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Doctors is an English daytime television soap opera, which started in 2000. It is produced by BBC Birmingham and screened on BBC One. It tells the story of the staff at the fictional Mill Health Centre. It originally starred Christopher Timothy (who made his name as James Herriot in the series All Creatures Great and Small) as Dr. Brendan McGuire from the series' inception until he left in May 2006.

The series was different from the other British soaps in that, prior to 2007, it took lengthy breaks in transmission over the summer. This year, however, there has been no summer break. It was originally filmed at the BBC's Pebble Mill studios in Edgbaston, Birmingham. However, four years into the show's life Pebble Mill was closed down so the soap moved to the BBC Drama Village site in Selly Oak. Portions of the show involving the police station are filmed at the BMS World Mission premises known as IMC International Mission Centre at 24 Weoley Park Road in Selly Oak.

On Monday 26 November 2007, Doctors moved from its 14:05 slot to the earlier time of 13:40, replacing Neighbours, which is now broadcast on Five. Doctors then again moved from its 13:40 slot to the later time of 13:45 from Monday 11 February 2008. The timeslot was changed again on 29 April to 13:40, the change was due to the launch of new afternoon soap, Out of the Blue (2008 TV series).

Cast list

Character	Actor	Role	Years in the show
Dr. Georgina 'George' Woodson	Stirling Gallacher	GP	2003-
Ronnie Woodson	Sean Gleeson	Lawyer	2003-
Julia Parsons	Diane Keen	Practice Manager	2003-
Dr. Jimmi Clay	Adrian Lewis Morgan	GP	2005-
Dr. Nick West	Michael McKell	GP	2006-
Michelle Corrigan	Donnaleigh Bailey	Senior Practice Nurse	2006-
Vivien March	Anita Carey	Senior Receptionist	2007-
Dr. Melody Bell	Elizabeth Bower	GP Registrar	2007-
Archie Hallam	Matt Kennard	Nurse	2007-
DI Eva Moore	Angela Lonsdale	Detective Inspector	2007-
Dr. Daniel Granger	Matthew Chambers	GP	2007-
Ruth Pearce	Selina Chilton	Receptionist	2008-

Eva Moore Angela Lonsdale Dec 2008-

Cast Changes

Defining Moments

1.Mac and Kate marriage problems incl his alcholism,the birth of their son Cieran and her affair with a priest. 2.Faith and Jerry white wedding. 3.Helen fling with Marc while husband Phil and her children are involved in a car smash killing Phil. 4.The siege at Riverside which killed Jerry. 5.The Riverside explosion. 6.The Mill opening.

Notable Episodes

1.Mac heart attack. 2.Julia prospal as Marc is accused of rape leading to his trial. 3.Say a little prayer:An episode which went out as a feature lenght episode telling the story of Cieran abuction. The episode won Doctors "Best Single Episode" at the soap awards. 4.The anatomy of marriage:An episode devoted to the McGuires and Woodson marriages as George reveals shes pregnant leading to Ronnie walking out and Mac and Julia reaffairming their love. 5.The 1000th episode which saw a huge car crash rock the doctors as an audit of the centre was being undertaken. 6.Nick and George car crash leading to Nick being paralaysed . 7.Viven rape episodes,so incredibley moving and well acting,pure emotion and raw reality from actress Antia Carey.

Semi-regular cast

Jon Carver, who plays Custody Sergeant Vic Scott, is the longest serving cast member having joined the show in the first series. However, due to the character's irregular appearances, he is not considered a cast regular.
Jessica Gallagher as Bracken Woodson

Past cast members

Stephen Boxer as Dr. Joe Fenton
Christopher Timothy as Dr. Brendan "Mac" McGuire
Ariyon Bakare as Dr. Ben Kwarme (2001-2005)
Corrinne Wicks as Dr. Helen Thompson
Ben Jones as Dr. Greg Robinson
Felix D'Alviella as Rico Da Silva
Tom Butcher as Dr. Marc Elliot
Eva Fontaine as Practice Nurse Faith Walker
Sean Arnold as Dr. Harry Fisher
Steven Hartley as Dr. Jack Ford
Shabhana Akhtar Bakhsh as Tasha Verma
Maggie Cronin as Practice Manager Kate McGuire
Akemnji Ndifornyen as Nathan Baily
Keely Mills as Chloe Pearce
Martha Howe-Douglas as Receptionist Donna Parmar
Sarah Manners as Receptionist Joanna Helm
Tabitha Wady as Receptionist Katrina Bullen
Natalie J. Robb as Dr. Jude Carlyle
Laurence Penry-Jones as Dr. Oliver Berg
Yvonne Brewster as Practice Nurse Ruth Harding
Mark Frost as Dr. Steve Rawlings
Jacqueline Leonard as Dr. Caroline Powers
Akbar Kurtha as Dr. Rana Mistry
Andrea Green as Receptionist Sarah Finch
Jaye Griffiths as Dr. Elizabeth Croft
Nicole Arumugam as Dr. Kali Hamada
Emma Samms as Amanda Clay (2005)
Matthew King as Sam Hendricks (2001)

Trivia

Doctors is the only British soap opera that gives all of its episodes an episode title.

Doctors is the only British soap opera that doesn't have repeats or an omnibus edition, although from 2007 it became available on the BBC's iPlayer service.