North Shore (2004 TV series)

Did You Know?

• The show's final episode has only had a single airing and was not shown in most territories, including America.
• Mediaweek described the series as 'a cardboard drama about a bunch of pretty, shallow twenty-somethings populating a hotel in Hawaii'.
• The fictional Grand Waimea Hotel was actually the real-life Turtle Bay Resort near Kahuku, O'ahu.

Plot

The central character is Jason Matthews, General Manager of the Grand Waimea. In the first episode, Nicole Booth is hired as the new Director of Guest Relations. She is the daughter of a ruthless billionaire and an old flame of Jason's who broke his heart years before. At the end of the first episode, Nicole reveals that her father forced her to end their relationship. The chances for rekindled romance are dashed when Nicole reveals she has become engaged. Later, Nicole tells Jason she returned to Hawaii to see if there was still a chance for them.

Cast and characters

Kristoffer Polaha plays Jason Matthews, the General Manager of the Grand Waimea, who shares a past with Nicole. Brooke Burns portrays Nicole Booth, the new Director of Guest Relations and Jason's former flame. Corey Sevier appears as Gabriel McKay, a lifeguard who plans to turn professional as a surfer. Nikki DeLoach plays MJ Bevans, a waitress at the hotel bar trying to start her own island clothing line; she begins the show in a relationship with Chris but they break up, later reuniting.

Jason Momoa is Frankie Seau, the hotel bartender who ends the season involved with Tessa. Jay Kenneth Johnson plays Chris Remsen, MJ's boyfriend and proprietor of an extreme sports business; they end up back together. Amanda Righetti portrays Tessa Lewis, a former con artist who becomes Assistant Concierge and ends up involved with Frankie. James Remar plays Vincent Colville, the hotel owner who was in love with Nicole's mother.

Michael Ontkean appears as Gordy Matthews, Jason's father and a local surfing legend. Josh Hopkins plays Morgan Holt, Nicole's fiancé who works for her father; Nicole leaves him at the altar. Robert Kekaula plays Sam, head of hotel security. Christopher McDonald portrays Walter Booth, Nicole's billionaire father who wants to buy the Grand Waimea and ends up in jail.

Shannen Doherty plays Alexandra Hudson, Walter's supposed illegitimate child and Nicole's half-sister, who conspires with her father and ends up in a position of power at the hotel.