No sooner have the removal vans been booked for popular BBC Aussie daytime soap Neighbours do we get the chance to see what the BBC may be lining up to take its place.
Metro reports that the BBC has acquired the rights to Australian drama All Saints — thankfully nothing to do with the uber-annoying Appleton sisters and the more talented other two, but a continuing drama set in a fictional Sydney hospital.
Apparently, we do not have enough BBC medical based soaps, being blessed with just Casualty, Holby City and Doctors. So now, we will have the lives and loves of Yvonne ‘Von’ Ryan and her friends and colleagues from Ward 17 to enthrall us.
The BBC will pick up the series from the beginning of its 2002 run, with a two-part episode that involves a fatal train crash. As is the way of these things, members of the team may be involved, with the requisite question marks hanging over their survival. After another two series of life on Ward 17, however, the series underwent a revamp and focus moved to the emergency department.
Quite how the British public will cope with yet another medical drama (especially when ITV is due to launch its own daytime medisoap, The Royal Today) remains to be seen.
All Saints debuts next month.
A chance to see Jenni Baird before she jumped ship.
An Episode Guide
http://www.australiantelevision.net/as/series5.html
If you can't wait the DVD is out Monday, 09 July 2007
http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/794065
i have become hooked on all saints........it's perfect to take over from neighbours which has become tedious. i will be glad to see the back of it, the stories and cast are truly awful these days. channel 5 is welcome to it, i think they have bought a donkey!
Loved the first series shown here in Scotland.Unfortunately missed the last episode so I am dying to know if Bron and Ben got togetheragain.
Hope its not long until the 2nd series is shown
It`s really a great series and has got me reall hooked on it.
just getting into "all saints" when they've taken it off (14th Sept). when will it return?
All Saints is probably one of the best hospital drama's on TV at the moment. I am hooked... and it is one of the only programmes I watch without fail, I record it on series link just to make sure I dont miss any whilst at work. I do watch neighbours and have done since being a little girl, but in all honesty I much prefer All Saints. When will be able to see more ?
Hi; started watching from the start of this series on bbc but can't belive its off air already when is it due back on also it's the best medical drama on leave all saints alone drop doctors which is very dreary
Hi; started watching from the start of this series on bbc but can't belive its off air already when is it due back on also it's the best medical drama on leave all saints alone drop doctors which is very dreary
Like many others, I can't believe they have taken it off air just as I became hooked. I NEED TO KNOW what is going to happen to all the characters. They are very likeable. I do hope it will return soon.