Distant Shores: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Distant Shores (2005): Drama, Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Broadcast on ITV1 in 2005, the highly acclaimed comedy drama Distant Shores stars Peter Davison (The Last Detective) as Dr. Bill Shore, a successful plastic surgeon based in London. When Bill accepts a posting as the GP on the remote North Sea island of Hildasay however he could not have imagined the humourous exploits he and his family would encounter!.
Tits, bums and tummy tucks were all in days work for one of London s top plastic surgeons Dr. Bill Shore. However when one night he returns home having spent the day knee deep in artificial breasts he realises that all is not well with family life.
When Bill s lovely wife Lisa (Samantha Bond), tells him to accept an opportunity on the remote North Sea island of Hildasay as the island s GP, for the sake of his family, Bill reluctantly accepts; but he could never have foreseen the impact the lifestyle change would have on his family and their complex web of relationships!!
Series details
- Title: Distant Shores
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Premiere date: 2005-01-05
- Final broadcast date listed: 2006-05-17
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 16950
- IMDb ID: tt0416363
- TVDB ID: 80740
Cast and credited roles
- John Woodvine — Old Man Smith
- Peter Davison — Bill Shore
- Samantha Bond — Lisa Shore
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2005-01-05; final listed air date 2005-02-09; episode order: 6.
- Season 2: premiered 2006-04-12; final listed air date 2006-05-17; episode order: 6.
Source and licence
Adapted from Distant Shores on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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