Doctors series 2 explained

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Series Number:2
Num Episodes:116
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The second series of the British medical soap opera Doctors originally aired between 2 October 2000 and 1 June 2001. It consisted of 116 episodes, a large increase on the initial 41 episodes ordered for the first series. The series saw the departures of five regulars introduced in the first series, while Eva Fontaine joined the cast as Faith Walker.

Cast

The second series saw the returns of all but one of the original characters, the exception being Anoushka Flynn (Carli Norris), who departed in the first series finale.[1] Dan (Joshua Prime), Helen Thompson's (Corrinne Wicks) son, is reintroduced after a guest stint in the first series. Numerous recurring characters were also introduced to Doctors in the second series, including: Helen's husband Phil (Mark Adams) and daughter Claire (Tara Coleman-Starr), Mac McGuire's (Christopher Timothy) son Patrick (Alan McKenna),[2] Candy Williams (Leanne Wilson), a receptionist at Riverside[3] and Faith Walker (Eva Fontaine), a talkative and kind nurse at the Riverside Health Centre.[4]

Candy's guest stint on the series was written in to cover the eventual departure of receptionist Joanna Helm (Sarah Manners), who left during this series to appear on fellow BBC medical drama Casualty.[5] Her departure saw her help grandmother Jessie Helm (Marcia Ashton) to die in a euthanasia plot.[6] The second series also saw the departure of four other regulars: Ruth Harding (Yvonne Brewster), Rana Mistry (Akbar Kurtha), Steve Rawlings (Mark Frost)[7] and Caroline Powers (Jacqueline Leonard).[8]

Main characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anoushka Flynn . . 27 August 2021 . 20 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190920205129/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/LDVzVYhySpGG05TSMYzxpW/anoushka-flynn . live .
  2. News: Spivey . Matt . ITV No Return: Alan McKenna's forgotten roles in EastEnders, Doctors and The Bill . 24 July 2023 . . 7 February 2022.
  3. News: Local actress joins cast of Casualty . 24 July 2023 . BBC News.
  4. Web site: Faith Walker . . 25 July 2022 . 15 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815223354/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/doctors/past_characters/faith_walker_person_page.shtml#:~:text=Faith%20was%20a%20talented%20and,fireman%2C%20and%20they%20got%20married. . live .
  5. News: Leanne Wilson interview . 24 July 2023 . Holby.tv . 10 March 2010.
  6. News: Television bad bedside manners; Doctors star Sarah joins Casualty as trouble-making receptionist. Sunday Mail. Trinity Mirror. Hendry. Steve. 2 February 2003. 26 December 2017. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061904/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TELEVISION%3A+BAD+BEDSIDE+MANNERS%3B+Doctors+star+Sarah+joins+Casualty+as...-a097154572. live.
  7. News: Culture: Frost thaws away from the limelight; Birmingham-born actor Mark Frost has made a career out of playing baddies – his latest is a wife beater. But he's a nice guy, really, as Caroline Foulkes found out.. Birmingham Post. Trinity Mirror. 19 August 2002. 26 December 2017. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061850/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Culture%3A+Frost+thaws+away+from+the+limelight%3B+Birmingham-born+actor...-a090479737. live.
  8. Web site: Caroline Powers . . 24 July 2023.

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