Doctors series 23

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Doctors
Series 23
Starring	Matthew Chambers Elisabeth Dermot Walsh Dex Lee Ross McLaren Ian Midlane Dido Miles Adrian Lewis Morgan Sarah Moyle Bharti Patel Jan Pearson Kia Pegg Ashley Rice Chris Walker
No. of episodes	148
Release
Original network	BBC One BBC One HD
Original release	2 February 2022 (2022-14-02) – 9 January 2023 (2023-01-09)
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The twenty-third series of the British medical soap opera Doctors commenced airing on 14 February 2022, and concluded on 9 January 2023. The series comprised 148 episodes. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictional NHS doctor's surgery.^[1]

Cast

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In April 2022, Kia Pegg made her first appearance as new receptionist, Scarlett Kiernan.^[2]

In August 2022, Sarah Moyle confirmed that she would be leaving her role as Valerie Pitman after ten years, with the character departing in December 2022.^[3]

As part of the series' main storyline, the takeover of Sutton Vale Medical Centre, two new recurring characters were introduced: general practitioner Princess Buchanan (Laura White) and receptionist Rosie Colton (Janice Connolly). White made her final appearance as Princess in January 2023, at the conclusion of a storyline which saw her leave the Mill after confrontations with several staff members.^[4]

Main characters

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Recurring characters

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Lucy Benjamin as Jan Fisher
Janice Connolly as Rosie Colton
Ashraj Ejjbair as Hazeem Durrani
Kevwe Emefe as Chelle Henry
Oliver Falconer as Joe Granger Carmichael
Simon Lowe as Brian Kiernan
Bethan Moore as Izzie Torres
Samuel Morgan-Davies as Gareth Lewis
Clelia Murphy as Maeve Ludlow
Terry Mynott as Matt Cassidy
Maria Pike as Tasha Verma
Lara Sawalha as Jasmine Dajani
Fiona Skinner as Roxy Piper
Laura White as Princess Buchanan
Clare Wille as Davinia Hargrove

Episodes

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No. overall	No. in series	Episode	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
4129	1	"Barbara"	Niall Fraser	Charlotte Wise	14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
4130	2	"Hello?"	Niall Fraser	Toby Walton	15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
4131	3	"Let Down Your Hair"	Niall Fraser	Sarah Hehir	16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
4132	4	"All the Words We Never Say"	Ita Fitzgerald	Becky Prestwich	17 February 2022 (2022-02-17)
4133	5	"Big Day, Big News"	Ita Fitzgerald	Claire Bennett	21 February 2022 (2022-02-21)
4134	6	"A Familiar Face"	Ita Fitzgerald	Andrew Cornish	22 February 2022 (2022-02-22)
4135	7	"Protect and Survive"	Kodjo Tsakpo	Cardy O'Donnell	23 February 2022 (2022-02-23)
4136	8	"The Line"	Kodjo Tsakpo	Stephen McAteer	24 February 2022 (2022-02-24)
4137	9	"Knocking"	Kodjo Tsakpo	Jeremy Hylton Davies	28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)
4138	10	"The Kick Inside"	Enda Hughes	Helen Farrall	1 March 2022 (2022-03-01)
4139	11	"No Nothing"	Enda Hughes	Mark Clompus	2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)
4140	12	"Taking Stock"	Enda Hughes	Tom Ogden	3 March 2022 (2022-03-03)
4141	13	"There's Something about Amy"	Jo Southwell	Katharine Way	7 March 2022 (2022-03-07)
4142	14	"Winning Is Everything"	Jo Southwell	Bill Armstrong	8 March 2022 (2022-03-08)
4143	15	"The Gift of the Jab"	Jo Southwell	Tina Walker	9 March 2022 (2022-03-09)
4144	16	"There for You"	David Lewis Richardson	Paul Campbell	10 March 2022 (2022-03-10)
4145	17	"Lying in Bed"	David Lewis Richardson	David Semple	15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)
4146	18	"Darkest Before Dawn"	David Lewis Richardson	Bridget Colgan & Mark Hiser	16 March 2022 (2022-03-16)
4147	19	"In Loco Parentis"	Ita Fitzgerald	Karelia Scott-Daniels	17 March 2022 (2022-03-17)
4148	20	"A Difficult Conversation"	Ita Fitzgerald	Lisa McMullin	21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)
4149	21	"Kingpin"	Ita Fitzgerald	Annabel Wigoder	22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)
4150	22	"Great Expectations"	Niall Fraser	Olly Perkin	23 March 2022 (2022-03-23)
4151	23	"AFK"	Niall Fraser	Jodie Ashdown	24 March 2022 (2022-03-24)
4152	24	"Red Flags"	Niall Fraser	Henrietta Hardy	28 March 2022 (2022-03-28)
4153	25	"How to Become a Unicorn"	Enda Hughes	Stephen Keyworth	29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)
4154	26	"Sanctuary"	Enda Hughes	Dale Overton	30 March 2022 (2022-03-30)
4155	27	"VIP"	Steve M Kelly	Rob Kinsman	31 March 2022 (2022-03-31)
4156	28	"Dawning of the Light"	Enda Hughes	Ray Brooking	4 April 2022 (2022-04-04)
4157	29	"Double Act"	David Lewis Richardson	Jacqui Canham	5 April 2022 (2022-04-05)
4158	30	"The Innocent Sleep"	David Lewis Richardson	David Lloyd	6 April 2022 (2022-04-06)
4159	31	"It Ain't Easy"	David Lewis Richardson	Paul Williams	7 April 2022 (2022-04-07)
4160	32	"Results"	Debbie Howard	Claire Bennett	11 April 2022 (2022-04-11)
4161	33	"Rebooting"	Debbie Howard	Andrew Cornish	12 April 2022 (2022-04-12)
4162	34	"Someone to Watch Over Me"	Debbie Howard	Rob Phillips	13 April 2022 (2022-04-13)
4163	35	"Rules of Engagement"	Ita Fitzgerald	Cardy O'Donnell	14 April 2022 (2022-04-14)
4164	36	"Panacea"	Ita Fitzgerald	Jeremy Hylton Davies	2 May 2022 (2022-05-02)
4165	37	"All You Need Is Microfibre"	Ita Fitzgerald	Kim Millar	3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)
4166	38	"Memory Card"	Steve M Kelly	Maggie Innes	4 May 2022 (2022-05-04)
4167	39	"A Natural"	Lotus Hannon	Linda Thompson	5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
4168	40	"Secrets and Spies"	Lotus Hannon	Tina Walker	9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
4169	41	"Frequency Response"	Lotus Hannon	Mark Clompus	10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
4170	42	"Echoes"	Enda Hughes	Tom Ogden	11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
4171	43	"Consumed"	Enda Hughes	Katharine Way	12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
4172	44	"An Unexpected Surprise"	Enda Hughes	Bill Armstrong	16 May 2022 (2022-05-16)
4173	45	"Sick of It All"	Bob Tomson	Afsaneh Gray	17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)
4174	46	"Your Worst Nightmare"	Bob Tomson	Lisa McMullin	18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)
4175	47	"One of Us"	Bob Tomson	Rob Kinsman	19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)
4176	48	"Incurable"	Steve M Kelly	Paul Campbell	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
4177	49	"Parting Shots"	Steve M Kelly	Matthew Wakefield	24 May 2022 (2022-05-24)
4178	50	"An Anxious Mind"	Steve M Kelly	Liz Taylor	25 May 2022 (2022-05-25)
4179	51	"The Centre Cannot Hold"	Steve M Kelly	Frank Rickarby	26 May 2022 (2022-05-26)
4180	52	"Wings"	Jo Southwell	Maggie Innes	30 May 2022 (2022-05-30)
4181	53	"Shame"	Jo Southwell	Henrietta Hardy	31 May 2022 (2022-05-31)
4182	54	"Knockdown"	Jo Southwell	Jodie Ashdown	1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
4183	55	"The Ladykiller"	Ita Fitzgerald	Matthew Wakefield	6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)
4184	56	"Enticement"	Ita Fitzgerald	Dale Overton	7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)
4185	57	"Scot Free"	Ita Fitzgerald	Olly Perkin	8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)
4186	58	"Legato"	Ita Fitzgerald	Paul Williams	9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)
4187	59	"Doctor Nevada"	Ita Fitzgerald	Paul Williams	13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)
4188	60	"Between the Cracks"	Enda Hughes	Ray Brooking	14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
4189	61	"Take a Hike"	Sunnie Sidhu	Stephen Keyworth	15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
4190	62	"Intimacy"	Sunnie Sidhu	Charlotte Wise	16 June 2022 (2022-06-16)
4191	63	"Window of Opportunity"	Sunnie Sidhu	Ed Sellek	20 June 2022 (2022-06-20)
4192	64	"Craving"	James Larkin	Becky Prestwich	21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)
4193	65	"Guilt"	James Larkin	Stephen McAteer	22 June 2022 (2022-06-22)
4194	66	"The Men's Lodge"	James Larkin	Cardy O'Donnell	23 June 2022 (2022-06-23)
4195	67	"Suspicious Activity"	Peter Fearon	Rob Phillips	5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)
4196	68	"Surface Level"	Peter Fearon	Jeremy Hylton Davies	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
4197	69	"Mantis"	Peter Fearon	Andrew Cornish	7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)
4198	70	"A Corrosive Substance"	David Lewis Richardson	Katharine Way	8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)
4199	71	"The Bigger Picture"	David Lewis Richardson	Tina Walker	12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)
4200	72	"Time Expired"	David Lewis Richardson	Mark Clompus	13 September 2022 (2022-09-13)
4201	73	"You Can Lead a Horse to Water"	Dominic Keavey	Bill Armstrong	14 September 2022 (2022-09-14)
4202	74	"The Motherlode"	Dominic Keavey	Helen Farrall	15 September 2022 (2022-09-15)
4203	75	"Ever Decreasing Circles"	Dominic Keavey	Tom Ogden	16 September 2022 (2022-09-16)
4204	76	"Split Decision"	Rupert Such	Liz Taylor	20 September 2022 (2022-09-20)
4205	77	"I Am What I Am"	Rupert Such	Lisa McMullin	21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
4206	78	"I Will Survive"	Rupert Such	Lisa McMullin	22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
4207	79	"Doing Nothing"	Vito Bruno	Mark Hiser & Bridget Colgan	23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
4208	80	"Mustn't Grumble"	Vito Bruno	David Semple	23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
4209	81	"Tradimus Lampada"	Vito Bruno	Paul Campbell	26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
4210	82	"Home to Roost"	Steve M Kelly	Olly Perkin	27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
4211	83	"Hurt"	Steve M Kelly	Henrietta Hardy	28 September 2022 (2022-09-28)
4212	84	"Hysteria"	Steve M Kelly	Henrietta Hardy	29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
4213	85	"The Trials of Jan Fisher - Part One"	Niall Fraser	Philip Ralph	30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
4214	86	"The Trials of Jan Fisher - Part Two"	Niall Fraser	Philip Ralph	30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
4215	87	"Chickichita"	Gloria Thomas	Gary Innes	3 October 2022 (2022-10-03)
4216	88	"Error Code"	Merlyn Rice	Roland Moore & Paul Williams	4 October 2022 (2022-10-04)
4217	89	"The Night Will Always Win"	Merlyn Rice	Stephen Keyworth	5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)
4218	90	"Property"	Merlyn Rice	Dale Overton	6 October 2022 (2022-10-06)
4219	91	"All Life Is Here"	David Lewis Richardson	Ray Brooking	7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
4220	92	"Balancing Act"	David Lewis Richardson	Linda Thompson	10 October 2022 (2022-10-10)
4221	93	"Prism"	David Lewis Richardson	Paul Williams	11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)
4222	94	"Brownhill and Son"	Gloria Thomas	Matthew Wakefield	12 October 2022 (2022-10-12)
4223	95	"Blood and Guts"	Niall Fraser	Rob Phillips	13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)
4224	96	"What About Me?"	Dominic Keavey	Claire Bennett	14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)
4225	97	"Everyone Has Something"	Dominic Keavey	Andrew Cornish	17 October 2022 (2022-10-17)
4226	98	"The Girl After"	Dominic Keavey	Kim Millar	18 October 2022 (2022-10-18)
4227	99	"Thank You for Your Service"	Gloria Thomas	Jeremy Hylton Davies	19 October 2022 (2022-10-19)
4228	100	"Born This Way"	Rupert Such	Helen Farrall	20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
4229	102	"Isolation"	Rupert Such	Katharine Way	21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)
4230	103	"Crossing the Line"	Peter Fearon	Bill Armstrong	24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)
4231	104	"Safe Pair of Hands"	Peter Fearon	Ray Brooking	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
4232	105	"The Famous Bear Sylvester"	Rupert Such	Tom Ogden	26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)
4233	106	"Put Together"	Peter Fearon	Mark Clompus	27 October 2022 (2022-10-27)
4234	107	"By the Book"	John Maidens	David Lloyd	28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
4235	108	"Pumpkin Soup"	John Maidens	Paul Campbell	31 October 2022 (2022-10-31)
4236	109	"The Call"	John Maidens	Peter Mills	1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)
4237	110	"Mad World"	David Lewis Richardson	James Hey	2 November 2022 (2022-11-02)
4238	111	"Nightmare"	David Lewis Richardson	Dale Overton	3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
4239	112	"Confessional"	David Lewis Richardson	Mark Hiser & Bridget Colgan	4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
4240	113	"Entitlement, Part 1"	Niall Fraser	Dale Overton	7 November 2022 (2022-11-07)
4241	114	"Entitlement, Part 2"	Niall Fraser	Dale Overton	8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)
4242	115	"Flawless"	Niall Fraser	Henrietta Hardy	9 November 2022 (2022-11-09)
4243	116	"The Fragile Heart"	Steve M Kelly	Keith Temple	10 November 2022 (2022-11-10)
4244	117	"Family Man"	Steve M Kelly	Matthew Wakefield	11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)
4245	118	"The Long Game"	Steve M Kelly	Olly Perkin	14 November 2022 (2022-11-14)
4246	119	"Signs"	Peter Fearon	Paul Williams	15 November 2022 (2022-11-15)
4247	120	"Welcome to the World"	Peter Fearon	Sarah Hehir	16 November 2022 (2022-11-16)
4248	121	"Dr Haskey Will See You Now"	Peter Fearon	Ray Brooking	17 November 2022 (2022-11-17)
4249	122	"Blind"	Kirsty Robinson-Ward	Jacqui Canham	18 November 2022 (2022-11-18)
4250	123	"Above and Beyond"	Kirsty Robinson-Ward	William Barrington	22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
4251	124	"Good Faith"	Kirsty Robinson-Ward	Stephen Keyworth	22 November 2022 (2022-11-22)
4252	125	"Secure by Design"	David Lewis Richardson	Claire Bennett	23 November 2022 (2022-11-23)
4253	126	"Still Too Soon to Know"	David Lewis Richardson	Stephen McAteer	24 November 2022 (2022-11-24)
4254	127	"The Brave"	David Lewis Richardson	Rob Phillips	25 November 2022 (2022-11-25)
4255	128	"Letherbridge, We Have a Problem"	Kodjo Tsakpo	Cardy O'Donnell	29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)
4256	129	"Truth and Nothing But"	Kodjo Tsakpo	Jeremy Hylton Davies	29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)
4257	130	"If You Want to Make God Laugh"	Kodjo Tsakpo	Andrew Cornish	30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
4258	131	"No Place to Hide"	Niall Fraser	Bill Armstrong	1 December 2022 (2022-12-01)
4259	132	"Hi-Viz"	Niall Fraser	Mark Clompus	2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
4260	133	"Girls' Night Out"	Merlyn Rice	Henrietta Hardy	5 December 2022 (2022-12-05)
4261	134	"Lessons Will Be Learned"	Caroline Slater	Katharine Way	6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)
4262	135	"The Go-Between"	Caroline Slater	Matthew Wakefield	6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)
4263	136	"A Time for Giving"	Caroline Slater	Helen Farrall	7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)
4264	137	"Third Thursday of the Month"	Kirsty Robinson-Ward	Paul Campbell	8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)
4265	138	"In the Moment"	Kirsty Robinson-Ward	Liz Taylor	9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
4266	139	"Deck the Halls"	Niall Fraser	Tina Walker	12 December 2022 (2022-12-12)
4267	140	"Fa La La La La La La La La"	Kirsty Robinson-Ward	Lisa McMullin	13 December 2022 (2022-12-13)
4268	141	"Revelation"	Peter Fearon	Dale Overton	14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
4269	142	"Big Decisions"	Peter Fearon	David Lloyd	15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)
4270	143	"Where the Heart Is"	Peter Fearon	Mark Hiser & Bridget Colgan	16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
4271	144	"Dinner For One"	Merlyn Rice	Matthew Wakefield	2 January 2023 (2023-01-02)
4272	145	"Indelible Ink"	Merlyn Rice	Maggie Innes	3 January 2023 (2023-01-03)
4273	146	"Patients of a Saint"	Debbie Howard	Olly Perkin	4 January 2023 (2023-01-04)
4274	147	"Day in the Life"	Debbie Howard	Dale Overton	5 January 2023 (2023-01-05)
4275	148	"Are You Okay?"	Debbie Howard	Toby Walton	9 January 2023 (2023-01-09)

References

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^ Timblick, Simon (17 March 2020). "Doctors spoilers: Happy 20TH ANNIVERSARY, Doctors!". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: WHO will the new receptionist be?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ Timmy Ward (6 August 2022). "Doctors exclusive" (Podcast). Hear She Is. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Will it be an unhappy Christmas for Valerie Pitman?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 6 December 2022.

External links

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Series 23 at BBC Online

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