Doctors series 5
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Series number5
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Num episodes182
NetworkBBC One
First aired1 September 2003
Last aired14 June 2004
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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.

Cast

The 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] Recurring character Jerry Walsh (Guy Burgess) also left in a storyline that sees him shot and killed in a siege.[3]

Two new receptionists were cast for the series: Nathan Bailey (Akemnji Ndifornyen) and Sarah Finch (Andrea Green).[4] 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.[5] Mac McGuire (Christopher Timothy)'s son Liam also had a return stint during the series, during which he raped Faith Walker (Eva Fontaine).[6]

Main characters

Recurring characters

Guest characters

Episodes

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Reception

At the 2004 British Academy Television Awards, Doctors was longlisted for the Award for Best Soap and Continuing Drama.[7] 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.[8]

At the 2005 British Soap Awards, Finch, who debuted in this series, won the Best Newcomer accolade for her role as Sarah.[9] Doctors was also nominated in the Soap and Continuing Drama category at the 2004 RTS Programme Awards.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Dr Jude Carlyle". BBC. Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Kate McGuire". Doctors. BBC Online. Archived 11 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Faith Walker". BBC. Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Sarah Finch". BBC. Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Ben Kwarme". BBC. Archived 20 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Dr Brendan 'Mac' McGuire". BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Awards Database - The BAFTA site". BAFTA. Archived 17 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  8. ^ "The British Soap Awards - Winners". ITV Studios. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  9. ^ "British Soap Awards 2005 - The winners". Digital Spy. Archived 25 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ^ "ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY Regional Centres' Awards 2004 (for progs made in 2003)". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 27 July 2023.