''Whiskey Echo'' is an Irish-

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

mini-series that follows a group of young international

aid workers Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance, usually in the short-term, to people in need. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and victims of natural disasters, wars, and famines. The primary objective of humanitarian a ...

who have set up a health centre in

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during the

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Characters

Whiskey Echo had a large ensemble cast of characters. The aid workers * Dr. Rollie Saunders (

Callum Keith Rennie Callum Keith Rennie (born 14 September 1960) is a Canadian actor, based in British Columbia. His breakthrough role was as punk rocker Billy Tallent in the music mockumentary ''Hard Core Logo'' (1996), followed by a starring role as Det. Stanle ...

) * Jenna Breeden (

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) * Rachel ( Dominique McElligott) * Carlo (

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) * Rafe ( Jason Barry) * Mo (San Shella) The refugees * Bernadette (

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) * Kim (Thapelo Ragedi) The military * Simon Mabor ( Frederick McCormack)

External links

* 2005 television films CBC Television original films Irish television films 2000s Canadian television miniseries Irish television miniseries Canadian drama television films {{Ireland-tv-prog-stub