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RAN Remote Area Nursewatch trailer

RAN Remote Area Nurse

1h

Drama

RAN is an Australian television program, filmed entirely on Masig Island in the tropical Torres Strait north of the Cape York Peninsula, the northernmost part of Australia, and the border with Papua New Guinea. This is an important series to Torres Strait Islanders, but also to the predominantly Anglo Australian community as it highlights the difference between Islanders and mainland Indigenous Australians and the interactions between Islander and Anglo culture. Islander actors and extras are extensively used. The series was released on DVD on 20 February 2006.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

The Coral Age

1. The Coral Age

1h

5th Jan 2006

Helen Tremaine returns to the coral island where she has been the nurse for the previous five years, with a strong feeling that it is now her only home, but it is not the paradise that she remembers.

One Ball

2. One Ball

1h

12th Jan 2006

When Giddy Gaibui drowns at sea while attempting to ferry contraband alcohol onto the island, chairman Russ Gaibui goes on the warpath and woos Helen to his side.

The Coming of the Light

3. The Coming of the Light

1h

19th Jan 2006

When a long-estranged child returns to the island to claim the land his father promised and build a church on it, he causes divisions among the island's community.

The Gardens of the Torres Strait

4. The Gardens of the Torres Strait

1h

26th Jan 2006

Solomon Gaibui, Ross's second son, becomes enraged when a prawn trawler strays into local waters.

Blue Hawaii

5. Blue Hawaii

1h

2nd Feb 2006

Tensions re-ignited after a long-awaited tombstone opening deteriorate during the all-night feasting and dancing following the ceremony.

Here Comes the Rain Again

6. Here Comes the Rain Again

1h

9th Feb 2006

Bernadette returns to the island to marry Paul. The afternoon monsoon rains drench everyone, but also bring an outbreak of dengue fever.

First air date

5th Jan 2006

Last air date

9th Feb 2006

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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