The fifth series of the British medical soap opera Doctors originally aired between 1 September 2003 and 14 June 2004. It consisted of 182 episodes. The series saw Natalie J. Robb leave her role as Jude Carlyle after three years on the series. She was followed by original cast member Maggie Cronin, who departed from her role as Kate McGuire. It also saw the castings of two new receptionists: Akemnji Ndifornyen as Nathan Bailey), who also doubled as the estranged son of established Ben Kwarme (Ariyon Bakare), and Andrea Green as Sarah Finch. The series five episode "Say a Little Prayer" also became Doctors' first win at the British Soap Awards, claiming the Best Single Episode accolade in 2004. Finch then won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer a year later for her role as Sarah.
| Doctors | |
|---|---|
| Series 5 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 182 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 1 September 2003 – 14 June 2004 |
| Series chronology | |
Cast
editThe fifth series saw Natalie J. Robb leave her role as Dr. Jude Carlyle after three years on Doctors. Jude's exit storyline sees her cheat on her boyfriend with his father and become pregnant with a baby with Down syndrome, moving back to Glasgow to have her family's support.[1] Original cast member Maggie Cronin also departed from her role as Kate McGuire.[2]
Two new receptionists were cast for the series: Nathan Bailey (Akemnji Ndifornyen) and Sarah Finch (Andrea Green).[3] In a shock twist, Nathan was revealed to be the estranged son of established character Ben Kwarme (Ariyon Bakare) who initially keeps his identity a secret.[4] Mac McGuire (Christopher Timothy)'s son Liam also had a return stint during the series, during which he raped Faith Walker (Eva Fontaine).[5]
Main characters
edit- Ariyon Bakare as Ben Kwarme
- Tom Butcher as Marc Eliot
- Maggie Cronin as Kate McGuire
- Eva Fontaine as Faith Walker
- Stirling Gallacher as George Woodson
- Seán Gleeson as Ronnie Woodson
- Andrea Green as Sarah Finch
- Ben Jones as Greg Robinson
- Diane Keen as Julia Parsons
- Akemnji Ndifornyen as Nathan Bailey
- 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
- Tim Matthews as Liam McGuire
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441 | 1 | "Unlike Father, Unlike Son" | Ian Barber | Paul Marx | 1 September 2003 |
| 442 | 2 | "Docwatch" | Ian Barber | Neil Arksey | 2 September 2003 |
| 443 | 3 | "Emotional Fallout" | Alex Perrin | Bridget Colgan and Mark Hiser | 3 September 2003 |
| 444 | 4 | "In the Blood" | Ian Barber | Rebecca Stevens | 4 September 2003 |
| 445 | 5 | "Who Goes There" | Ian Barber | Andrew Cornish | 5 September 2003 |
| 446 | 6 | "Roots" | Ian Barber | Marcus Goodwin | 8 September 2003 |
| 447 | 7 | "No Refund" | S.J Clarkson | Tracey Black | 9 September 2003 |
| 448 | 8 | "To Have Not" | S.J Clarkson | Chris Boiling | 10 September 2003 |
| 449 | 9 | "Rufus" | Rupert Such | Martin Stone | 11 September 2003 |
| 450 | 10 | "Love Hurts" | S.J Clarkson | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 12 September 2003 |
| 451 | 11 | "Slippery Slope" | S.J Clarkson | Phil Charles | 15 September 2003 |
| 452 | 12 | "Blackout" | S.J Clarkson | Linda Thompson | 16 September 2003 |
| 453 | 13 | "Disclosure" | Alex Perrin | Tom Ogden | 17 September 2003 |
| 454 | 14 | "Today's the Day" | Alice Troughton | Tom Rob Smith | 18 September 2003 |
| 455 | 15 | "Appearances" | Alice Troughton | Graham Lester-George | 19 September 2003 |
| 456 | 16 | "Terminally Uncool" | Alice Troughton | Miles Bodimeade | 22 September 2003 |
| 457 | 17 | "The Time Is Right" | Alice Troughton | Sally Norton | 23 September 2003 |
| 458 | 18 | "Nothing Like Home Help" | Alex Perrin | Abigail Abban-Mensah | 24 September 2003 |
| 459 | 19 | "Billie" | Alice Troughton | Tom Fry | 25 September 2003 |
| 460 | 20 | "Aftershock" | Ray Kilby | Bernard Padden | 26 September 2003 |
| 461 | 21 | "Alpha Male" | Ray Kilby | Gary Waterman | 29 September 2003 |
| 462 | 22 | "Survival of the Fittest" | Ray Kilby | Marc Peirson | 30 September 2003 |
| 463 | 23 | "Now You See Me..." | Alex Perrin | Joanna Quesnel | 1 October 2003 |
| 464 | 24 | "Cut Loose" | Ray Kilby | Phil Matthews | 2 October 2003 |
| 465 | 25 | "Flashbacks" | Ray Kilby | Katharine Way | 3 October 2003 |
| 466 | 26 | "Prodigal Child" | Chris Richards | Dawn Harrison | 6 October 2003 |
| 467 | 27 | "Love on the Rocks" | Chris Richards | Marrisse Whittaker | 7 October 2003 |
| 468 | 28 | "How's This My Problem?" | Alex Perrin | Patrick Spence | 8 October 2003 |
| 469 | 29 | "Impact" | Chris Richards | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 9 October 2003 |
| 470 | 30 | "Caught in the Middle" | Chris Richards | Sharon Kelly | 10 October 2003 |
| 471 | 31 | "Doppelgänger" | Chris Richards | Olly Perkin | 13 October 2003 |
| 472 | 32 | "A Red Light Means Stop: Part One" | Terry Iland | Olly Perkin | 14 October 2003 |
| 473 | 33 | "A Red Light Means Stop: Part Two" | Terry Iland | Olly Perkin | 15 October 2003 |
| 474 | 34 | "Mexican Way" | Terry Iland | Claire Bennett | 16 October 2003 |
| 475 | 35 | "'Til Death Do Us Part" | Terry Iland | Julia Weston | 17 October 2003 |
| 476 | 36 | "Time on Your Hands" | Topher Campbell | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 20 October 2003 |
| 477 | 37 | "Deep Prejudice" | Topher Campbell | David Lloyd | 21 October 2003 |
| 478 | 38 | "Back to Basics" | Terry Iland | Mark Chadbourn | 22 October 2003 |
| 479 | 39 | "Trouble at the Bank" | Topher Campbell | Will Jewell | 23 October 2003 |
| 480 | 40 | "Every Dog Has Its Day" | Topher Campbell | Tracey Black | 24 October 2003 |
| 481 | 41 | "A Weight on Her Shoulders" | Topher Campbell | Pat Smart | 27 October 2003 |
| 482 | 42 | "The Decision" | Michael B. Clifford | Roland Moore | 28 October 2003 |
| 483 | 43 | "It's a Family Affair" | Michael B. Clifford | Chris Webb | 29 October 2003 |
| 484 | 44 | "A Job for Life" | Michael B. Clifford | Jonathan Evans | 30 October 2003 |
| 485 | 45 | "The Wrong Body" | Michael B. Clifford | Sharon Kelly | 31 October 2003 |
| 486 | 46 | "The Caring Profession" | Malcom Walker | Marc Peirson | 3 November 2003 |
| 487 | 47 | "Keeping the Peace" | Malcom Walker | Lucia Haynes | 4 November 2003 |
| 488 | 48 | "An English Woman's Home" | Michael B. Clifford | Colin Brake | 5 November 2003 |
| 489 | 49 | "Mixed Blessing" | Malcom Walker | Bernard Padden | 6 November 2003 |
| 490 | 50 | "Keep It in the Family" | Malcom Walker | Kevin Scouler | 7 November 2003 |
| 491 | 51 | "Under My Skin" | Malcom Walker | Gary Waterman | 10 November 2003 |
| 492 | 52 | "Pain Barrier" | Alice Troughton | John Pilkington | 11 November 2003 |
| 493 | 53 | "Assumptions" | Alice Troughton | Kath Murphy | 12 November 2003 |
| 494 | 54 | "The Drugs Don't Work" | Alice Troughton | Paul Marx | 13 November 2003 |
| 495 | 55 | "Say a Little Prayer" | Steve Kelly | Ray Brooking | 14 November 2003 |
| 496 | 56 | "The Measure of a Man" | Alice Troughton | Christine Marshall | 17 November 2003 |
| 497 | 57 | "Happy Pills" | Alice Troughton | Stephen John Hallett | 18 November 2003 |
| 498 | 58 | "Play It Again, Mac" | Steve Kelly | Chris Webb | 19 November 2003 |
| 499 | 59 | "Odd One Out" | Terry Iland | Micahel Chappell and Richard Stevens | 20 November 2003 |
| 500 | 60 | "End of Innocence" | Darcia Martin | Ellen May | 21 November 2003 |
| 501 | 61 | "Where Shadows Never Fall" | Terry Iland | Sharon Oakes | 24 November 2003 |
| 502 | 62 | "The Long and Winding Road" | Terry Iland | Andrea Clyndes | 25 November 2003 |
| 503 | 63 | "Out on Loan" | Terry Iland | Dawn Harrison | 26 November 2003 |
| 504 | 64 | "Solvent" | Terry Iland | Richard Simpson | 27 November 2003 |
| 505 | 65 | "Four Walls" | Darcia Martin | Rolard Moore | 28 November 2003 |
| 506 | 66 | "Nature's Way" | Darcia Martin | Chrissie Hall | 1 December 2003 |
| 507 | 67 | "Twins" | Darcia Martin | David Lloyd | 2 December 2003 |
| 508 | 68 | "Unspeakable" | Steve Kelly | Patrick Spence | 3 December 2003 |
| 509 | 69 | "Dressing Down" | Darcia Martin | Linda Thompson | 4 December 2003 |
| 510 | 70 | "The Forgotten Warrior" | Fiona Walton | Marc Peirson | 5 December 2003 |
| 511 | 71 | "A Fresh Start" | Fiona Walton | Kevin Scouler | 8 December 2003 |
| 512 | 72 | "Counting the Days" | Fiona Walton | Marc Peirson | 9 December 2003 |
| 513 | 73 | "Art of Noise" | Fiona Walton | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 10 December 2003 |
| 514 | 74 | "Cold Cuts" | Fiona Walton | Bernard Padden | 11 December 2003 |
| 515 | 75 | "Best Behaviour" | Trudy Coleman | Sue Pierlejewski | 12 December 2003 |
| 516 | 76 | "Getting the Ride" | Trudy Coleman | Colin Brake | 15 December 2003 |
| 517 | 77 | "A Whiff of Sulphur" | Trudy Coleman | Ray Brooking | 16 December 2003 |
| 518 | 78 | "Crescendo" | Trudy Coleman | Linda James | 17 December 2003 |
| 519 | 79 | "All I Want for Christmas" | Trudy Coleman | Colin Brake | 18 December 2003 |
| 520 | 80 | "House of Cards" | Ian Barber | Dawn Harrison | 19 December 2003 |
| 521 | 81 | "Look Ma, No Hands" | S.J Clarkson | Ray Brooking | 5 January 2004 |
| 522 | 82 | "Last Minute Nerves" | S.J Clarkson | Dale Overton | 6 January 2004 |
| 523 | 83 | "Dead Man Talking" | Ian Barber | David Howard | 7 January 2004 |
| 524 | 84 | "No Pain, No Gain" | S.J Clarkson | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 8 January 2004 |
| 525 | 85 | "No Fury" | S.J Clarkson | Paul Ebbs | 9 January 2004 |
| 526 | 86 | "Wheels of Destiny" | John Maidens | Claire Bennett | 12 January 2004 |
| 527 | 87 | "Home Alone" | John Maidens | Dawn L. Edwards | 13 January 2004 |
| 528 | 88 | "The Miracle" | Ian Barber | Sharon Kelly | 14 January 2004 |
| 529 | 89 | "A Recipe for Disaster" | John Maidens | Pat Smart | 15 January 2004 |
| 530 | 90 | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | John Maidens | Abigail Abban-Mensah | 16 January 2004 |
| 531 | 91 | "The Good Guys Club" | Alice Troughton | Andrew Cornish | 19 January 2004 |
| 532 | 92 | "Hidden Harm" | Alice Troughton | Neil Arksey | 20 January 2004 |
| 533 | 93 | "No Angel" | Ian Barber | Nazrin Choudhury | 21 January 2004 |
| 534 | 94 | "Look Both Ways" | Alice Troughton | Nick Warburton | 22 January 2004 |
| 535 | 95 | "A Late Flowering" | Alice Troughton | Jane McNulty | 23 January 2004 |
| 536 | 96 | "Repeat Prescription" | Alice Troughton | Chris Webb | 29 January 2004 |
| 537 | 97 | "Testimony" | Nick Bamford | P. G. Morgan | 30 January 2004 |
| 538 | 98 | "Talk to Me" | John Maidens | Katharine Way | 2 February 2004 |
| 539 | 99 | "Spiked" | Nick Bamford | Anne-Marie McCormack | 2 February 2004 |
| 540 | 100 | "Granny's Little Helper" | Nick Bamford | Tom Fry | 3 February 2004 |
| 541 | 101 | "Bald Facts" | Burt Caesar | Nicola Thompson | 4 February 2004 |
| 542 | 102 | "Selling Souls" | Nick Bamford | Mark Chadbourn | 5 February 2004 |
| 543 | 103 | "The Children That Suffer" | Gloria Thomas | Cassian Hall | 6 February 2004 |
| 544 | 104 | "Baby Doc" | Gloria Thomas | David Lloyd | 9 February 2004 |
| 545 | 105 | "Blue" | Gloria Thomas | Ray Brooking | 9 February 2004 |
| 546 | 106 | "Stranger Than Fiction" | Gloria Thomas | Jan Page | 10 February 2004 |
| 547 | 107 | "The Final Curtain" | Gloria Thomas | Roland Moore | 11 February 2004 |
| 548 | 108 | "Neighbourly" | Iain B. MacDonald | Bernard Padden | 12 February 2004 |
| 549 | 109 | "My Stepmother the Alien" | Iain B. MacDonald | Gary Waterman | 13 February 2004 |
| 550 | 110 | "Like Father" | Iain B. MacDonald | Jude Tindall | 16 February 2004 |
| 551 | 111 | "Getting On" | Burt Caesar | Sue Perlejewski | 16 February 2004 |
| 552 | 112 | "Two Can Play: Part One" | Burt Caesar | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 17 February 2004 |
| 553 | 113 | "Two Can Play: Part Two" | Burt Casear | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 18 February 2004 |
| 554 | 114 | "Checking Out" | Nick Bamford | Colin Brake | 19 February 2004 |
| 555 | 115 | "One Man's Meat" | Burt Caesar | Anne Rabbitt | 20 February 2004 |
| 556 | 116 | "Amy's Social Worker" | Chris Richards | Dawn Harrison | 23 February 2004 |
| 557 | 117 | "Amy's Mother" | Chris Richards | Dawn Harrison | 24 February 2004 |
| 558 | 118 | "Amy's New Home" | Chris Richards | Linda Thompson | 25 February 2004 |
| 559 | 119 | "Amy's Father" | Chris Richards | Moya O'Shea | 26 February 2004 |
| 560 | 120 | "Amy" | Chris Richards | Joanna Quesnel | 27 February 2004 |
| 561 | 121 | "Acting Out" | Iain B. MacDonald | Marc Peirson | 1 March 2004 |
| 562 | 122 | "Stuck in the Middle with You" | Ray Kilby | Nick King | 2 March 2004 |
| 563 | 123 | "Inner Circles" | Ray Kilby | Tom Ogden | 3 March 2004 |
| 564 | 124 | "First Impressions" | Ray Kilby | Gary Waterman | 4 March 2004 |
| 565 | 125 | "Siege Mentality" | Ray Kilby | Nick Hoare | 5 March 2004 |
| 566 | 126 | "About a Boy" | Ray Kilby | Lucy Blincoe | 8 March 2004 |
| 567 | 127 | "Odds On" | Topher Campbell | Tracey Black | 9 March 2004 |
| 568 | 128 | "Internal Affair" | Iain B. MacDonald | Tom Ogden | 10 March 2004 |
| 569 | 129 | "Close to My Heart" | Topher Campbell | Roland Moore | 11 March 2004 |
| 570 | 130 | "Turning Back the Clock" | Topher Campbell | Paul Ebbs | 12 March 2004 |
| 571 | 131 | "Four Year Itch" | Topher Campbell | Jane Marlow | 15 March 2004 |
| 572 | 132 | "The Birds and the Bees" | Topher Campbell | Ray Brooking | 16 March 2004 |
| 573 | 133 | "Holding the Baby" | Ian Barber | David Lloyd | 17 March 2004 |
| 574 | 134 | "Room 101" | Ian Barber | David Lloyd | 18 March 2004 |
| 575 | 135 | "Run Baby Run" | Ian Barber | Chris Webb | 19 March 2004 |
| 576 | 136 | "Two's Company" | Neil Adams | Chris Webb | 5 April 2004 |
| 577 | 137 | "Cross My Heart" | Neil Adams | Ray Brooking | 6 April 2004 |
| 578 | 138 | "Safe and Sorry" | Neil Adams | Dawn Harrison | 7 April 2004 |
| 579 | 139 | "Relative Values" | Neil Adams | Tracey Black | 8 April 2004 |
| 580 | 140 | "High Anxiety" | Neil Adams | Joanna Quesnel | 13 April 2004 |
| 581 | 141 | "The Wish List" | Ian Barber | Sally Abbott | 14 April 2004 |
| 582 | 142 | "Sweet as a Lollipop" | Rupert Such | Jan Page | 15 April 2004 |
| 583 | 143 | "Last Chance" | Rupert Such | David Lloyd | 16 April 2004 |
| 584 | 144 | "The Replacement" | Rupert Such | Roland Moore | 19 April 2004 |
| 585 | 145 | "Past Caring" | Rupert Such | Paul Ebbs | 20 April 2004 |
| 586 | 146 | "Having It All" | Rupert Such | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 21 April 2004 |
| 587 | 147 | "Pardon" | Ian Barber | Gary Waterman | 22 April 2004 |
| 588 | 148 | "Say the Word" | Ian Barber | Kevin Scouler | 23 April 2004 |
| 589 | 149 | "An Even Stranger Danger" | Ian Barber | Bernard Padden | 26 April 2004 |
| 590 | 150 | "A Piece of Paper" | Ian Barber | Marc Peirson | 27 April 2004 |
| 591 | 151 | "Primary Care" | Ian Barber | Michael Holley | 28 April 2004 |
| 592 | 152 | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | Michael B. Clifford | Tom Ogden | 29 April 2004 |
| 593 | 153 | "Gap Year" | Michael B. Clifford | Tom Rob Smith | 30 April 2004 |
| 594 | 154 | "Misconceptions" | Michael B. Clifford | Julia Weston | 4 May 2004 |
| 595 | 155 | "Rotten Eggs" | Michael B. Clifford | Lucy Blincoe | 5 May 2004 |
| 596 | 156 | "Sticks and Stones" | Michael B. Clifford | Darren Rapier | 6 May 2004 |
| 597 | 157 | "A Lion or a Sheep" | John Maidens | Jonathan Evans | 7 May 2004 |
| 598 | 158 | "A Soft Touch" | John Maidens | Sally Norton | 10 May 2004 |
| 599 | 159 | "A Matter of Faith" | John Maidens | Sue Pierlejewski | 11 May 2004 |
| 600 | 160 | "Forget-Me-Not" | John Maidens | Colin Brake | 12 May 2004 |
| 601 | 161 | "Night People" | John Maidens | Mark Chadbourn | 13 May 2004 |
| 602 | 162 | "My Way or the Highway" | David Squires | Chris Jury | 14 May 2004 |
| 603 | 163 | "Too Darn Hot" | David Squires | Linda Thompson | 17 May 2004 |
| 604 | 164 | "Butterfingers" | David Squires | Michael Chappell and Richard Stevens | 18 May 2004 |
| 605 | 165 | "Monstrous Regiment" | Chris Richards | Dawn Harrison | 19 May 2004 |
| 606 | 166 | "Rolling Stone" | David Squires | Dale Overton | 20 May 2004 |
| 607 | 167 | "This Too Too Solid Flesh" | Dominic Keavey | Gary Waterman | 21 May 2004 |
| 608 | 168 | "Hasty Hearts" | Dominic Keavey | Bernard Padden | 24 May 2004 |
| 609 | 169 | "Daddy's Girl" | Dominic Keavey | David Lemon | 25 May 2004 |
| 610 | 170 | "Keeping Mum" | Dominic Keavey | Paul Myatt | 26 May 2004 |
| 611 | 171 | "Flower Power" | Dominic Keavey | Claire Bennett | 27 May 2004 |
| 612 | 172 | "Lost and Found" | Martin Sharp | David Howard | 28 May 2004 |
| 613 | 173 | "Hooked" | Martin Sharp | Nicola Thompson | 1 June 2004 |
| 614 | 174 | "Extreme" | Martin Sharp | Mark Chadbourn | 2 June 2004 |
| 615 | 175 | "Off the Chest" | Martin Sharp | Sharon Oakes | 3 June 2004 |
| 616 | 176 | "A Game of Soldiers" | Steve Kelly | David Howard | 4 June 2004 |
| 617 | 177 | "Family Secrets" | Martin Sharp | Amanda Stonham | 7 June 2004 |
| 618 | 178 | "Moving On" | Christiana Ebohon | Marcus Goodwin | 8 June 2004 |
| 619 | 179 | "Sweet Dreams" | Christiana Ebohon | David Hermanstein | 9 June 2004 |
| 620 | 180 | "On the Ropes" | David Squires | Ray Brooking | 10 June 2004 |
| 621 | 181 | "Wild, Wild West Midlands" | Christiana Ebohon | Jeremy Hylton Davies | 11 June 2004 |
| 622 | 182 | "A Decisive Moment" | Christiana Ebohon | Andrew Cornish | 14 June 2004 |
Reception
editAt the 2004 British Academy Television Awards, Doctors was longlisted for the Award for Best Soap and Continuing Drama.[6] The episode "Say a Little Prayer", broadcast in November 2003, then won the British Soap Award for Best Single Episode at the 2004 ceremony. This was Doctors' first win at the British Soap Awards. Bakare and Timothy were also both longlisted for the British Soap Award for Best Actor for their respective roles as Ben and Mac at the same ceremony.[7]
At the 2005 British Soap Awards, Finch, who debuted in this series, won the Best Newcomer accolade for her role as Sarah.[8] Doctors was also nominated in the Soap and Continuing Drama category at the 2004 RTS Programme Awards.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Dr Jude Carlyle". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Kate McGuire". Doctors. BBC Online. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Sarah Finch". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Ben Kwarme". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Dr Brendan 'Mac' McGuire". BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Awards Database - The BAFTA site". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "The British Soap Awards - Winners". ITV Studios. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "British Soap Awards 2005 - The winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY Regional Centres' Awards 2004 (for progs made in 2003)" (PDF). Royal Television Society. Retrieved 27 July 2023.