Mercy Peak

Mercy Peak
Genre	Drama
Created by	Rachel Lang Gavin Strawhan
Starring	Sara Wiseman Jeffrey Thomas Craig Parker Alison Bruce Tim Balme Renato Bartolomei Tamati Te Nohotu Miriama Smith
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	60
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rachel Lang John Barnett Sally Campbell Steven Zanoski
Producer(s)	John Laing
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	South Pacific Pictures
Release
Original network	TV One
Original release	25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) – 19 March 2004

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.

Cast

• Sara Wiseman as Nicky Somerville
• Jeffrey Thomas as William Kingsley
• Craig Parker as Alistair Kingsley
• Alison Bruce as Louise Duval
• Tim Balme as Ken Wilder
• Renato Bartolomei as Kieran Masefield
• Tamati Te Nohotu as Cliff Tairoa
• Miriama Smith as Dana McNichol
• Dwayne Cameron as Gus Van der Velter

Reception

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. It won a further two awards at the following year's ceremony: Best Actor (Jeffrey Thomas) and Best Supporting Actress (Alison Bruce).

External links

• Mercy Peak at IMDb
• Mercy Peak at TV.com