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For the BBC television series produced 1969-71, see The Doctors (BBC TV series).


Doctors

Doctors intro.
Created byBBC Birmingham
Starringsee below
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes1000 +[1] (September 20 2006)
Production
Running timeapprox. 0:30 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channelBBC One
Original run2000 – present
External links
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Doctors is a British 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 to 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.

Cast list

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.
  • Faith Edwards as DS Paula Daniels
  • Sarah Matravers as Gabby French
  • Matthew Chambers as Daniel Granger
  • Dona Croll as Vera Corrigan
  • Jessica Gallagher as Bracken Woodson

Soon to join

Past cast members

Trivia

Doctors is the only British soap opera to name its episodes.

References

External links

For the 2000s daytime soap opera, see Doctors (BBC soap opera).
The Doctors is a British television series, produced by the BBC between 1969 and 1971.
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BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC. It was the first region outside of London to start broadcasting both the corporation's radio (in 1922) and television (in 1949) transmissions, the latter from the Sutton Coldfield television transmitter.
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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BBC Television Service
1936 → 1960

BBC tv
until April 1964
Sister channel(s) BBC Two,
BBC Three,
BBC Four
Website www.bbc.co.
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20th century - 21st century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
1997 1998 1999 - 2000 - 2001 2002 2003

2000 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Daytime television is the general term for television shows produced that are intended to air during the daytime hours.

While some shows are identified as "daytime TV shows", "daytime television" is not a genre per se.
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soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television or radio. Programs described as soap operas have existed as an entertainment long enough for audiences to recognize them simply by the term soap.
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BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC. It was the first region outside of London to start broadcasting both the corporation's radio (in 1922) and television (in 1949) transmissions, the latter from the Sutton Coldfield television transmitter.
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BBC Television Service
1936 → 1960

BBC tv
until April 1964
Sister channel(s) BBC Two,
BBC Three,
BBC Four
Website www.bbc.co.
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Actor Christopher Timothy (b. October 14, 1940), is best known for his portrayal of veterinarian James Herriot in the television series All Creatures Great and Small.
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James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight OBE, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer.
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All Creatures Great and Small was the title given to a compilation volume first published in 1972 comprising James Herriot's first two novels, If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Type Broadcast radio and television
Country  United Kingdom
Availability    National
International 
Founder John Reith
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The BBC Birmingham Network production centre Pebble Mill was located in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham, England.

Opened by HRH Princess Anne on the 10 November 1971, it was a prominent landmark in the Edgbaston area.
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Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee.

The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton.
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City of Birmingham
Birmingham Skyline viewed from Centenary Square

Coat of Arms of the City Council
Nickname: "Brum = Scum", "Brummagem", "Second City", "Workshop of the World", "City of a Thousand Trades"
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The BBC Drama Village is a television production facility run by the BBC. It is operated by their BBC Birmingham branch and based largely at the Selly Oak campus of the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, England.
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Selly Oak is an area in south Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.

Birmingham Selly Oak is a parliamentary constituency; its member of Parliament is Dr Lynne Jones.
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Stephen Boxer is an English actor currently starring in the BBC One daytime soap Doctors.

He has previously starred in a number of detective dramas, most notably in the second, third and fourth Prime Suspect films.
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Elizabeth Bower (born 1 August, 1976 in Leeds, England) is a British actress, currently starring in daytime drama Doctors. ( ).

Before starring in Doctors, she played DCI Helen Radley in the British crime drama Silent Witness
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Stirling Gallacher (sometimes seen credited as Sterling Gallacher) is an English TV and stage actress best known for her roles as Dr. Georgina Woodson in the medical drama Doctors and as Jennifer Taylor-Clarke in the comedy series The Office
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Adrian Lewis Morgan (born February, 1973), is a Welsh actor, best known for playing Dr. Jimmi Clay in the BBC One daytime soap Doctors. He earlier played Liam Evans in Holby City and has also played Roger in the London cast of Rent.
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Michael McKell is a British actor, best known for playing D.S./D.I. Trevor Hands in the ITV drama M.I.T. and Dr. Nick West in the BBC One daytime soap, Doctors.

He also appeared in the BBC One Series Blessed, playing Ronnie; a musician clearly modelled upon Mick Jagger.
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Diane Keen (born July 29, 1946 in London, England) is an English actress, who was a regular on TV screens during the 1970s and early 1980s, starring in sitcoms such as The Cuckoo Waltz, Rings On Their Fingers, Foxy Lady and You Must Be The Husband
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Matt Kennard (born 1982, Grimsby, UK[1]) is a British actor, currently starring in UK daytime drama Doctors, as nurse Archie Hallam; a role he has had since August 2007.
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Donnaleigh Bailey (born 17 January 1983, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands) is a British actress, best known for playing Senior Practice Nurse Michelle Corrigan in the BBC One daytime soap, Doctors. Her first episode, Junk Soul Brothers aired on the 8 June 2006.
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Seán Gleeson is a British soap actor, best known for playing the roles of Conor Flaherty in EastEnders and lawyer Ronnie Woodson in the day time soap Doctors. He has also appeared in the film Cold Mountain.
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Anita Carey is a British actress, currently starring in the daytime drama Doctors.

Biography

Carey has had starring roles in British television dramas since the 1970s.

Anita Carey trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
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Sarah Matravers is a British actress, best known for playing the roles of Joly Salter in , Victoria Baptiste in Dream Team and Jackie Randall in Mile High.

Sarah, from Paddock Wood in Kent, started on her road to fame by appearing in shampoo adverts in the 1990s.
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