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Providence

Dr. Sydney Hansen, a successful Hollywood, California plastic surgeon, quits her private practice and returns to her hometown--Providence, Rhode Island--after the sudden death of her controlling, demanding mother Lynda, to keep her dysfunctional family together with a little help and advice from Lynda, who gives advice from beyond the grave in helping Sydney deal with her new career as a doctor for the local free clinic and dealing with her distracted veterinarian father Jim, her mixed-up sister Joanie, and her younger brother Robbie, a small-time hustler.

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Melina Kanakaredes
Dr. Sydney Hansen
Mike Farrell
Dr. James Hansen
Paula Cale
Joanie Hansen

Season 5 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

A New Beginning

Fri, Oct 4, 200242 mins

Five months later, premature baby Nicholas Luke is keeping Robbie and Tina awake to their despair, everybody suggests some soothing technique. Pete enjoys camping in the Hansen backyard. Jim waves Heather's worrying Meredith's postcards are rather impersonal, she's just in time for the christening but on a different wave-length. Syd worries St. Clare clinic is closed after a terrible building report, repairs will take six more months after uncertain funding and planning. Owen warns her not to take too much notice of arrogant college professor Dr. Bill Augustine and cheers her up with a romantic surprise, then a big one. Joanie feels no guilt for chasing both perfectly good lovers to new jobs in Denver and Canada, and volunteers as college radio WWEN's graveyard shift gopher under med student rock DJ Ray, who passes out on air, exhausted from cramming.

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Awards

  • 1999 - Artios Award - Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot - nominated
  • 2000 - Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award - Best Contemporary Makeup - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) - winner
  • 2000 - Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award - Best Period Makeup - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) - nominated
  • 2000 - Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award - Best Period Hair Styling - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) - nominated

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