MDA: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

MDA is an Australian Medical Defense Organisation. It serves an insurance function, defending the doctors who form its membership against lawsuits and malpractice actions, in return for a fixed annual fee. Its staff are a mixture of lawyers and doctors, led by lawyer Bill 'Happy' Henderson (Shane Bourne). He is ably aided by Dr Ella Davies (Kerry Amstrong), who later leaves to become head of emergency medicine at nearby St Albans hospital. Jason Donovan plays nemesis Richard Savage, a partner at Kato and Pittman, seen either as a wily and passionate advocate for patient rights, or an ambulance-chaser.

Series details

• Title: MDA
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical, Legal
• Premiere date: 2002-07-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-09-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14332
• IMDb ID: tt0318904
• TVDB ID: 70840

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-07-23; final listed air date 2002-12-17; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-07-23; final listed air date 2005-09-22; episode order: 34.

Source and licence

Adapted from MDA 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.