Doctors series 23

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.

Kia Pegg joined Doctors in this series as regular character Scarlett Kiernan. Various recurring characters were also contracted for the series as part of a storyline that saw the takeover of Sutton Vale Surgery, including Rosie Colton (Janice Connolly), Maeve Ludlow (Clelia Murphy) and Princess Buchanan (Laura White). Sarah Moyle left her long-term role as Valerie Pitman towards the conclusion. The average viewership for this series saw 1.6 million live viewers.

Cast
As part of the series' main storyline, the takeover of Sutton Vale Surgery, three new recurring characters were introduced: receptionist Rosie Colton (Janice Connolly), nurse prescriber Maeve Ludlow (Clelia Murphy) and trainee doctor Princess Buchanan (Laura White). In April 2022, Kia Pegg was cast as regular receptionist Scarlett Kiernan following Rosie's initial stint had ended. The series also saw the stints of Roxy Piper (Roxy Skinner) as Emma Reid's (Dido Miles neighbour, as well as Gareth Lewis (Samuel Morgan-Davies), a struggling new policeman paired with Rob Hollins (Chris Walker).

In August 2022, Sarah Moyle announced that she would be leaving her role as Valerie Pitman after ten years, with the character departing in December 2022. 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. The series also saw the end of the stints for recurring characters Maeve, Hazeem Durrani (Ashraf Ejjbair) and Davinia Hargrove (Clare Wille).

Main characters

 Matthew Chambers as Daniel Granger
 Dex Lee as Bear Sylvester
 Ross McLaren as Luca McIntyre
 Ian Midlane as Al Haskey
 Dido Miles as Emma Reid
 Adrian Lewis Morgan as Jimmi Clay
 Sarah Moyle as Valerie Pitman
 Bharti Patel as Ruhma Carter
 Jan Pearson as Karen Hollins
 Kia Pegg as Scarlett Kiernan
 Ashley Rice as Sid Vere
 Chris Walker as Rob Hollins
 Elisabeth Dermot Walsh as Zara Carmichael

Recurring characters

 Janice Connolly as Rosie Colton
 Ashraj Ejjbair as Hazeem Durrani
 Kevwe Emefe as Chelle Henry
 Oliver Falconer as Joe Granger Carmichael
 Linda Hargreaves as Constance Buchanan
 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
 Laura White as Princess Buchanan
 Clare Wille as Davinia Hargrove

Guest characters

 Maya Barcot as Magda Nowak
 Will Barton as Stuart Jones
 Lucy Benjamin as Jan Fisher
 Pandora Clifford as Steph Ashdown
 Caoimhe Farren as Hailey Dodds
 Tina Gray as Winnie Jones
 Issam Al Ghussain as Yusuf
 Raj Paul as Asif Metha
 Diana Payan as Gillian Ludlow
 Lacey Leigh Payne as Grace Dodds
 Fiona Skinner as Roxy Piper
 Kath Thickett as Jordan Brown
 Martin Walsh as DI Mick Hartley

Episodes

Reception
This series averaged at 1.6 million live viewers on BBC One. It saw Doctors first win for Best Daytime Soap at the Digital Spy Reader Awards, beating Home and Away and Neighbours. Writer Claire Bennett was also awarded the Writer award at the RTS Midlands Awards for her work throughout the series. Pegg, White and Moyle saw acting nominations at the same ceremony. The episode "Hello?", written by Toby Walton, also helped Doctors to win Best Long Running TV Series at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.

References

External links
 Series 23 at BBC Online

Category:2022 British television seasons
Category:2023 British television seasons
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