▁Thomas ▁S words ▁as ▁Papa ▁P ex ▁ ▁Ang us ▁Mc L aren ▁as ▁Dr ▁Carl ▁To ke ▁( season ▁ 2 ) ▁Ann abel ▁Wol fe ▁as ▁I vy ▁( season ▁ 3 ) ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Con ception ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁entered ▁pre - production ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁executive ▁produ cers ▁Andy ▁Ryan ▁and ▁Jo ▁Ro oney ▁of ▁the ▁N ine ▁Network ▁and ▁Ian ▁Col lie , ▁Claud ia ▁Kar van ▁and ▁Tony ▁Mc N am ara ▁of ▁Ess ential ▁Media ▁and ▁Entertainment . ▁The ▁N ine ▁Network ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Doctor ▁Doctor ▁would ▁commence ▁production ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁with ▁film ing ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁country ▁NS W . ▁In ▁a ▁statement , ▁N ine ' s ▁Head ▁of ▁D rama , ▁Jo ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁Andy ▁Ryan , ▁commented ▁" We ▁are ▁delight ed ▁to ▁join ▁forces ▁with ▁Ess ential ▁Media ▁& ▁Entertainment ▁on ▁the ▁irre ver ent ▁new ▁family ▁drama ▁series ". ▁In sp iration ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁came ▁from ▁discuss ions ▁that ▁Tony ▁Mc N am ara ▁had ▁with ▁law y ers ▁who ▁talked ▁with ▁him ▁about ▁the ▁Imp a ired ▁Reg istr ants ▁Program , ▁a ▁practice ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Medical ▁Council ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁which ▁see ks ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁medical ▁pract ition ers ▁are ▁fit ▁for ▁practice ▁and ▁in ▁doing ▁so , ▁the ▁program ▁man ages ▁do ctors ▁who ▁suffer ▁from ▁a ▁psych iat ric ▁ill ness , ▁self - admin istration