Doctors

"Doctors" is an established daytime drama following the lives of staff and patients at a medical practice in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge. The series aired for the first time on BBC One in March 2000. The initial star of the series was Christopher Timothy, who was well-known to viewers from his long-running role as James Herriot in "All Creatures Great and Small". In "Doctors", he played a much-respected GP who was also a recovering alcoholic. The series was originally produced in blocks of 40 to 130 episodes in the first three years, but its growing popularity over time eventually saw it become a year-round continuing series. After six years in the lead role, Christopher Timothy decided to leave. Dr Georgina Woodson (Stirling Gallacher) and Dr Jimmi Clay (Adrian Lewis Morgan) emerged as the series' new lead stars. In January 2008, the series filled the daytime slot left by "Neighbours" when it moved to Channel 5, and from February 2009, it began broadcasting in a 6.30pm slot on the BBC HD channel. The show attracts audiences of more than 3 million in its daytime slot.