Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

The series begins in the year 1867 and centers on a proper and wealthy female physician from Boston, Massachusetts: Michaela Quinn, also called Dr. Mike played by British actress Jane Seymour. After the death of her father Josef Quinn, Dr. Mike sets out west to the small wild west town of Colorado Springs, to set up her own practice. She makes the difficult adjustment to life in Colorado with the aid of rugged outdoorsman and friend to the Cheyenne, Byron Sully American actor Joe Lando and a midwife named Charlotte Cooper played by Diane Ladd. After Charlotte is bitten by a rattlesnake, she asks Michaela on her deathbed to look after her three children, Matthew played by former child star Chad Allen, Colleen played by Erika Flores and later Jessica Bowman and Brian played by Shawn Toovey. Dr. Mike settles in Colorado Springs and adapts to her new life as a mother with the children while eventually finding love with Sully. Furthermore, she casts herself into a one-woman mission to convince the townspeople that a female doctor can successfully practice medicine. The show ran on CBS for six seasons, from January 1, 1993, to May 16, 1998. In total, 150 episodes were produced, plus two television movies which were made after the series' cancellation. It aired in over 100 countries. Since 1997, due to the show's popularity, in the US, reruns have been shown in syndication and on ABC Family formerly The Family Channel, ION Television formerly i: Independent Television and PAX TV, the Hallmark Channel, and currently show on Gospel Music Channel.