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 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the programme's executive producer, Mike Hobson. (Neil Roberts) makes a guest appearance in February, while (James Daffern) is introduced in March as a short-term love interest for Niamh Donoghue (Jessica Regan). In April, couple (Andy Moss) and (Lucy-Jo Hudson) first appeared in April, as well as social worker (Patricia Potter). Police constable (David Atkins) debuted in October as a love interest for Ayesha Lee (Laura Rollins), followed by (Josephine Butler) in November as a love interest for Emma Reid (Dido Miles). Additionally, multiple appear throughout the year.