All Saints (season 11)

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season_name = All Saints - Season 11
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caption = "All Saints" cast of 2008
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country = AUS
network = Seven Network
first_aired = 12 February 1998
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num_episodes = 24 (as of 22 July 2008)
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The eleventh season of the long-running Australian medical drama "All Saints" began airing on 12 February 2008 and as of 15 July, 24 episodes have aired.

Plot overview

The season opens by following up with the cliffhanger of the final episode of the previous season in which the ED is held at gunpoint by three intruders. The bomb set up by the intruders goes off, blowing up the Pathology lab.

Von has a traumatic experience on a house call in which she is harshly reminded of a time when was sexually assaulted thirty years ago. She faces up to this secret she has been carrying and tells Gabrielle.

Ann-Marie's health deteriorates she initially refuses treatment but Bart persuades her into doing so. As her battle against cancer becomes harder for her to fight, she discontniues treatment, leaving Bart traumatised. After arguing with her that treatment is the best option, Bart finally respects her decision. Ann-Marie passes away in Bart's arms in her apartment.

Frank's conflict with hopsital administration continues. He makes a disparaging comments about hospial administration to the media in the aftermath of the bomb blast which nearly costs him his job. Oliver Marone uses Elizabeth Foy as a mole to try and get Frank to admit that he was the whistle-blower in the 'faulty bed' incident. At the pinicle of the conflict Franks resigns as head of ED with Oliver pushing for Zoe to become the new head of the ED. A short time later, Oliver discovers how closely knit the ED team are and pleads that Frank returns to hold the ED together.

Zoe leaves All Saints hospital for a position at St Angela's.

Mike donates his kidney to his son.

Controversy

The Seven Network faced potential legal action after the airing of episode 432, "Never Tell" on 27 May 2008. The episode suggested that children with Down Syndrome are a result of incestuous relationships, provoking advocacy group Down Syndrome Australia to lodge a complaint with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the Australian Communications and Media Authority, insisting that major advertisers in the show's timeslot boycott it and asking for a public apology from Seven. In the episode, a brother and sister are told that their unborn child is at risk of developing Down Syndrome as a result of their sexual relationship - according to Down Syndrome Australia, there is no evidence to support such a claim: [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=All Saints investigated for Down Syndrome incest claim | date=2008-06-02 | publisher=News.com.au | url =http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23793979-5001026,00.html | work =The Daily Telegraph | pages = | accessdate = 2008-06-02 | language = ] quotation|All Saints has stigmatised every person with Down syndrome and their families. We already know of one instance where a child has been victimised because of this episode.|Peter Sloan, Down Syndrome Australia

Seven responded with an apology through a newspaper on 2 June. [cite news | first=Matthew | last=Ricketson | coauthors= | title=Seven apologises for incest episode | date= | publisher=Fairfax Digital | url =http://www.theage.com.au/national/seven-apologises-for-incest-episode-20080602-2kw0.html | work =The Age | pages = | accessdate = 2008-06-03 | language = ] quotation|All Saints values its audience and has the greatest respect for their commitment to the program.

Without reservation, to any members of the audience who have found an element of a recent story offensive, Channel Seven apologises.

Down Syndrome Australia rejected the apology on 3 June, saying that the Seven Network's response was insufficient. [cite news | first=Sean | last=Cusick | coauthors= | title=Seven set deadline for incest retraction | date=2008-06-03 | publisher=ninemsn | url =http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=573639 | work = | pages = | accessdate = | language = ] :

Episodes

References

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* Zuk, T. [http://www.australiantelevision.net/as/series11.html "All Saints" Series 11 episode guide] , Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
* TV.com editors. [http://www.tv.com/all-saints/show/1541/episode_guide.html?season=11&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;10 "All Saints" Episode Guide - Season 11] , TV.com. Retrieved 15 July 2008.;Specific