Royal Pains 

An unfairly discredited but brilliant diagnostic surgeon winds up working with his cheesy brother in the Hamptons as a concierge doctor to the uber-rich and ultra-elite.

Creators:

Andrew Lenchewski, John P. Rogers

Stars:

Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Reshma Shetty

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Feuerstein	...	Hank Lawson 104 episodes, 2009-2016
Paulo Costanzo	...	Evan R. Lawson 104 episodes, 2009-2016
Reshma Shetty	...	Divya Katdare 104 episodes, 2009-2016
Brooke D'Orsay	...	Paige Collins 73 episodes, 2010-2016
Campbell Scott	...	Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz 57 episodes, 2009-2016
Jill Flint	...	Jill Casey 53 episodes, 2009-2016
Ben Shenkman	...	Jeremiah Sacani 49 episodes, 2012-2016

Storyline

ROYAL PAINS centers on a young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | hospital | concierge doctor | physician | medical emergency | 

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Taglines:

Work's a beach.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

USA Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Royal Pains

Filming Locations:

Atlantic Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cable Productions, Master Key Production, Prospect Park

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Boris' magnificent home (Oheka Castle, one of the biggest US mansions, circa 1919), is actually west of The Hamptons and about 20 minutes from the North Port power station, whose four smokestacks can be seen in some shots. This means it would be unlikely Hank and Evan would see water from their patio, even though a jetty and water are always in the background, implying an ocean view.

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Quotes

Divya Katdare: ["Characters Welcome" crossover ad with "Burn Notice": Divya is diagnosing Sam Axe in a bar] It could be excessive blood loss or hypoglycemia. Are you on a diuretic?
Sam Axe: No.
Divya Katdare: Perhaps it's even psychogenic polydipsia.
Sam Axe: Oh?
Divya Katdare: Any one of those could be causing your excessive thirst.
Waiter: [gives Sam a beer bottle] Here you go, sir.
Sam Axe: Thank you.
[he takes a drink from it]
Sam Axe: Hey! What do you know? It's gone! It's like a miracle cure!
Divya Katdare: Miraculous.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Gets a Job! (2015)

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Soundtracks

Independence
Written & Performed by The Blue Van

User Reviews

Consistently Inconsistent

Mark Feuerstein (Hank) carries the show MacGyvering medical miracles. While I really enjoy these scenes it might annoy me if I had a little more medical knowledge as the seemingly implausible might be impossible.

Some shows are carried by the supporting cast (think Seinfeld or Frasier) this is not one of those shows. His brother, Evan, and love-interest, Jill, can both be annoying at times while Divya is often flat. None of them are good actors and the bad acting extends to the list of sometimes reoccurring characters as well.

I love the good episodes and hate the bad ones. The funny thing is I may be able to start skipping the bad ones entirely because they alternate. I have liked episodes 1, 3, 5 and 7 and disliked 2, 4 and 6.