The Heart Guy

After a spectacular fall from grace, high-flying heart surgeon Dr Hugh Knight is forced to work as a country GP in his former home town of Whyhope. Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend vows to send him packing.

Hugh has a shocking introduction to outback medicine when he attends a farm accident. Inspired by Meryl's dodgy dealings, Hugh blackmails mine boss Big Nathan into making a huge donation to the Hospital.

Hugh finds an unlikely test subject for his revolutionary new artificial heart. Passions are aroused when Charlie and Matt host a wild BandS Ball at their Brewery.

Hugh makes a visit to the city to salvage his career and learns a family secret that will change his life. Charlie's frustration with Meryl's meddling reaches crisis point, and she takes sweet revenge

Hugh becomes the town hero after footage goes viral of him saving a promising young footballer from a booby trapped paddock, but is quickly brought back down to reality.

Hugh offends everyone in Whyhope as he desperately tries to hide his secret past. Meryl launches a charm offensive to help Charlie deal with her pregnancy grief.

Hugh and Penny are forced together during an overnight trip to a coal mine. Meryl turns failure into success when she unveils a new statue to commemorate the town. Aoife confesses her love for Hugh.

Hugh decides to tell Ajax the truth about their relationship, against his family's advice but it doesn't go as planned

Hugh faces a dilemma when his best friend Joey makes a dying wish. The Knight family rallies to support Ajax and Meryl as they each confront a major crisis.

Hugh's world is rocked when Penny accepts a job in the city and the hospital is thrown into chaos. Charlie develops an unhealthy obsession over Hugh's relationship with Penny.

Hugh deals with the mess of his personal and professional life, Charlie uses questionable means to get Matt back and Meryl's election as town mayor is surrounded by fraud and discrepancies.

As hospital team plot to get rid of Nora, Hayley and Ajax are alarmed to discover they just had sex. Worried about the danger Nora poses to patients, Betty and Hugh concoct a plan to hide any complicated.

Hugh causes chaos for Charlie when he exposes her talent. Penny seems headed for disaster on her 1st day back in Whyhope until she teams up with Hugh. Hayley decides to fix Meryl's election issue.

Hugh fights with Penny's new boyfriend, while Meryl wins the re-count of the Mayoral election through nefarious means. Work experience at the hospital gives Ajax a new perspective on life and death.

Hugh and Ken must deal with Penny's sister when she defends Meryl against corruption charges. Betty figures out a medical mystery that involves, sardines, farm machinery, and backpackers.

Toke and Hugh turn up the romance, leaving Penny to make an unexpected choice; Meryl resorts to blackmail after Charlie is unfairly fired by the Headmaster.

Hugh struggles to prove his innocence after failing a test. Meryl and Charlie go head-to-head over Hayley's entry in the Miss Whyhope competition. Ajax makes the worst decision of his life.

Hugh amd Penny race to find a kidney donor to save Jim's life. Charlie is stalked by a fan. Meanwhile, Matt and Ajax hunt down a thief targeting their farm.

Penny and Hugh's family gets a bit of a shock when Hugh's estranged wife returns after being in Las Vegas. Hayley learns a lesson about love, lust and forgiving Ajax from Charlie and Matt.

Penny is devastated when Hugh makes some big choices about his marriage and career. Hayley and Ajax feel the love on their wedding day.

April is pregnant, and not everyone is as supportive as Matt had hoped, but the netball game between the hospital and mining company takes all the focus.

Hugh agrees to help Tara with a random drug test, but an indiscretion reveals their relationship; Charlie offers to help at the brewery; Betty raises suspicions about Penny about Jarrod's dealings.

When Tara doesn't show up for work, Hugh finds her unconscious in her home; Tara's parents arrive and raise awkward questions.

Hugh's friends try to help him after his embarrassing outburst at his birthday party. Meryl's health suffers, and Hayley continues her pole-dancing classes despite Ajax's wishes.

Penny narrowly survives the car crash, but is forced to stay at the hospital to recuperate; Jarrod gets a job offer out of town and Penny must decide whether or not to leave Whyhope for good.

Hugh's plan to leave Whyhope gets completely derailed when the hospital is forced to shut. A probe is intiated on Meryl on a corruption case.

Hugh works tirelessly to build a new hospital; Ajax gets some assistants to work in his farm.

The Brewery hosts a fundraiser in memory of Kassie; Hugh and Penny confront with each other when she returns to the hospital.

Hugh and Sharna romantic relationship faces difficulty when she threatens to shut down the hospital. Charlie comes up with a plan to solve Meryl's legal issues.