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Mercy Peak was a New Zealand television series that ran for three seasons on local network TV One, between 2001 and 2004. The series rated well in New Zealand (especially in its second series) and won multiple awards for its cast. Though an ensemble show, Mercy Peak centres on a doctor (played by Sara Wiseman) who leaves the city to work at a hospital in the small town of Bassett. She works alongside stuffy but caring doctor William Kingsley (Jeffrey Thomas from Shark in the Park). The series was produced by Auckland company South Pacific Pictures; a number of those who worked on the show would have a big hand in South Pacific Pictures hit Outrageous Fortune, including co-creator Rachel Lang, directors Mark Beesley and Simon Bennett, and producer John Laing.

Mercy Peak
GenreDrama
Created by
Starring
ComposerJoel Haines
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes60
Production
Executive producers
  • John Barnett
  • Rachel Lang
  • Sally Campbell
  • Steven Zanoski
ProducerJohn Laing
CinematographyMark Olsen
Editors
  • Allanah Milne
  • Nicola Smith
  • Nigel Cope
Running time60 minutes
Production companySouth Pacific Pictures
Original release
NetworkTV One
Release25 July 2001 –
19 March 2004
No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"What She Least Expected"Geoffrey CawthornRachel Lang25 July 2001
22"Her Secret Passion"Geoffrey CawthornRachel Lang1 August 2001
33"Some Kind of Madness"Geoffrey CawthornGavin Strawhan8 August 2001
44"For the Greater Good"Geoffrey CawthornGavin Strawhan15 August 2001
55"Paternal Feeling"Mark PiperAlberta Knight22 August 2001
66"More Things in Heaven and Earth"Mark PiperRachel Lang and Niki Caro29 August 2001
77"Crime, Punishment and Everything in Between"Andrew MerrifieldJames Griffin5 September 2001
88"Bassett Confidential"Andrew MerrifieldGavin Strawhan19 September 2001
99"All's Fair"Mark PiperRachel Lang26 September 2001
1010"Lazy Sunday Afternoon"Mark PiperGavin Strawhan3 October 2001
1111"The Most Deserving"Ian MuneJames Griffin6 March 2002
1212"Lost and Found"Ian MuneGavin Strawhan13 March 2002
1313"Undue Influence"Mark BeesleyNiki Caro20 March 2002
1414"Patience"Mark BeesleyAlberta Knight27 March 2002
1515"Do the Right Thing"Richard SarellJames Griffin3 April 2002
1616"The Best Laid Plans"Richard SarellJames Griffin10 April 2002
1717"Revelations"Peter SharpJan Prettejohns17 April 2002
1818"Chickens, Roosting"Peter SharpRachel Lang24 April 2002
1919"Live and Let Live"Andrew MerrifieldJudith van Trigt2 May 2002
2020"Blame"Andrew MerrifieldJames Griffin8 May 2002
No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
211"Faint Heart Ne'er Won Fair Maiden"Ian MuneRachel Lang25 September 2002
222"Stand by Your Man"Geoffrey CawthornRachel Lang2 October 2002
233"The Making of Him"Simon BennettRachel Lang, Jan Prettejohns and Judith van Trigt9 October 2002
244"Put Away Childish Things"Simon BennettAlberta Knight16 October 2002
255"Death and Taxes"Geoffrey CawthornRachel Lang23 October 2002
266"Fear and Loathing"Richard SarellRachel Lang30 October 2002
277"Festival of Romance"Geoffrey CawthornAlberta Knight6 November 2002
288"Desire and Its Undoing"Geoffrey CawthornDavid Geary13 November 2002
299"Cruel to be Kind"Norma BaileyKirsty McKenzie20 November 2002
3010"To Kill a Minah Bird"Norma BaileyJames Griffin20 November 2002
3111"The Day That the Rain Came Down"Simon BennettJan Prettejohns14 February 2003
3212"Reality Bites"Simon BennettJames Griffin21 February 2003
3313"Pride and Prejudice"Peter SharpPeter Allison28 February 2003
3414"Light My Fire"Peter SharpRebecca Hobbs7 March 2003
3515"One Wedding and a Funeral"Randy BradshawRachel Lang14 March 2003
3616"An Angel at My Wash House"Randy BradshawKate McDermott21 March 2003
3717"Fork in the Road"Eleanore LindoJudith van Trigt28 March 2003
3818"Saturday Night Fever"Eleanore LindoJames Griffin4 April 2003
3919"Great Escape"Simon BennettJan Prettejohns11 April 2003
4020"Do It for Love"Simon BennettDavid Geary and Rachel Lang18 April 2003
No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
411"Oversexed, Overpaid and Over Here"Geoffrey CawthornJames Griffin1 August 2003
422"Survival of the Fittest"Geoffrey CawthornMaxine Fleming8 August 2003
433"For Better, For Worse"Niki CaroAlberta Knight15 August 2003
444"Rules of the Game"Niki CaroKate McDermott and Rachel Lang22 August 2003
455"Destiny in Motion"Geoffrey CawthornJudith van Trigt29 August 2003
466"Something in the Water"Geoffrey CawthornRachel Lang5 September 2003
477"When Ken Met Wendy"Simon BennettRachel Lang12 September 2003
488"Good, Bad, Ugly"Simon BennettRebecca Hobbs and Rachel Lang19 September 2003
499"The Uses of Pork"Vanessa AlexanderAlberta Knight26 September 2003
5010"Suspicious Minds"Vanessa AlexanderMaxine Fleming and Rachel Lang3 October 2003
5111"Instinct"Michael BennettMichaela Rooney16 January 2004
5212"The Woodpile"Michael BennettJudith van Trigt23 January 2004
5313"Like the Nuns love Jesus"Mark BeesleyMargot McCrae and Rachel Lang30 January 2004
5414"The Company of Pigs"Mark BeesleyAlberta Knight13 February 2004
5515"The Book I Read"Simon BennettJames Griffin20 February 2004
5616"History Lessons"Simon BennettLois Booton and Rachel Lang27 February 2004
5717"The Fruit of Good Works"Geoffrey CawthornJames Griffin5 March 2004
5818"Honour Thy Father"Geoffrey CawthornJudith van Trigt and Rachel Lang12 March 2004
5919"May the Force Be with You"Simon BennettJames Griffin19 March 2004
6020"Love from Bassett"Simon BennettRachel Long19 March 2004

The show won three awards at the 2002 New Zealand Television Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Tim Balme), Best Supporting Actress (Alison Bruce), and Best Script.[1] It won a further two awards at the following year's ceremony: Best Actor (Jeffrey Thomas) and Best Supporting Actress (Alison Bruce).[2]

  1. ^ "Awards celebrate the best on the box". The New Zealand Herald. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Public chooses Campbell at NZ Television Awards". The New Zealand Herald. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2009.