# Doctors series 2

The second series of the British medical soap opera Doctors originally aired between 2 October 2000 and 1 June 2001. It consisted of 116 episodes, a large increase on the initial 41 episodes ordered for the first series. The series saw the departures of five regulars introduced in the first series, while Eva Fontaine joined the cast as Faith Walker.

## Cast

The second series saw the returns of all but one of the original characters, the exception being Anoushka Flynn (Carli Norris), who departed in the first series finale. Dan (Joshua Prime), Helen Thompson's (Corrinne Wicks) son, is reintroduced after a guest stint in the first series. Numerous recurring characters were also introduced to Doctors in the second series, including: Helen's husband Phil (Mark Adams) and daughter Claire (Tara Coleman-Starr), Mac McGuire's (Christopher Timothy) son Patrick (Alan McKenna), Candy Williams (Leanne Wilson), a receptionist at Riverside and Faith Walker (Eva Fontaine), a talkative and kind nurse at the Riverside Health Centre.
Candy's guest stint on the series was written in to cover the eventual departure of receptionist Joanna Helm (Sarah Manners), who left during this series to appear on fellow BBC medical drama Casualty. Her departure saw her help grandmother Jessie Helm (Marcia Ashton) to die in a euthanasia plot. The second series also saw the departure of four other regulars: Ruth Harding (Yvonne Brewster), Rana Mistry (Akbar Kurtha), Steve Rawlings (Mark Frost) and Caroline Powers (Jacqueline Leonard).

### Main characters

* Yvonne Brewster as Ruth Harding
* Maggie Cronin as Kate McGuire
* Mark Frost as Steve Rawlings
* Akbar Kurtha as Rana Mistry
* Jacqueline Leonard as Caroline Powers
* Sarah Manners as Joanna Helm
* Christopher Timothy as Mac McGuire
* Corrinne Wicks as Helen Thompson

### Recurring characters

* Mark Adams as Phil Thompson
* Marcia Ashton as Jessie Helm
* Steven Brand as Chris Rawlings
* Tara Coleman-Starr as Claire Thompson
* Darren Day as David Wilde
* Barbara Drennan as Leigh Ashworth
* Jim Dunk as Jack Helm
* Eva Fontaine as Faith Walker
* Alan McKenna as Patrick McGuire
* Julee Moorcroft as Natalie Ashworth
* Stefanie Powers as Jane Powers
* Joshua Prime as Dan Thompson
* Leanne Wilson as Candy Williams

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in series | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 42 | 1 | "Love You Madly" | David Kerr | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 2 October 2000 (2000-10-02) |
| 43 | 2 | "Secrets and Lies" | David Kerr | Simon McCleave | 3 October 2000 (2000-10-03) |
| 44 | 3 | "Twice Blessed" | Sven Arnstein | Nick Warburton | 4 October 2000 (2000-10-04) |
| 45 | 4 | "Looking After" | David Kerr | Stephen Chester | 5 October 2000 (2000-10-05) |
| 46 | 5 | "Not So Innocent" | Craig Lines | Julia Weston | 6 October 2000 (2000-10-06) |
| 47 | 6 | "On For Tonight" | Craig Lines | David Howard | 9 October 2000 (2000-10-09) |
| 48 | 7 | "Beating the Odds" | David Kerr | Marc Peirson | 10 October 2000 (2000-10-10) |
| 49 | 8 | "Bitter Pills" | David Kerr | Veronica Henry | 11 October 2000 (2000-10-11) |
| 50 | 9 | "Slapstick" | Sven Arnstein | Tracey Black | 12 October 2000 (2000-10-12) |
| 51 | 10 | "Family Law" | Steve Kelly | Tracey Black | 13 October 2000 (2000-10-13) |
| 52 | 11 | "Do the Right Thing" | Sven Arnstein | Dan Sefton | 16 October 2000 (2000-10-16) |
| 53 | 12 | "Happy Families" | Steve Kelly | David Howard | 17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) |
| 54 | 13 | "A Friend in Need" | Steve Kelly | Candy Denman | 18 October 2000 (2000-10-18) |
| 55 | 14 | "A Lonely Place to Be" | Steve Kelly | Sarah-Louise Hawkins | 19 October 2000 (2000-10-19) |
| 56 | 15 | "Rules of Conduct" | Craig Lines | Marc Peirson | 20 October 2000 (2000-10-20) |
| 57 | 16 | "Poles Apart" | Craig Lines | Dan Sefton | 23 October 2000 (2000-10-23) |
| 58 | 17 | "Killing Me Softly" | Craig Lines | Dawn Harrison | 24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) |
| 59 | 18 | "Heroes" | Craig Lines | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 25 October 2000 (2000-10-25) |
| 60 | 19 | "Second Time Around" | David Kerr | Veronica Henry | 26 October 2000 (2000-10-26) |
| 61 | 20 | "In Deep" | Steve Kelly | Richard Monks | 27 October 2000 (2000-10-27) |
| 62 | 21 | "In Too Deep" | Steve Kelly | Richard Monks | 30 October 2000 (2000-10-30) |
| 63 | 22 | "All Shook Up" | Jane Powell | Chris Webb | 31 October 2000 (2000-10-31) |
| 64 | 23 | "How Mad Is That?" | Sven Arnstein | Paul Cornell | 1 November 2000 (2000-11-01) |
| 65 | 24 | "They Can't Take That Away From Me" | Sven Arnstein | Marc Peirson | 2 November 2000 (2000-11-02) |
| 66 | 25 | "A Home's Not Where the Heart Is" | Sven Arnstein | Dan Sefton | 3 November 2000 (2000-11-03) |
| 67 | 26 | "Pretty Baby" | Neil Adams | Diane McInery | 6 November 2000 (2000-11-06) |
| 68 | 27 | "Blood Ties" | Jane Powell | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) |
| 69 | 28 | "Last Stand" | Jane Powell | Dawn Harrison | 8 November 2000 (2000-11-08) |
| 70 | 29 | "A Matter of Life and Death" | Dominic Keavey | Anji Loman Field | 9 November 2000 (2000-11-09) |
| 71 | 30 | "Reputations" | Dominic Keavey | Nick Warburton | 10 November 2000 (2000-11-10) |
| 72 | 31 | "Judgement Day" | Dominic Keavey | Veronica Henry | 13 November 2000 (2000-11-13) |
| 73 | 32 | "The Sacrifice" | John Greening | Sarah Louise-Hawkins | 14 November 2000 (2000-11-14) |
| 74 | 33 | "Juggling Act" | John Greening | Simon McCleave | 15 November 2000 (2000-11-15) |
| 75 | 34 | "Sins of the Father" | John Greening | David Howard | 16 November 2000 (2000-11-16) |
| 76 | 35 | "Payment in Kind" | Neil Adams | Veronica Henry | 17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) |
| 77 | 36 | "God's Gift" | Neil Adams | Marc Peirson | 20 November 2000 (2000-11-20) |
| 78 | 37 | "A Share of the Cake" | Neil Adams | Nick Warburton | 21 November 2000 (2000-11-21) |
| 79 | 38 | "Pig in the Middle" | Jane Powell | Nick Warburton | 22 November 2000 (2000-11-22) |
| 80 | 39 | "Big Boys Don't Cry" | Jane Powell | Tracey Black | 23 November 2000 (2000-11-23) |
| 81 | 40 | "Love Me Tender" | Jane Powell | Chris Webb | 24 November 2000 (2000-11-24) |
| 82 | 41 | "From Russia with Love" | Dominic Keavey | Veronica Henry | 27 November 2000 (2000-11-27) |
| 83 | 42 | "Reasons to Be Cheerful" | Dominic Keavey | David Howard | 28 November 2000 (2000-11-28) |
| 84 | 43 | "Counting Magpies" | John Greening | Marc Peirson | 29 November 2000 (2000-11-29) |
| 85 | 44 | "Fit to Drive" | John Greening | Polly Eden | 30 November 2000 (2000-11-30) |
| 86 | 45 | "The Doctor, the Student, His Wife and Her Lover" | James Strong | Dawn Harrison | 1 December 2000 (2000-12-01) |
| 87 | 46 | "The Accused" | Sven Arnstein | Dawn Harrison | 4 December 2000 (2000-12-04) |
| 88 | 47 | "A Stranger in the Family" | Sven Arnstein | Candy Denman | 5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) |
| 89 | 48 | "Vengeance Is Sweet" | Sven Arnstein | Julia Weston | 6 December 2000 (2000-12-06) |
| 90 | 49 | "A Model Patient" | James Strong | Jonathan Evans | 7 December 2000 (2000-12-07) |
| 91 | 50 | "Double Trouble" | John Greening | Tracey Black | 8 December 2000 (2000-12-08) |
| 92 | 51 | "Whose Fault Is it Anyway?" | James Strong | Gary Brown | 11 December 2000 (2000-12-11) |
| 93 | 52 | "Chapter of Accidents" | Dominic Keavey | Nick Warburton | 12 December 2000 (2000-12-12) |
| 94 | 53 | "A Life in the Day Of..." | Dominic Keavey | Julia Weston | 13 December 2000 (2000-12-13) |
| 95 | 54 | "Last Rites" | Dominic Keavey | Marc Peirson | 14 December 2000 (2000-12-14) |
| 96 | 55 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | Julie Anne Robinson | David Howard | 15 December 2000 (2000-12-15) |
| 97 | 56 | "Sins of the Brother" | Julie Anne Robinson | Dan Sefton | 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05) |
| 98 | 57 | "Abuse of Power" | Julie Anne Robinson | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) |
| 99 | 58 | "Death Duties" | John Greening | Marc Peirson | 7 March 2001 (2001-03-07) |
| 100 | 59 | "Duty of Care" | John Greening | Marc Peirson | 8 March 2001 (2001-03-08) |
| 101 | 60 | "The Waiting Game" | John Greening | Anji Loman Field | 9 March 2001 (2001-03-09) |
| 102 | 61 | "Be Thankful For What You've Got" | James Strong | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 12 March 2001 (2001-03-12) |
| 103 | 62 | "Always Something There to Remind Me" | James Strong | Chris Webb | 13 March 2001 (2001-03-13) |
| 104 | 63 | "Safe House" | James Strong | Tracey Black | 14 March 2001 (2001-03-14) |
| 105 | 64 | "Desperate Measures" | Dominic Keavey | Dawn Harrison | 15 March 2001 (2001-03-15) |
| 106 | 65 | "In Sickness and in Health" | Dominic Keavey | Julia Weston | 16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) |
| 107 | 66 | "A Breath of Fresh Air" | Dominic Keavey | Candy Denman | 19 March 2001 (2001-03-19) |
| 108 | 67 | "No Smoke Without Fire" | Bob Jacobs | Jonathan Evans | 20 March 2001 (2001-03-20) |
| 109 | 68 | "Bring Me Sunshine" | Bob Jacobs | Lloyd Peters | 21 March 2001 (2001-03-21) |
| 110 | 69 | "Change of Heart" | Bob Jacobs | Polly Eden | 22 March 2001 (2001-03-22) |
| 111 | 70 | "Second Thoughts" | John Greening | Nick Warburton | 23 March 2001 (2001-03-23) |
| 112 | 71 | "Educating Teacher" | Dominic Keavey | Martin Brocklebank | 26 March 2001 (2001-03-26) |
| 113 | 72 | "Body Blows" | John Greening | Colin Brake | 27 March 2001 (2001-03-27) |
| 114 | 73 | "Old Wives' Tales" | John Greening | Tracey Black | 28 March 2001 (2001-03-28) |
| 115 | 74 | "Unjust Punishment" | Dominic Keavey | Sarah Louise-Hawkins | 29 March 2001 (2001-03-29) |
| 116 | 75 | "Play Mistry For Me" | Dominic Keavey | Dan Sefton | 30 March 2001 (2001-03-30) |
| 117 | 76 | "A Man's World" | Christopher Timothy | Andrew Cornish | 2 April 2001 (2001-04-02) |
| 118 | 77 | "Offside" | Christopher Timothy | Simon McCleave | 3 April 2001 (2001-04-03) |
| 119 | 78 | "What She Wants" | Christopher Timothy | Liz John | 4 April 2001 (2001-04-04) |
| 120 | 79 | "A Different Kind of Love" | Dominic Keavey | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 5 April 2001 (2001-04-05) |
| 121 | 80 | "Wants and Needs" | Jane Powell | Nick Warburton | 6 April 2001 (2001-04-06) |
| 122 | 81 | "Sun God" | Jane Powell | Lucy Blincoe | 9 April 2001 (2001-04-09) |
| 123 | 82 | "The Test" | Jane Powell | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 10 April 2001 (2001-04-10) |
| 124 | 83 | "Working Blind" | John Greening | Dawn Harrison | 11 April 2001 (2001-04-11) |
| 125 | 84 | "Once Bitten" | John Greening | Simon Frith | 12 April 2001 (2001-04-12) |
| 126 | 85 | "Coming Clean" | John Greening | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 17 April 2001 (2001-04-17) |
| 127 | 86 | "Get Out of Jail Free" | Dominic Keavey | David Howard | 18 April 2001 (2001-04-18) |
| 128 | 87 | "Remembering" | Dominic Keavey | Nick Warburton | 19 April 2001 (2001-04-19) |
| 129 | 88 | "A Wonderful Life" | Dominic Keavey | Gaby Chiappe | 20 April 2001 (2001-04-20) |
| 130 | 89 | "A Fuss About Nothing" | Terry Iland | Stuart Blackburn | 23 April 2001 (2001-04-23) |
| 131 | 90 | "Where There's Smoke" | Terry Iland | David Howard | 24 April 2001 (2001-04-24) |
| 132 | 91 | "Baby Be Mine" | Terry Iland | Colin Brake | 25 April 2001 (2001-04-25) |
| 133 | 92 | "Cop Out" | Jane Powell | Tracey Black | 26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) |
| 134 | 93 | "Adverse Reactions" | Jane Powell | Claire Bennett | 27 April 2001 (2001-04-27) |
| 135 | 94 | "It Could Be You" | Jane Powell | Marc Peirson | 30 April 2001 (2001-04-30) |
| 136 | 95 | "Partners" | John Greening | Marc Peirson | 1 May 2001 (2001-05-01) |
| 137 | 96 | "Size Doesn't Matter" | John Greening | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 2 May 2001 (2001-05-02) |
| 138 | 97 | "Hide and Seek" | John Greening | Tracey Black | 3 May 2001 (2001-05-03) |
| 139 | 98 | "The Risk Business" | Dominic Keavey | Lloyd Peters | 4 May 2001 (2001-05-04) |
| 140 | 99 | "Final Cut" | Dominic Keavey | Dan Sefton | 8 May 2001 (2001-05-08) |
| 141 | 100 | "Should Old Acquaintance" | Dominic Keavey | Chris Webb | 9 May 2001 (2001-05-09) |
| 142 | 101 | "Father's Day" | Neil Adams | Candy Denman | 10 May 2001 (2001-05-10) |
| 143 | 102 | "Unfinished Business" | Neil Adams | Dawn Harrison | 11 May 2001 (2001-05-11) |
| 144 | 103 | "Little Things" | Neil Adams | Tracey Black | 14 May 2001 (2001-05-14) |
| 145 | 104 | "A Suitable Alternative" | John Greening | David Lloyd | 15 May 2001 (2001-05-15) |
| 146 | 105 | "Passive Resistance" | John Greening | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 16 May 2001 (2001-05-16) |
| 147 | 106 | "The Things We Do for Love" | John Greening | Marc Peirson | 17 May 2001 (2001-05-17) |
| 148 | 107 | "Hush a By" | James Strong | Gaby Chiappe | 18 May 2001 (2001-05-18) |
| 149 | 108 | "Sugar and Spice" | James Strong | Dawn Harrison | 21 May 2001 (2001-05-21) |
| 150 | 109 | "Hot Pants" | James Strong | David Howard | 22 May 2001 (2001-05-22) |
| 151 | 110 | "Writing to Charlie" | Dominic Keavey | Nick Warburton | 23 May 2001 (2001-05-23) |
| 152 | 111 | "Never Judge a Book" | Dominic Keavey | Julia Weston | 24 May 2001 (2001-05-24) |
| 153 | 112 | "Disturbed" | Dominic Keavey | Colin Brake | 25 May 2001 (2001-05-25) |
| 154 | 113 | "Coming Home to Roost" | Neil Adams | Marc Peirson | 29 May 2001 (2001-05-29) |
| 155 | 114 | "A Good Mother" | Neil Adams | Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly | 30 May 2001 (2001-05-30) |
| 156 | 115 | "Father's Day Too" | Bob Jacobs | Candy Denman | 31 May 2001 (2001-05-31) |
| 157 | 116 | "Truth and Consequences" | Neil Adams | Dan Sefton | 1 June 2001 (2001-06-01) |