When is Doctors next on the BBC after episodes pulled?
The Mill Health Centre is closing its doors for the week.
BBC One has pulled more episodes of Doctors from its schedule this week.
The medical drama usually airs across Monday to Thursday at 1:45pm on BBC One and is a weekday afternoon staple for many.
But that won't be the case this week, with all episodes of the medical drama being replaced by Animal Park Heroes.
The move comes after two episodes of the soap were replaced at the last minute on Wednesday and Thursday last week.
During the pulled episodes, former Coronation Street actress Wendi Peters was set to make her debut as Dr Nina Bulsara, a new regular character in Letherbridge.
So, why isn't Doctors on this week, when will the drama return to our screens and will the episodes be the cancelled ones? Read on for everything you need to know.
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When is Doctors next on the BBC?
Doctors is scheduled to return to TV screens on Monday 20th February in its usual slot at 1:45pm on BBC One.
The episodes shown upon the soap's return will be ones pulled from last week's schedule.
While all of this week's episodes of Doctors have been taken out of the schedule and replaced with episodes of Animal Park Heroes, there are no further changes to the TV schedule, with the Farmers' Country Showdown set to continue as usual throughout the week, airing at 2:15pm on BBC One.
BBC News will also go ahead as usual from 1pm on BBC One throughout the week.
Why is BBC Doctors not on today?
BBC One has pulled this week's episodes of Doctors from its schedule in light of recent tragic events.
Instalments of the medical soap set to air on 8th and 9th February were pulled at the last minute following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Last Wednesday's episode was due to feature an explosion at a medical conference, with some of the Mill staff getting caught up in the carnage and suffering multiple casualties.
Thursday’s episode was due to cover the aftermath of the explosion, and was replaced with a different Doctors episode.
The news was announced on Doctors' official Twitter account, which said in a post on Wednesday: "In light of news in Turkey and Syria, today’s billed episode of Doctors will be replaced with Animal Park Heroes."
Doctors traditionally airs Monday-Thursday at 1:45pm on BBC One and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Soaps coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to see what’s on tonight.
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Molly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest trends across TV, film and more. She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Sun Online.
