The fourth series of the British medical soap opera Doctors originally aired between 2 September 2002 and 13 June 2003. It consisted of 154 episodes. An increase in episode output saw an increase in the core cast, with six regulars cast for the series: Laurence Penry-Jones, Ela Kay, Stirling Gallacher, Diane Keen, Seán Gleeson and Ben Jones. Penry-Jones and Kay departed their roles at the end of the series, as well as Tim Downie leaving midway. The series received an average of 2.5 million viewers.[1]
| Doctors | |
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| Series 4 | |
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| No. of episodes | 154 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 2 September 2002 – 13 June 2003 |
| Series chronology | |
Cast
editAs the episode output for Doctors increased, the core cast increased. The fourth series saw the castings of six regulars. The introductions began with flatmates Oliver Berg (Laurence Penry-Jones), a doctor, and Carolina Shaw (Ela Kay), a receptionist. Oliver became the first regular gay character on Doctors.[2] Stirling Gallacher then joined the series as doctor Ronnie Woodson.[3] She was followed by Ronnie's onscreen husband, lawyer George (Seán Gleeson).[4]
Diane Keen then joined as Julia Parsons, the ex-wife of Mac McGuire (Christopher Timothy). She was asked to join on an initial three-month stint and accepted due to having worked with Timothy before. She then decided to stay on past her first stint.[5] The last regular to be introduced was Greg Robinson (Ben Jones), a doctor.[6] The series saw three regulars depart, the first being Tim Downie departing from his role as Alex North.[7] Penry-Jones and Kay departed from Doctors in scenes that see Carolina die in an explosion and Oliver leaving from grief.[2]
Main characters
edit- Ariyon Bakare as Ben Kwarme
- Tom Butcher as Marc Eliot
- Maggie Cronin as Kate McGuire
- Tim Downie as Alex North
- Eva Fontaine as Faith Walker
- Stirling Gallacher as George Woodson
- Seán Gleeson as Ronnie Woodson
- Ben Jones as Greg Robinson
- Ela Kay as Carolina Shaw
- Diane Keen as Julia Parsons
- Laurence Penry-Jones as Oliver Berg
- Natalie J. Robb as Jude Carlyle
- Christopher Timothy as Mac McGuire
- Corrinne Wicks as Helen Thompson
Recurring characters
edit- Tara Coleman-Starr as Claire Thompson
- Joshua Prime as Dan Thompson
Guest characters
edit- Jim Dunk as Jack Helm
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | 1 | "More Is Never Enough" | S.J Clarkson | Tracey Black | 2 September 2002 |
| 288 | 2 | "Prescription for a Corpse" | S.J Clarkson | Ray Brooking | 3 September 2002 |
| 289 | 3 | "Night Terrors" | S.J Clarkson | Mark Chadbourne | 4 September 2002 |
| 290 | 4 | "Happy Days are Here Again" | Terry Iland | David Lloyd | 5 September 2002 |
| 291 | 5 | "Bulldog Breed" | Terry Iland | Nick Hoare | 6 September 2002 |
| 292 | 6 | "Ticking" | Dominic Keavey | Ray Brooking | 9 September 2002 |
| 293 | 7 | "Charity Begins at Home" | Terry Iland | Colin Brake | 10 September 2002 |
| 294 | 8 | "Stuff Happens" | Dominic Keavey | Moya O'Shea | 11 September 2002 |
| 295 | 9 | "A Wanted Child" | Dominic Keavey | — | 12 September 2002 |
| 296 | 10 | "Business As Usual" | Dominic Keavey | Olly Perkin | 16 September 2002 |
| 297 | 11 | "World on Her Shoulders" | Fiona Walton | Mark Brecon | 17 September 2002 |
| 298 | 12 | "Silent Partners" | Fiona Walton | Paul Ebbs | 18 September 2002 |
| 299 | 13 | "Deceptive Appearances" | Fiona Walton | Lucia Haynes | 19 September 2002 |
| 300 | 14 | "A Matter of Pride" | S.J Clarkson | John Pilkington | 20 September 2002 |
| 301 | 15 | "Labour Day" | S.J Clarkson | Angela Turvey | 23 September 2002 |
| 302 | 16 | "Too Late for Goodbyes" | S.J Clarkson | Bridget Colgan and Mark Hiser | 24 September 2002 |
| 303 | 17 | "Cool for Cats" | Ray Kilby | David Howard | 25 September 2002 |
| 304 | 18 | "Simply the Best" | Ray Kilby | Sharon Oakes | 26 September 2002 |
| 305 | 19 | "A Terrible Hunger" | Ray Kilby | Jane McNulty | 27 September 2002 |
| 306 | 20 | "Fit" | Dominic Keavey | Ray Brooking | 30 September 2002 |
| 307 | 21 | "Grounded" | Dominic Keavey | Dale Overton | 1 October 2002 |
| 308 | 22 | "Different Drummer" | Dominic Keavey | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 2 October 2002 |
| 309 | 23 | "Bitten by the Bug" | Terry Iland | Marrisse Whittaker | 3 October 2002 |
| 310 | 24 | "Attention" | Terry Iland | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 4 October 2002 |
| 311 | 25 | "Stolen Moments" | Terry Iland | Moya O'Shea | 7 October 2002 |
| 312 | 26 | "A Rock & a Hard Place" | Darcia Martin | Mark Chadbourn | 8 October 2002 |
| 313 | 27 | "Losing Control" | Darcia Martin | Dawn Harrison | 9 October 2002 |
| 314 | 28 | "And Then He Was Gone" | Darcia Martin | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 10 October 2002 |
| 315 | 29 | "Stuck in the Middle" | Ray Kilby | David Lloyd | 11 October 2002 |
| 316 | 30 | "Do No Wrong" | Ray Kilby | Tracey Black | 14 October 2002 |
| 317 | 31 | "Beauty Gap" | Ray Kilby | Paul Ebbs | 15 October 2002 |
| 318 | 32 | "Tick Tock" | Dominic Keavey | Bridget Colgan and Mark Hiser | 16 October 2002 |
| 319 | 33 | "The Trouble With Arthur" | Dominic Keavey | Patrick Spence | 17 October 2002 |
| 320 | 34 | "Unfinished Business" | Dominic Keavey | Colin Brake | 18 October 2002 |
| 321 | 35 | "Reasons to Be Fearful" | Terry Iland | David Howard | 21 October 2002 |
| 322 | 36 | "For Whom the Bells Toll" | Terry Iland | Martin Stone | 22 October 2002 |
| 323 | 37 | "A Quick Fix" | Terry Iland | David Thornhill | 23 October 2002 |
| 324 | 38 | "Into the Shadows" | Alice Troughton | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 24 October 2002 |
| 325 | 39 | "Humble Pie" | Alice Troughton | Frances McNeil | 25 October 2002 |
| 326 | 40 | "Prime Carer" | Alice Troughton | Dale Overton | 28 October 2002 |
| 327 | 41 | "Sleeping Dogs" | Chris Richards | Jonathan Evans | 29 October 2002 |
| 328 | 42 | "Shattered Dreams" | Topher Campbell | Liz John | 30 October 2002 |
| 329 | 43 | "You Make Me Feel So Young" | Chris Richards | David Lemon | 31 October 2002 |
| 330 | 44 | "Nobody's Child" | S.J Clarkson | Claire Bennett | 1 November 2002 |
| 331 | 45 | "Circle of Life" | Topher Campbell | Annie Rixon | 4 November 2002 |
| 332 | 46 | "Heart Beats" | S.J Clarkson | Marc Peirson | 5 November 2002 |
| 333 | 47 | "Occupational Hazards" | Chris Richards | Ray Brooking | 6 November 2002 |
| 334 | 48 | "Practice Makes Perfect" | Topher Campbell | Lynne Sharpe | 7 November 2002 |
| 335 | 49 | "Legacy" | Martin Sharp | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 8 November 2002 |
| 336 | 50 | "Treat 'Em Mean" | Martin Sharp | Joanna Quesnel | 11 November 2002 |
| 337 | 51 | "Reasonable Doubt" | Martin Sharp | Bridget Colgan and Mark Hiser | 12 November 2002 |
| 338 | 52 | "Time Bomb" | Terry Iland | Dawn Harrison | 13 November 2002 |
| 339 | 53 | "Feet of Clay" | Terry Iland | Nick Warburton | 14 November 2002 |
| 340 | 54 | "Swing Out Sister" | Terry Iland | Dan Wicksman | 15 November 2002 |
| 341 | 55 | "Cast the First Stone" | Burt Caesar | Andrea Clyndes | 18 November 2002 |
| 342 | 56 | "Afraid to Love" | Burt Caesar | Linda Thompson | 19 November 2002 |
| 343 | 57 | "Where We Left Off" | Burt Caesar | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 20 November 2002 |
| 344 | 58 | "A Hole in the Heart" | S.J Clarkson | Bridget Colgan and Mark Hiser | 21 November 2002 |
| 345 | 59 | "The First Step" | S.J Clarkson | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 22 November 2002 |
| 346 | 60 | "Testing Testing" | S.J Clarkson | Graham Lester-George | 25 November 2002 |
| 347 | 61 | "Famous Last Words" | S.J Clarkson | Ray Brooking | 6 January 2003 |
| 348 | 62 | "All in Vein" | S.J Clarkson | Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan | 7 January 2003 |
| 349 | 63 | "Truth or Dare" | S.J Clarkson | John Pilkington | 8 January 2003 |
| 350 | 64 | "Suspicious Minds: Part One" | S.J Clarkson | Colin Brake | 9 January 2003 |
| 351 | 65 | "Suspicious Minds: Part Two" | S.J Clarkson | Colin Brake | 10 January 2003 |
| 352 | 66 | "A Dignified Exit" | Neil Adams | Sharon Kelly | 13 January 2003 |
| 353 | 67 | "Position of Trust" | Neil Adams | Dale Overton | 14 January 2003 |
| 354 | 68 | "Preservation" | Neil Adams | Graham White | 15 January 2003 |
| 355 | 69 | "Black and Blue" | Neil Adams | Tracey Black | 16 January 2003 |
| 356 | 70 | "To the Bone" | Neil Adams | Paul Ebbs | 17 January 2003 |
| 357 | 71 | "Points of View" | Fiona Walton | Olly Perkin | 20 January 2003 |
| 358 | 72 | "Childsplay" | Fiona Walton | Caroline Gawn | 21 January 2003 |
| 359 | 73 | "A Question of Priorities" | Fiona Walton | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 22 January 2003 |
| 360 | 74 | "Food for Thought" | Fiona Walton | Nick Hoare | 23 January 2003 |
| 361 | 75 | "An Early Frost" | Fiona Walton | Sally Norton | 24 January 2003 |
| 362 | 76 | "Numb" | Steve Kelly | Abigail Abban-Mensah | 29 January 2003 |
| 363 | 77 | "With This Ring" | Steve Kelly | Bridget Colgan and Mark Hiser | 30 January 2003 |
| 364 | 78 | "Faking It" | Steve Kelly | Linda Thompson | 31 January 2003 |
| 365 | 79 | "Call Me the Wanderer" | Steve Kelly | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 3 February 2003 |
| 366 | 80 | "A Tangled Web" | Christopher Timothy | David Lloyd | 4 February 2003 |
| 367 | 81 | "Real Tonic" | Christopher Timothy | Kevin Scouler | 5 February 2003 |
| 368 | 82 | "Deliverance" | Christopher Timothy | Emma Frost | 6 February 2003 |
| 369 | 83 | "Second Class Ticket" | Christopher Timothy | Gaby Chiappe | 7 February 2003 |
| 370 | 84 | "Jimi Hendrix Is Dead" | Chris Richards | Jan Page | 10 February 2003 |
| 371 | 85 | "To Be or Not to Be" | Chris Richards | Richard Bevan | 11 February 2003 |
| 372 | 86 | "Cave Man" | Chris Richards | Paul Ebbs | 12 February 2003 |
| 373 | 87 | "Baby Blues" | Chris Richards | Rosemary Friedman | 13 February 2003 |
| 374 | 88 | "Mar-Cel Wave" | Chris Richards | Carole Simpson Solazzo | 14 February 2003 |
| 375 | 89 | "Still Crazy After All These Years" | Terry Iland | Pat Cumper | 17 February 2003 |
| 376 | 90 | "Silent World" | Terry Iland | Mark Chadbourn | 18 February 2003 |
| 377 | 91 | "A Woman's Work" | Terry Iland | Jonathan Hall | 19 February 2003 |
| 378 | 92 | "Teenage Kicks" | Terry Iland | Lucy Blincoe | 20 February 2003 |
| 379 | 93 | "More Than a Job" | Terry Iland | Nicola Thompson | 21 February 2003 |
| 380 | 94 | "A Soldier's Lot" | Dominic Keavey | John Pilkington | 24 February 2003 |
| 381 | 95 | "When the Bough Breaks" | Steve Kelly | Ray Brooking | 25 February 2003 |
| 382 | 96 | "Tunnel Vision" | Dominic Keavey | Anne Rabbitt | 26 February 2003 |
| 383 | 97 | "Send in the Clones" | Dominic Keavey | Colin Brake | 27 February 2003 |
| 384 | 98 | "All the Lonely People" | Dominic Keavey | Tracey Black and Lloyd Peters | 28 February 2003 |
| 385 | 99 | "The Dragon" | S.J Clarkson | Katharine Way | 25 March 2003 |
| 386 | 100 | "Zero Tolerance" | S.J Clarkson | Lucia Haynes | 26 March 2003 |
| 387 | 101 | "Junk" | S.J Clarkson | Dawn Harrison | 27 March 2003 |
| 388 | 102 | "Different for Girls" | S.J Clarkson | Emma Frost | 28 March 2003 |
| 389 | 103 | "A Life of One's Own" | S.J Clarskon | Jude Tindall | 31 March 2003 |
| 390 | 104 | "Born Again" | Steve Kelly | Ray Brooking | 1 April 2003 |
| 391 | 105 | "Gravy on That?" | Christopher Timothy | Claire Bennett | 2 April 2003 |
| 392 | 106 | "No More Pain" | Steve Kelly | Roland Moore | 3 April 2003 |
| 393 | 107 | "As Time Goes By" | Steve Kelly | David Lloyd | 4 April 2003 |
| 394 | 108 | "An Honourable Man" | Steve Kelly | Dawn Harrison | 7 April 2003 |
| 395 | 109 | "Nothing But the Truth" | Ian Barber | Moya O'Shea | 8 April 2003 |
| 396 | 110 | "Twice Shy" | Ian Barber | Graham White | 9 April 2003 |
| 397 | 111 | "Fifty-Fifty" | Ian Barber | Martin Stone | 10 April 2003 |
| 398 | 112 | "Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make" | Ian Barber | Colin Brake | 11 April 2003 |
| 399 | 113 | "A Taste of Possibilities" | Ian Barber | Abigail Abban-Mensah | 14 April 2003 |
| 400 | 114 | "Drinking Games" | Neil Adams | Jonathan Evans | 15 April 2003 |
| 401 | 115 | "Doctors Are from Mars" | Neil Adams | Patrick Spence | 16 April 2003 |
| 402 | 116 | "Forget Me Not" | Neil Adams | Joanna Quesnel | 17 April 2003 |
| 403 | 117 | "Donations" | Neil Adams | Andrew Ellard | 22 April 2003 |
| 404 | 118 | "Mother Love" | Neil Adams | Marc Peirson | 23 April 2003 |
| 405 | 119 | "Faking the Dead" | Alice Troughton | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 24 April 2003 |
| 406 | 120 | "The Road Sweeper" | Alice Troughton | Stephen John Hallett | 25 April 2003 |
| 407 | 121 | "Too Little Too Late" | Dominic Keavey | Sharon Kelly | 28 April 2003 |
| 408 | 122 | "Give It Up" | Alice Troughton | Gary Waterman | 29 April 2003 |
| 409 | 123 | "Babes in the Wood" | Alice Troughton | Dawn Harrison | 30 April 2003 |
| 410 | 124 | "Mr Punch" | Steve Kelly | Jan Page | 1 May 2003 |
| 411 | 125 | "Keep on Running" | Alice Troughton | Richard Page | 2 May 2003 |
| 412 | 126 | "In Loco Parentis" | Ray Kilby | Jan Page | 6 May 2003 |
| 413 | 127 | "Keepsake" | Ray Kilby | Tracey Black | 7 May 2003 |
| 414 | 128 | "Physician Heal Thyself" | Ray Kilby | David Lloyd | 8 May 2003 |
| 415 | 129 | "A Civilised Arrangement" | Ray Kilby | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 9 May 2003 |
| 416 | 130 | "Fugue State" | Ray Kilby | Paul Ebbs | 12 May 2003 |
| 417 | 131 | "Caught in the Web" | Dominic Keavey | Graham Lester-George | 13 May 2003 |
| 418 | 132 | "Voice of Reason" | Dominic Keavey | Mike Sherman | 14 May 2003 |
| 419 | 133 | "Payback" | Dominic Keavey | Amanda Stonham | 15 May 2003 |
| 420 | 134 | "No Thugs in Our House" | Dominic Keavey | Mark Chadbourn | 16 May 2003 |
| 421 | 135 | "Really Ill" | Dominic Keavey | Nick Hoare | 19 May 2003 |
| 422 | 136 | "Good Grief" | Geoff Harris | Bernard Padden | 20 May 2003 |
| 423 | 137 | "The Foundling" | Geoff Harris | Tom Fry | 21 May 2003 |
| 424 | 138 | "Assisted Passage" | Geoff Harris | Adrian Reynolds | 22 May 2003 |
| 425 | 139 | "Grievous Loss" | Geoff Harris | Jude Tindall | 23 May 2003 |
| 426 | 140 | "Name and Shame" | Geoff Harris | Mark Chadbourn | 27 May 2003 |
| 427 | 141 | "Put a Smile on Your Face" | Darcia Martin | Marcus Goodwin | 28 May 2003 |
| 428 | 142 | "Nothing to Fear But..." | Darcia Martin | Colin Brake | 29 May 2003 |
| 429 | 143 | "Encountered Briefly" | Darcia Martin | Moya O'Shea | 30 May 2003 |
| 430 | 144 | "Turning a Blind Eye" | Darcia Martin | Jonathan Hall | 2 June 2003 |
| 431 | 145 | "You Only Have to Ask" | Darcia Martin | Nicola Thompson | 3 June 2003 |
| 432 | 146 | "Lucky Man" | Terry Iland | Roland Moore | 4 June 2003 |
| 433 | 147 | "Loose Ends" | Terry Iland | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 5 June 2003 |
| 434 | 148 | "Conventional Warfare" | Terry Iland | Paul Ebbs | 6 June 2003 |
| 435 | 149 | "Driving Me Mad" | Rupert Such | Olly Perkin | 9 June 2003 |
| 436 | 150 | "Food Glorious Food" | Terry Iland | David Lloyd | 10 June 2003 |
| 437 | 151 | "Collateral Damage" | Terry Iland | Ray Brooking | 11 June 2003 |
| 438 | 152 | "Fat Lies" | Rupert Such | Dawn Harrison | 12 June 2003 |
| 439 | 153 | "All an Illusion" | Rupert Such | Geoff Everson | 13 June 2003 |
| 440 | 154 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Rupert Such | Sharon Kelly | 13 June 2003 |
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