Nip/Tuck

2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 0 (USA)
100 x 45 minute episodes

Plastic surgeons Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) were best friends who ran a successful clinic (McNamara/Troy) in Miami, Florida (later relocated to Beverly Hills in Los Angeles),

While Sean juggled his family life with his career and aimed to be the moral voice of the two, Christian was a hedonistic party animal who took advantage of his high-status job to seduce women.

Often blunt, he told model Kimber Henry (Kelly Carlson) – who he slept with in the pilot episode – exactly what surgery he would recommend to remove her flaws and take her from an “eight to a ten”.

Other key figures included Sean’s fragile wife Julia (Joely Richardson), their troubled teenage son Matt (John Hensley), and the firm’s level-headed anesthesiologist Dr Liz Cruz (Roma Maffia).

The show became known for its graphic depiction of plastic surgery, from mundane work, such as nose and breast jobs, to increasingly fashionable procedures, including vaginal rejuvenation, which led to extensive award nominations for the makeup and prosthetics team.

Nip/luck reflected the increasing acceptability of cosmetic surgery, and did not moralise.

When it first aired, Nip/Tuck was the highest-rated new cable series in the United States and, at its peak, had domestic ratings of nearly six million. It was sold to more than seventy countries.

Each episode was named after the patient being treated that week,

Dr Sean McNamara
Dylan Walsh
Dr Christian Troy
Julian McMahon
Matt McNamara
John Hensley
Julia McNamara
Joely Richardson
Dr Liz Cruz
Roma Maffia
Nurse Linda
Linda Klein
Kimber Henry
Kelly Carlson
Annie McNamara
Kelsey Batelaan