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Providence is an American television drama series which premiered on January 8, 1999, and ended on December 20, 2002, with all episodes airing on NBC. The series was directed by John Masius and starred Melina Kanakaredes as Dr. Sydney Hansen, who, following her mother's passing, leaves her glamorous job in Beverly Hills as a plastic surgeon for the rich, so she can return to her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, and be with her family. Sydney lives with her father Jim, brother Robbie, sister Joanie, and her sister's baby, Hannah, in a large home in suburban Providence that also houses her father's veterinary clinic. Though Sydney's mother dies in the first episode, she appears throughout the series to Sydney as a spirit who offers her advice.