''Jozi-H'' is a Canadian-South African television drama series, which aired in 2006 and 2007.Brad Oswald, "Jozi-H medical drama an exotic spin on ER". ''

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'', 13 October 2006. Coproduced by Morula Pictures of South Africa and Inner City Films from Canada, the series was a

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set at an inner city hospital in

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, South Africa.Alex Strachan, "Canada-South Africa drama no ER, but good". ''

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'', 13 October 2006. The show's cast included Sarah Allen as Jenny Langford, a surgical registrar from

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; Vincent Walsh as Russ Monsour, a neurosurgeon from

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in search of a new start after the failure of his marriage; Neil McCarthy as Dr. Michael Bellman; Billoah Greene as Dr. Greg Nash; Thami Ngubeni as Dr. Ingrid Nyoka; Tumisho Masha as Dr. Zane Jara; Lindelani Buthelezi as Dr. Nthato Moroka;

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as nurse Jocelyn Del Rossi; and Moshidi Motshegwa as nurse Nomsa Mangena. The series premiered on 13 October 2006 on

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in Canada, and ran 13 episodes until concluding on 2 February 2007. Canadian television critics generally compared the show to '' ER'', the dominant American medical drama series of its era. The series was not renewed for a second season. Producer

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criticized the CBC for doing far too little in his estimation to actively promote the series. In South Africa, the series premiered on

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in April 2007. It was subsequently rebroadcast by

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in 2010."SABC1 introduces Jozi H"
''Media Update'', 7 July 2010.

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* 2006 Canadian television series debuts 2007 Canadian television series endings 2007 South African television series debuts 2007 South African television series endings 2000s Canadian drama television series CBC Television original programming 2000s Canadian medical television series South African drama television series SABC 3 original programming Television shows set in Johannesburg 2000s Black Canadian television series {{SouthAfrica-tv-prog-stub