Sunday marks 15 years since All Saints left our screens….
The soap created by Bevan Lee ran for 12 seasons on Seven from 1998 – 2009 under the watch of drama boss John Holmes, and producers Jo Porter, MaryAnne Carroll and Di Drew.
Ward 17 was known as the “garbage ward” taking the overflow from the other wards of the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital.
The late Judith McGrath, who played Sister ‘Von’ Ryan, was the only actor to span the entire series, but there were many much loved faces including Georgie Parker, Erik Thomson, Libby Tanner, Tammy Macintosh, Wil Traval, John Waters, Virginia Gay, Jolene Anderson, the late Mark Priestley and the inescapable John Howard.
The finale Titled “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” ran for 70 minutes and centered around Von’s departure from the hospital with a toast.
“I spent a lot of time at All Saints and I’d just like to thank you all for your loyalty, your support and love. Oh bugger this, here’s to us,” she said.
A huge 1.51m viewers tuned in to bid farewell. At 9:30pm.
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