TV ONE - New in 2011
New to TV ONE in 2011
BODY OF PROOF
Dana Delany ( Desperate Housewives) stars in TV ONE's riveting new drama Body Of Proof .
Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. But her world was turned upside down when a devastating car accident put an end to her time in the operating room.
Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner, determined to
solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims. Her instincts
are sharp, but she's developed a reputation for graying the lines
of where her job ends and where the police department's begins.
It turns out her career isn't the only
thing that will need to be rebuilt; Megan's family has taken a
backseat to her ambition, and now she's discovering there's a lot
of work to do when it comes to dissecting her relationships with
the living.
Dana Delany stars as Dr. Megan Hunt, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphy, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Elliot Gross, John Carroll Lynch as Detective Bud Morris, Windell Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield, Nic Bishop as Peter Dunlap and Sonja Sohn as Detective Samantha Baker.
CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOUR
Dana Delany ( Desperate Housewives) stars in TV ONE's riveting new drama Body Of Proof .
Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. But her world was turned upside down when a devastating car accident put an end to her time in the operating room.
Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner, determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims. Her instincts are sharp, but she's developed a reputation for graying the lines of where her job ends and where the police department's begins. It turns out her career isn't the only thing that will need to be rebuilt; Megan's family has taken a backseat to her ambition, and now she's discovering there's a lot of work to do when it comes to dissecting her relationships with the living.
Dana Delany stars as Dr. Megan Hunt, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphy, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Elliot Gross, John Carroll Lynch as Detective Bud Morris, Windell Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield, Nic Bishop as Peter Dunlap and Sonja Sohn as Detective Samantha Baker.
ENLIGHTENED
Enlightened is an offbeat new series starring Laura Dern ( Jurassic Park ) as Amy, a self-destructive health and beauty executive who has a very public workplace meltdown.
After three months of contemplation and meditation at a treatment centre in Hawaii, Amy returns rested and ready to pick up the pieces of her old life and reshape the world she left behind.
That includes delivering well-meaning but generally unwanted
advice to her mother Helen (Dianne Ladd,
ER, Cold Case),
with whom Amy is now living; her slacker ex-husband Levi
(Luke Wilson,
Legally Blonde, The
Royal Tenenbaums) whose only solace comes from recreational
drugs; and the crew of awkward co-workers Amy finds herself
reassigned to.
The series follows Amy as she navigates an unconventional path between who she is, who she wants to be, and what everyone is willing to tolerate from her.
EPISODES
Sean and Beverly Lincoln are a happily married English couple, who are also the creators of a hit British TV show. Their life seems complete.
That is until a hugely powerful and charismatic US network president persuades them to move to LA to recreate their show for American television. Things begin to unravel as soon as Sean and Beverly arrive in LA. It soon becomes clear that the network president has never even seen their show.
To make matters worse, he insists that they replace their
brilliant lead actor, an erudite
Royal Shakespeare veteran, with... Matt
Leblanc!
FAMILY FEUDS
Family Feuds is a riveting new local series that follows eight different dysfunctional Kiwi families as they seek life coach and communications expert Alia Simpsons help to resolve a range of familial conflicts.
A son who wont share a secret from his past; a mother who uses physical violence to bully her adult kids; and a couples infidelity these are just some of the challenges Alia faces as she sets out to fix the families.
Each week, the journey begins by taking the feuding family to a remote bach where they must face each other and discuss their problems. Living together for three days, the families will work closely with Alia to address their differences and reach a resolution.
GORDON'S GREAT ESCAPES
Famously furious celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay gets out of his kitchen and heads abroad in this fascinating new series on TV ONE. Ramsay loves curry but admits that he knows little about real Indian cuisine.
In the first series of Gordons Great Escape he sets off to India for the first time to discover a whole new culinary world. Exploring what is, for him, virgin culinary territory, Gordon embarks on an amazing gastronomic quest as he experiences the stunning diversity of Indias culinary traditions, submerging himself in all aspects of Indian culture, no matter how challenging, unfamiliar or extreme.
Gordon learns to cook a range of authentic Indian dishes that
are specific to each region he visits, and meets some
fascinating food mentors along the way.
HARRY'S LAW
Academy Award winner Kathy Bates stars in Harrys Law, a new legal drama about embracing the unexpected by writer/producer David E. Kelley ( Boston Legal, The Practice, Ally McBeal).
Curmudgeonly ex-patent lawyer Harriet Korn (Bates) doesnt believe things happen for a reason. But they do. As she finds out when she is abruptly fired from her blue chip law firm and is forced to search for a fresh start. She finds it when her world unexpectedly collides, literally, with Malcolm Davies (Amil Ameen), a good-hearted college student who desperately needs Harriets help in court and subsequently goes to work for her.
No sooner has she found her feet and new offices in an abandoned shoe store than legal hotshot Adam Branch (Nate Corddry) accidentally hits her with his fully loaded BMW. Inspired by Harrys no-nonsense understanding of the law, Adam takes leave of his shiny corporate firm to help out. Now, these unlikely kindred spirits with the help of Harriets shoe-savant assistant are ready for whatever walks in through the doors of Harrys Law and Fine Shoes.
JAMIE'S 30 MINUTE MEALS
Need simple, nutritious pukka tucker in a hurry? Jamies 30 Minute Meals is a fast-paced new series that sees Jamie Oliver giving easy-to-follow instructions to the culinary uninspired. In a tough-talking, as-live style, he creates delicious home-cooked meals from scratch substantial mains, sumptuous sides and salads, gorgeous puddings and refreshing drinks adding his own unique twist to each element.
The series supports Jamies continuing mission to improve peoples lives through food by tackling the issues of kitchen confidence and lack of time head on. The result is a series that is as relevant and helpful as it is beautiful and seductive.
LAST CHANCE SURGERY
Compelling new medical series Last Chance Surgery presents
intimate and inspirational stories of patients
determination to survive. With the odds stacked against them, they
have one final shot at life & with high risk, last chance
surgery.
From seemingly inoperable watermelon-size tumors, through to
heart defects that are almost too complex for the
surgeons to fix, the series follows the brave patients and their
families who never give up and never lose hope. Interviews with
family, friends, patient and surgeon will provide powerful insights
into the range of emotions felt
during this difficult time. Initially, viewers will understand each
patients predicament by way of back story and then follow their
journey in real time.
MAKE THE POLITICIAN WORK
How would the Minister of Corrections cope with working in a prison? What about the Education Minister working in a school? And how would the Health Minister cope with a day in a hospital? Make the Politician Work takes our politicians to the coalface of their portfolios in a fascinating new series for TV ONE.
Politicians make decisions that affect our everyday lives and
this series places them on the frontline to see for
themselves just how their policies operate at ground level. The
series also offers politicians a chance to work alongside the
people who function within their territory every day.
What do they see? What do the feel? How
do they cope? And will their observations change the way they
govern the country? Make The Politician Work allows MPs to see
another side of the story. And it also gives the worker the
chance to tell the MP how it really is!
NORTH
Hard on the heels of his award winning series South , Marcus Lush is nowturning his attention to the north.
This 10 episode series will see Marcus traverse the North Island from Auckland to the Far North and Cape Reinga, visiting the Islands of the Gulf, and telling the stories of the great harbours of the Manukau, Hokianga, Kaipara and the Waitemata. In many cases he will be taking the road less travelled, via sand-barge, cement ship, on horseback or small local fishing vessels.
To tell these stories Marcus will seek real grass-roots
characters, real people of the land.
This is a series where New Zealanders
tell the tales of what's gone before, tell their own personal
stories and share with the rest of the country their love and
passion for the area they call home.
OFFSPRING
TV ONE's hot new drama, Offspring , centres on Nina Proudmans (Asher Keddie) career as an obstetrician in a busy Melbourne hospital. But Ninas patients aren't her only concern.
Her ex-husband is an explosives expert who detonates to demonstrate his undying love for her and her family life is never short of emergencies. Plus, Nina is totally thrown off course when she meets dreamy new workmate Chris Havel (Don Hany). Newly arrived in Melbourne, Chris is a paediatrician. From the moment he sets foot in the neonatal ward, the spark between Chris and Nina ignites. He is everything she could ever want from a man. The two of them seem made for each other. But Chris has a past that could destroy any hope for Nina.
Billie Proudman (Kat Stewart) is Ninas unruly elder sister. Once the wild child, Billie is now determined to put her wayward youth behind her and make something great of her life. If only she could convince her on again, off again boyfriend Mick (Eddie Perfect) to do the same. Bright and vivacious, Cherie (Deborah Mailman) left the hospital to take up a position on the medical staff of a cruise ship. She returns to land and to Ninas world on the verge of giving birth. Cheries life is about to become a whole lot more than she expected.
TANGLE
New Zealander Joel Tobeck ( This Is Not My Life) stars in Tangle, a new drama that follows the twisted fates of two fractured, contemporary families.
Tim Williams (Tobeck) has the world at his feet. Tipped for a
top job in Cabinet, he is well on his way to becoming Premier. With
a happy marriage, a good relationship with his teenage son and
respect from his peers, his future is looking rosy. Theres just one
little problem: Tim had a brief, ill-judged affair with drug-loving
wild-child, Nat (Kat Stewart), 15 years ago. The affair ended in
pregnancy. Tim confessed to his wife, Christine (Catherine
McClements), and together they patched up their marriage and fought
bitterly for custody of
the child, Max (Blake Davis).
Nat fled to London and hasnt been heard from since. Now 10 years
on, Nat is about to come back.
WINNERS AND LOSERS
New drama Winners And Losers centres around the lives of four young women who are bound together by their shared experience of being the losers in high school.
Its been ten years since Bec (Zoe Tuckwell-Smith) has seen her former high school friends, a group of misfits who stuck together to avoid the attentions of school bitch Tiffany. Loud and opinionated Jenny (Melissa Bergland), workaholic Frances (Virginia Gay) and fit and feisty Sophie (Melanie Vallejo) are now content in the different lives theyve forged for themselves. The girls have graduated into women and have moved on from their high school days. Or have they?
A surprise invite to their Ten Year Class of 2001 Reunion shakes all of their confidence. They attend the reunion determined to prove they are no longer the losers they were once dubbed.
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