Earlier titles considered for "Shadows of the Heart" included "Katie", "Kangaroo Island Doctor", "Katherine", "Island of the Moon" and "Katie's Rainbow".
This four hour mini-series was filmed on location in South Australia and Kangaroo Island over a nine week period.
This mini-series was a South Australian Film Corporation production for Australian television's Network Ten.
Jock Blair, executive producer on this TV mini-series, began work on the mini-series in 1985 when he
optioned the book 'Kangaroo Island Doctor' (1980) by Dr Joy Seager.
The production's source book 'Kangaroo Island Doctor' (1980) provided
the medical background for the character of Dr. Kate Munro. Scriptwriter Deborah Cox
took the concept of a modern young doctor working for the first time with a rural island
community and developed a superb story with a range of rich and original characters.