Doctors is a British medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. 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, as well as its sister surgery located at a nearby university campus. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in Doctors in 2011, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the programme's executive producer, Will Trotter. Mrs Tembe (Lorna Laidlaw) arrived in January as a receptionist, with lecturer (Joanne Farrell) began appearing in February, as well (Den Woods). (Richard Corgan) appeared in March as a friend of Jimmi Clay's (Adrian Lewis Morgan), as well as security guard (Kaine Barr). General practitioners (Lu Corfield) and (Simon Rivers) made their debuts in May. Receptionist (Alexis Peterman) debuts in August, as well as forensics specialist (James Larkin). (Marian McLoughlin) began appearing in August as a love interest for Heston Carter (Owen Brenman).