RAN (Remote Area Nurse) is an Australian television program (drama series), filmed entirely on Masig Island (Yorke Island) in the tropical Torres Strait north of the Cape York Peninsula, the northern-most part of Australia (State of Queensland), and the border with Papua New Guinea. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Torres Strait Islands are a group of islands, numbering more than 100, which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating Cape York, Queensland, Australia from Papua New Guinea. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... The Torres Strait - Cape York Peninsula is at the top; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea (North is downwards in this image) The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. ... This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula, in South Australia, or Cape York, Greenland. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...

This is an important series, to the Anglo community, as it highlights the difference between Torres Strait Islanders and mainland Indigenous Australians, and the interactions between Islander and Anglo culture. Islander actors are extensively used. Torres Strait Islander Flag Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia. ... The Indigenous Australians are the first inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands, continuing their presence during European settlement. ...

Outline

First aired in early 2006 on Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) television, it follows the life of Helen Tremain (Susie Porter), the Remote Area Nurse, charged with providing medical services to the remote Torres Strait Islanders community. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. ... Torres Strait Islander Flag Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia. ...

Drama

The drama comes from the RAN's necessarily close association with the island Chairman, Russ Gaibui (Charles Passi), and his extensive and somewhat disfunctional family of wife Ina, and grown children Eddie, Solomon, Paul (adopted), Nancy and Faith (adopted) and their families and friends, and other characters on the island including some white Australians.

The season of 6 episodes cover topics such as: whites fitting into an Islander culture; alcohol misuse and smuggling in Islander communities; family hostility and love; outsider influence on island life; family tension, life and death; seasons in the tropics and the effect on people, marriage and family. In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-kukhūl الكحول = the spirit, the chemical.) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). ...

Accuracy

The series is portrayed as telling true stories. Many of the idioms of the drama come from local situations. Islanders speak among themselves in their local dialect with subtitles provided for the wider television audience. Production of teletext subtitles A subtitle can refer to one of two things: textual versions of a film or television programs dialogue that appear onscreen, or an explanatory or alternate title of a work, in addition to its main title. ...

While non-Islanders can only guess at the accuracy of the portrayal, it is obvious that many extras are Islanders and that there was significant assistance from locals in the production. The term extra has many meanings: in drama, an extra is a character who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background (for example, in an audience scene or a busy street scene). ...

Cast

• Susie Porter - Helen Tremain (Remote Area Nurse)
• Charles Passi - Russ Gaibui (island Chairman)
• Billy Mitchell - Robert Henry Hoffman (Robbo) (barge operator)
• Luke Carroll - Paul Gaibui (son of Russ and Ina)
• Margaret Harvey - Nancy Gaibui (daughter of Russ and Ina, mother of Faith)
• Merwez Whaleboat - Bernadette (defacto wife of Paul Gaigui, mother of two daughters)
• Jim Gela - Solomon Gaibui (second and favoured son of Russ and Ina, husband of Lindy and father of Grace; island quarantine officer)
• Aaron Fa'aoso - Eddie Gaibui (first son of Russ and Ina; black sheep, but a Christian minister; lives off-island, but visits)
• Serai Zaro - Ina Gaibui (wife of Russ, mother to the clan; quiet, patient, loving and kind; but, capable)
• Peta Brady - Lindy Gaibui (white wife of Solomon, mother of Grace)
• Belford Lui - Mick Gaibui (brother of Russ, island policeman and church deacon)
• Louisa Taylor - Myrtle (mother of Jesus; low mental ability; can be a friend to everyone)
• Santa Marina Rodgers - Mrs Augustus (mother of Doug and Ina; former midwife; community elder)
• Moses Kaddy - Doug Augustus (son of Mrs and brother of Ina; schizophrenic; lovable rogue)
• Norah Bagiri - Lucy (mother of Daniel, Joey and Jesus (adopted); health worker with the RAN)
• Fred Kebisu - Amos (island child)
• Bruce Spence - Vince (brother of George; white "entrepreneur", bar owner and "shady" character)
• John Brumpton - George (brother of Vince; white "entrepreneur", bar owner and "shady" character)
• Felix Williamson - Dr John Bourke (fly-in medical doctor)
• Gabriel Ingui - Tuuks (bored islander)

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Crew

• Penny Chapman - Producer
• David Caesar - Director
• Catriona McKenzie - Director
• Helen Pankhurst - Co-Producer
• John Alsop - Writer (Ep 1 & 2)
• Alice Addison - Writer (Ep 3 & 4)
• Sue Smith - Writer (Ep 5 & 6)
• George Mye - Cultural Consultant (Islander, from Erub (Darnley) Island ; long-time member of local government, and ATSIC Commissioner)
• Robyn White - Medical Consultant (nurse; since 1992, a Torres Strait remote area nurse, currently on Masig Island)
  • David Bridie - Music Producer
• Ian Jones - Director of Photography
• Greg Apps - Casting Director
• Shawn Seet - Film Editor

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (1990–2004) was the Australian Government body through which aboriginal Australians were formally involved in the processes of government affecting their lives. ...

External links

• RAN web site
• characters
• IMDB entry

See also

List of Australian television series This is a list of Australian television series and television programs. ...