About this season
MDA is an Australian television series that aired between 2002 and 2005 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It concerned the day-to-day operation of legal firm MDA, which specialised in medical defence.
Episodes (12)
1. Second Chance: Part 1
Aired 30 June 2005 • 55 min
A charismatic, brilliant geneticist, Professor Robyn Masterson approaches MDA to get indemnity for a daring medical experiment. Happy begins to question his work at MDA.
2. Second Chance: Part 2
Aired 14 July 2005 • 55 min
Julia Delvecchio is concerned that the break-in at the lab has compromised the team's work, but Robyn is determined it will not force any delay in the trial on Belinda.
3. Second Chance: Part 3
Aired 21 July 2005 • 55 min
Convinced that there is much more to Julia's story than she let on, Amanda again raises her doubts over Professor Robyn Masterson.
4. Second Chance: Part 4
Aired 28 July 2005 • 55 min
In the final chapter of MDA: Second Chance, Happy is forced to make a decision that threatens both Robyn's career and Belinda's future.
5. Departure Lounge: Part 1
Aired 4 August 2005 • 55 min
In Departure Lounge, Vince Colosimo stars as an anaesthetist whose suspicions are raised by the high rate of infant deaths within his own hospital. Does he blow the whistle on his boss and risk his own career?
6. Departure Lounge: Part 2
Aired 11 August 2005 • 55 min
Dr Morello doesn't know where to turn in this week's episode of MDA: Departure Lounge. Ted Walsh, recovering from his surgery, hints that Andrew is not the only one to have concerns about Mr Carr, but nobody is prepared to go public.
7. Departure Lounge: Part 3
Aired 18 August 2005 • 55 min
Concerned that Andrew's hospital commitments are too onerous for him to also serve MDA's needs, Happy recalls Jamie from his holiday.
8. Departure Lounge: Part 4
Aired 25 August 2005 • 55 min
In the final episode of Departure Lounge, Happy announces that Andrew will have to contribute a large amount towards the settlement of the Jye Foster case, as he put MDA in a difficult negotiating position.
9. A Human Cost: Part 1
Aired 1 September 2005 • 55 min
A dedicated intern at an outer suburban hospital, struggles to clear her name when she is accused of incompetence.
10. A Human Cost: Part 2
Aired 8 September 2005 • 55 min
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Dr Liz Gibson as the Health Review Board launches a new inquiry into her competence relating to her treatment of a patient who she failed to question properly.
11. A Human Cost: Part 3
Aired 15 September 2005 • 55 min
Following the death of patient Fiona Murphy, the press launch an attack against the staff of Prospect Valley Hospital, in particular Dr Liz Gibson's boyfriend Dr Tim Whitney.
12. A Human Cost: Part 4
Aired 22 September 2005 • 55 min
In the final episode of MDA, Happy is hospitalised after his heart attack and Dr Liz Gibson again has to front the Health Review Board.