found an element of a recent story offensive, Channel Seven apologises."

The final episode

The longer-than-usual 49-minute episode aired at 9:30pm on Tuesday, 27 October 2009. The episode, unlike those in the rest of the season, went back to basics and focused more on the lives of the nurses and doctors as they tended to patients.

The episode saw Judith McGrath's character, Von Ryan tending to a teenage girl who comes into the ED and gives birth without knowing she was pregnant. Tammy Macintosh and John Howard finished their seven- and five-year reigns as Dr. Charlotte Beaumont and Dr. Frank Campion respectively, caring for a woman played by Heather Mitchell who had cystic fibrosis. Ella Scott Lynch and Jonathan Wood left the show on a high with their characters, Claire Anderson and Elliott Parker treating a man (Luke Pegler) with a disease consistent with diabetes and promiscuity.

Secretly, Von decides to resign from All Saints, telling only Frank that she wouldn't be returning. He offers to take her out for dinner, but instead plans a surprise farewell dinner for her. Throughout the dinner, Gabrielle (Virginia Gay) and Steve (Jack Campbell) decide to raise their child together and get back together, Bart (Andrew Supanz) proposes to his girlfriend Amy (Alix Bidstrup) and Charlotte and Adam (Kip Gamblin) share an intense moment.

At the table, Von is pressured to make a speech by her colleagues and friends and reluctantly, she does, uttering her famous line: "I spent a lot of time at All Saints and I'd just like to thank you all for your loyalty, your support and love. Oh bugger this, here's to us." She raises her glass and toasts.

The finale is capped off by a montage of scenes from over the show's twelve-year run, including Mitch's final scene, the closure of Ward 17 and Bron & Ben's wedding, all to The Beatles song, "In My Life".

The final scene sees Frank raise his glass at Von, who raises hers and smiles.

Opening credits

The first opening theme song for All Saints began with several deep breaths and then went into a tune played by a saxophone. The melody bears a striking similarity to "Fly By Night", the first track on Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson's 1983 debut album Walk Into Light. This played over the top of several shots of the cast members. Actors names were in the font Zurich Extra Condensed and underlined. Intercut were shots of hands, various medical equipment and medicine.

The second opening theme song was first used when the opening was upgraded in mid-season two. The same song was used however drums were added to give it more of an authentic sound. The shots of cast changed and names of actors and their characters were now present. The font remained the same. Shots of hands, medical vehicles and equipment were also present.

The first major overhaul of the opening happened in season four, when the titles were completely changed. They now began with several deep breaths over a blue screen with a vision of hands in the background. The screen was set up with a slide of the actor in the centre, with deep blue all around and medical notation. The theme was more stringy and only involved a small saxophone part. Medical crosses, bottles and syringes were present in the opening. This coincided with the change from the standard TV 4:3 aspect ratio to widescreen 16:9.

The second major overhaul of the opening happened in season seven, when the whole layout and font used were completely changed to mark the revamp of the show and its change of focus to the Emergency Department. The basic undertone of the theme was still there, however another saxophone overtone was added tho give the theme more authenticity. The images were also upgraded to include ambulances, surgical equipment and people rushing around in the background. The font changed and actors and characters were now in the font Imprint MT Shadow. This set of opening titles continues until the end of season eight.

At the beginning of season nine, the opening titles credits were ditched and the main cast were listed at the last of every episode with the names returning to their original format and font. This continues until the final episode. In seasons ten and eleven, the actor's name and their corresponding character name flew in from either side, however this idea was dumped when the show returned for its final season.

An intertitle card appeared before every ad break in season nine, however the show returned to fading out in the tenth and eleventh seasons.

At the beginning of the eleventh season, a new title card premiered and this appeared at the start of every episode.

This title card was refurbished for the twelfth and final season to coincide with the change of name. This title card saw the show out.

Reception

Awards and nominations

The show has been nominated for fifty six Logie awards and won nine.

Year	Nominee	Award	Result
1999	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Actress	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Program	Nominated
	Libby Tanner	Most Popular New Female Talent	Nominated
2000	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Actress	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Program	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Outstanding Program	Nominated
2001	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Won
	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Actress	Won
	All Saints	Most Popular Program	Won
	Georgie Parker	Most Outstanding Actress	Nominated
	Libby Tanner	Most Outstanding Actress	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Outstanding Program	Nominated
2002	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Won
	Libby Tanner	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Actress	Nominated
	Libby Tanner	Most Popular Actress	Won
	Erik Thomson	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
	Georgie Parker	Most Outstanding Actress	Nominated
	Libby Tanner	Most Outstanding Actress	Nominated
	Conrad Coleby	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Program	Won
	All Saints	Most Outstanding Drama Series	Nominated
2003	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	Libby Tanner	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Actress	Nominated
	Libby Tanner	Most Popular Actress	Won
	Erik Thomson	Most Popular Actor	Won
	All Saints	Most Popular Australian Program	Won
	All Saints	Most Outstanding Drama Series	Nominated
2004	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	Erik Thomson	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Australian Program	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Outstanding Drama Series	Nominated
2005	Georgie Parker	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	Wil Traval	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
	Natalie Saleeba	Most Popular New Female Talent	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Nominated
2006	John Howard	Most Outstanding Actor	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Outstanding Drama Series	Nominated
2007	John Howard	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	John Howard	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
	Judith McGrath	Most Outstanding Actress in a Series	Nominated
	Andrew Supanz	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
	Jolene Anderson	Most Popular New Female Talent	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Nominated
2008	John Howard	Most Popular Personality on Australian Television	Nominated
	John Howard	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
	Jack Campbell	Most Popular New Male Talent	Nominated
	All Saints	Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Nominated
2009	Mark Priestley	Most Popular Actor	Nominated
2010	Mirrah Foulkes	Most Popular New Female Talent	Nominated
	All Saints: Medical Response Unit	Most Popular Australian Drama Series	Nominated

Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards

All Saints has won two AFI Awards from the Australian Film Institute and has been nominated for various others.

Year	Nominee	Award	Result
1998	Ep. 6: Give and Take	Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Nominated
	Ep. 20: Revelations	Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Nominated
1999	Ep. 58: Head to Head	Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Won
2000	Valley of the Shadow	Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Won
	Dead on Time	Best Episode in a Television Drama Series	Nominated
2002	All Saints	Best Television Drama Series	Nominated
	Peter Fisk (ep. 169: Opening Night)	Best Direction in a Television Drama	Nominated
	Belinda McClory (ep. 169: Opening Night)	Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama	Nominated
2005	All Saints	Best Television Drama Series	Nominated
2006	All Saints	Best Television Drama Series	Nominated
	John Waters	Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama	Nominated
2007	All Saints	Best Television Drama Series	Nominated
	Mark Priestley	Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama	Nominated

Ratings

Season	# of Episodes	Timeslot	Season Premiere	Season Final	Peak Audience	Average Audience	Rank (Australian series)
1	41	Tuesday 8:30 pm	24 February 1998	17 November 1998	—	1,381,000	5th
2	43		8 February 1999	23 November 1999	—	1,435,000	5th
3	41		8 February 2000	21 November 2000	—	1,488,000	3rd
4	43		13 February 2001	27 November 2001	2,023,000	1,595,000	3rd
5	43		5 February 2002	26 November 2002	1,687,000	1,507,000	3rd
6	43		11 February 2003	25 November 2003	1,544,000	1,363,000	4th
7	40		27 February 2004	16 November 2004	1,424,000	1,235,000	4th
8	41		8 February 2005	22 November 2005	1,559,000	1,282,000	3rd
9	40		28 February 2006	21 November 2006	1,660,000	1,419,000	2nd
10	41		13 February 2007	20 November 2007	1,603,000	1,380,000	2nd
11	40	Tuesday 9:30 pm	12 February 2008	25 November 2008	1,603,000	1,245,000	2nd
12	37		3 February 2009	27 October 2009	1,505,000	1,175,000	3rd

Home media

Seasons 1 to 5 were released by EMI Australia in 2005 through 2007. EMI lost the DVD rights in 2007, therefore seasons 1 to 5 were discontinued.

Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia were later awarded DVD rights to the show, releasing seasons 8 to 12 in 2009 and 2010. The two "missing seasons" - seasons 6 and 7 - were released on 2 March 2011. All 12 seasons are being re-released on DVD in Australia in 2018/2019 by Via Vision Entertainment and Madman Entertainment with the first 3 seasons being released as "All Saints Collection One" and available from September 2018. With "All Saints Collection Two" to follow in November 2018.

DVD Releases

DVD Season		Format	# Episodes	# Disc(s)	Region 4	DVD Distributors
	The Complete First Season	DVD	41	10	28 November 2005 (2005-11-28)	EMI
	The Complete Second Season	DVD	43	11	20 June 2006 (2006-06-20)	EMI
	The Complete Third Season	DVD	41	10	17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)	EMI
	The Complete Fourth Season	DVD	43	10	27 November 2006 (2006-11-27)	EMI
	The Complete Fifth Season	DVD	43	10	13 September 2007 (2007-09-13)	EMI
	2003 Season	DVD	43	11	2 March 2011 (2011-03-02)	Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia
	2004 Season	DVD	40	10	2 March 2011 (2011-03-02)	Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia
	2005 Season	DVD	41	11	29 September 2010 (2010-09-29)	Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia
	2006 Season	DVD	40	10	29 September 2010 (2010-09-29)	Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia
	2007 Season	DVD	41	10	9 September 2010 (2010-09-09)	Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia
	2008 Season	DVD	40	10	9 September 2010 (2010-09-09)	Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia
	2009 Season	DVD	37	9	2 March 2010 (2010-03-02)	Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia
	All Saints Collection One (seasons 1–3)	DVD	125	31	19 September 2018 (2018-09-19)	Via Vision Entertainment
	All Saints Collection Two (seasons 4–6)	DVD	128	31	1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)	Via Vision Entertainment
	All Saints Collection Three (seasons 7–9)	DVD	121	31	5 December 2018 (2018-12-05)	Via Vision Entertainment
	All Saints Collection Four (seasons 10–12)	DVD	118	29	6 March 2019 (2019-03-06)	Via Vision Entertainment
	All Saints Complete Collection (seasons 1–12)	DVD	493	122	13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)	Via Vision Entertainment

External links

• All Saints at the National Film and Sound Archive
• All Saints at the Australian Television Information Archive
• Official Channel 7 site
• All Saints: Medical Response Unit at IMDb