The Heart Guy

Knocked off his pedestal and on to the Impaired Registrants Program, Hugh, now a country GP, returns to his childhood home of Whyhope, where he unwittingly gatecrashes the 40th anniversary party of his parents, Meryl and Jim.

Hugh wakes up in a house he doesn't recognize, littered with the remnants of a big night and Aoife face-down on the floor. Thankfully, she's alive. Upon seeing his hungover state, Penny orders him to provide yet another urine sample.

Hugh is concerned about Jim's health, but as per usual, Jim doesn't want to talk about it. Penny reapportions the MRI machine funds - which is frustrating and untimely given Hugh's next patient has a head trauma.

When Hugh is sued for malpractice, he must travel back to Sydney to defend himself. He drags Matt along with him in an attempt to bond with his brother but it backfires when Matt is found in a comprising position with another woman.

Hugh becomes the town hero after footage goes viral of him saving a promising young footballer from a booby-trapped paddock-turned-minefield.

When a brawl at the local pub turns fatal, Hugh learns that they can’t save them all. But things only get worse when the transplant team arrives from Sydney, and it’s led by Hugh’s ex-colleague and long term rival, Daniel. Charlie and Matt deal with the aftermath of Charlie’s ectopic pregnancy, and Meryl begins on a series of well meaning, but misguided attempts to comfort her.

Hugh gets a running start to his day when a FIFO worker named Jazz goes on a meth-fueled psychotic break outside the hospital and ends up chopping off part of his penis.

When Hugh gets licensed to perform minor surgeries, he's desperate to find a patient who needs to go under the knife. Unfortunately, he gets interrupted when Floyd climbs on the roof of his school and will only listen to Hugh.

After the accident, Hugh is left without any feeling in his hand, and his future as a surgeon is suddenly in jeopardy.

When Hugh discovers that Penny is taking a new job in Sydney, he attempts to remain professional and supportive. However, Penny struggles to tell the rest of the staff that she's leaving Whyhope for the big city.