''
Doctors
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
'' is a
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
medical
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soap opera
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which began broadcasting on
BBC One
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on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional
West Midlands
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The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictional
NHS
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doctor's surgery
A doctor's office in American English, a doctor's surgery in British English, or a doctor's practice, is a medical facility in which one or more medical doctors, usually general practitioners (GP), receive and treat patients.
Description
Doct ...
, 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 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the programme's executive producer, Will Trotter, or his successor,
Mike Hobson
Mike Hobson is a British television producer, known for his work on the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' and the BBC drama series ''WPC 56''.
Career
Hobson made his professional debut in the television industry in 1 ...
. January sees
Tracey Buxton (Natasha James) be introduced as the aunt of
Ayesha Lee
Ayesha Lee is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Laura Rollins. Ayesha was introduced as a Practice Nurse at The Mill, and made her first appearance on 30 September 2014. Since her arrival in the series, Aye ...
(
Laura Rollins
Laura Rollins (born 20 December) is a British-Bajan actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', a role which she played from September 2014 to June 2020. For her portrayal of Ayesha, she won the awar ...
), with
Heather Irvine (
Rebecca Grant) making her debut in March.
Sid Vere
Dr. Sid Vere is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Ashley Rice. Sid made his first appearance on 27 April 2015 as an F2 doctor at the fictional Mill Health Centre. His storylines in the programme have incl ...
(
Ashley Rice
Ashley Rice (born Ashley Taylor-Rhys; 14 January 1986) is an English actor, known for his role as Sid Vere on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. For his role as Sid, Rice has been nominated for various accolades including Newcomer at the 21st Nati ...
joins the series in April as a general practitioner at the Mill, and
Michael Burnett (Milo Twomey) begins appearing the next month.
Sean Donoghue
''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 fictiona ...
(
Shane O'Meara
Shane O'Meara (born 26 April 1992) is an Irish actor, known for his roles as Connor Mulgrew in the BBC One school-based drama series ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' and Sean Donoghue in the BBC Medical drama, medical soap opera, '' ...
) arrives in July as the brother of
Niamh Donoghue
Dr. Niamh Donoghue is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Jessica Regan. Niamh was introduced as a general practitioner at the fictional Mill Health Centre. She first appeared on 1 May 2014 and made her last ...
(
Jessica Regan
Jessica Regan (born 24 February 1982) is an Irish actress, known for portraying the role of Niamh Donoghue in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her portrayal of the role, she won the award for Best Female Acting Performance at the 2014 RTS M ...
).
Hayden Connor
'' 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 fictio ...
(Sean Browne) debuts in September as a nurse. October sees
Ruhma Hanif
Ruhma Carter (also Hanif) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Bharti Patel. Ruhma's storylines in the programme have included her relationship with, and dealing the subsequent death of Heston Carter (Owe ...
(
Bharti Patel
Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her portrayal of Ruhma, she has been nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Award ...
) join the series as a new midwife at the Mill, and her arrival is followed by that of her children,
Alia Alia or ALIA may refer to:
People
*Alia (name), a list of people with the surname or given name
Places
*Alia, Sicily, Italy, a comune
* Alia (Phrygia), a town of ancient Phrygia which remains a Roman Catholic titular bishopric
*Alía, Spain, a mu ...
(Mandy Thandi, later
Lisa Ambalavanar
Lisa Hayley Ambalavanar is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Alia Hanif in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' (2018–2019) and Mia in the iPlayer and Netflix series '' The A List'' (2018–present).
Early life
Ambalavanar was born ...
) and
Shak (Sunjay Midda).
Anthony Harker
''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 fictiona ...
(
Adam Astill
Adam Astill is an English actor, known for his roles as Simon Bennett in the BBC television drama series ''Mistresses'' (2008–2010), Dan Hamilton in the BBC medical drama ''Holby City'' (2011–2012), Anthony Harker in the BBC soap opera ''Do ...
) joins in December as the new practice manager of the Mill.
Tracey Buxton
Tracey Buxton, portrayed by Natasha James, first appeared from 20 January 2015 and made her last appearance on 10 March 2015. Tracey is the aunt of
Ayesha Lee
Ayesha Lee is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Laura Rollins. Ayesha was introduced as a Practice Nurse at The Mill, and made her first appearance on 30 September 2014. Since her arrival in the series, Aye ...
(
Laura Rollins
Laura Rollins (born 20 December) is a British-Bajan actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', a role which she played from September 2014 to June 2020. For her portrayal of Ayesha, she won the awar ...
) that lives in
Florida
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. Having not seen her for ten years, Ayesha does not trust her, but Tracey convinces Ayesha that she will stick around to support her and other niece, Sierra Lee (Kaya Louise-Stewart). When Sierra misbehaves at nursery, Tracey reveals to Ayesha that she is considering adopting her. Ayesha argues back, claiming Tracey just wants to steal her. However, Ayesha later agrees with the idea, and Tracey leaves for Florida with Sierra.
Heather Irvine
Heather Irvine, portrayed by
Rebecca Grant, appeared from 2 March 2015 to 1 May 2015. When
Jimmi Clay
Dr. Jimmi Clay is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Adrian Lewis Morgan. The actor joined the cast shortly after his role in ''Holby City'' came to an end. Morgan was a fan of the soap and was pleased to au ...
(
Adrian Lewis Morgan
Adrian Lewis Morgan (born 15 February 1973) is a Welsh actor, known for portraying the role of Jimmi Clay in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Having appeared since 2005, he is the longest serving cast member on ''Doctors''.
Early life
Morgan was ...
) is nearly hit by falling masonry, Heather saves him, and disappears afterwards. Heather then sees Jimmi in a pub, and the pair exchange numbers. Heather falls pregnant, she reveals to Jimmi that he is not the father, but is instead Phil Dickinson's (Phil Lawson). Phil turns up at their house, and when he begins to get physical, Jimmi threatens to call the police, and Heather tells him the baby is not his. Heather later disappears, deciding to be with Phil instead of Jimmi.
Sid Vere
Dr. Sid Vere, portrayed by Ashley Rice, began appearing on 27 April 2015. Sid is a
general practitioner and
first responder
A first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance or incident resolution at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, disaster, medical emergency, structure fire, crime, or terr ...
at The Mill. For his portrayal of Sid, Rice was longlisted for
Best Actor
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The term most often refers to th ...
at the
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies give ...
in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Michael Burnett
Dr Michael Burnett, portrayed by Milo Twomey, appeared from 5 May to 26 June 2015. Michael is a doctor that
Zara Carmichael
Dr. Zara Carmichael is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Elisabeth Dermot Walsh. Zara was introduced as the new general practitioner at the fictional Mill Health Centre on 4 June 2009 and remained a regu ...
(
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (born 15 September 1974) is an English actress, known for her role as Zara Carmichael in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors''. In 2015, she won Best Female Acting Performance at the RTS Awards, RTS Midl ...
) takes
Joe Granger-Carmichael (Roman Law) to. Michael refers Joe to an audiologist and ophthalmologist.
Sean Donoghue
Sean Donoghue, portrayed by
Shane O'Meara
Shane O'Meara (born 26 April 1992) is an Irish actor, known for his roles as Connor Mulgrew in the BBC One school-based drama series ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' and Sean Donoghue in the BBC Medical drama, medical soap opera, '' ...
, first appeared on 29 July 2015 and made his last appearance on 12 August 2015. Sean is introduced as the younger brother of established character
Niamh Donoghue
Dr. Niamh Donoghue is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Jessica Regan. Niamh was introduced as a general practitioner at the fictional Mill Health Centre. She first appeared on 1 May 2014 and made her last ...
(
Jessica Regan
Jessica Regan (born 24 February 1982) is an Irish actress, known for portraying the role of Niamh Donoghue in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her portrayal of the role, she won the award for Best Female Acting Performance at the 2014 RTS M ...
). Sean smiles at a male waiter, and
Ayesha Lee
Ayesha Lee is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Laura Rollins. Ayesha was introduced as a Practice Nurse at The Mill, and made her first appearance on 30 September 2014. Since her arrival in the series, Aye ...
(
Laura Rollins
Laura Rollins (born 20 December) is a British-Bajan actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', a role which she played from September 2014 to June 2020. For her portrayal of Ayesha, she won the awar ...
) puts her hand on his as a sign of support for his sexuality, but Niamh misinterprets the gesture as flirtation. After Ayesha and
Emma Reid
Dr. Emma Reid is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Dido Miles. Emma made her first appearance on 2 October 2012, and since her arrival, her storylines in the soap have included her romances with character ...
(
Dido Miles
Dido Miles is an English actress. She is known for her role as Emma Reid on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', for which she has won two awards for at the RTS Midlands Awards. From 2001 to 2002, she starred in the CBBC children's series ''Oscar Cha ...
) inform Niamh that Sean is
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
, she supports him. Sean received a job offer from a company in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, and leaves Letherbridge.
Hayden Connor
Hayden Connor, portrayed by Sean Browne, appeared from 11 September 2015 to 13 October 2015. Hayden is a nurse, and on his first day, he is wrongfully accused of stealing a patient's money. Hayden is addicted to drugs, and while out for a drink with
Ayesha Lee
Ayesha Lee is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Laura Rollins. Ayesha was introduced as a Practice Nurse at The Mill, and made her first appearance on 30 September 2014. Since her arrival in the series, Aye ...
(
Laura Rollins
Laura Rollins (born 20 December) is a British-Bajan actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', a role which she played from September 2014 to June 2020. For her portrayal of Ayesha, she won the awar ...
), he spikes her drink in order to make her go clubbing with him. When Ayesha sees white powder on Hayden's nose, she punches him and threatens to report him to
Howard Bellamy (
Ian Kelsey
Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama '' Blue Murder'' ...
). Hayden disappears and abandons his patients, so Ayesha reports him to Howard.
Ruhma Carter
Ruhma Carter (also Hanif), portrayed by
Bharti Patel
Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her portrayal of Ruhma, she has been nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Award ...
, began appearing on 15 October 2015.
Ruhma is a
Senior Sister and
consultant midwife. For her role as Ruhma, Patel has been nominated for
numerous awards, including a longlist nomination in the Newcomer category at the
22nd National Television Awards and a longlist nomination for the
British Soap Award for Best Actress
The British Soap Award for Best Actress was an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards from its inception in 1999 until 2019. Alongside Best Actor, the award was voted for by the public. ''EastEnders'' was the most awarded soap in ...
in 2019.
Alia Hanif
Alia Hanif first appeared on 14 December 2015 and made her last appearance on 3 September 2019. Alia was initially portrayed by Mandy Thandi from 2015 to 2017, with
Lisa Ambalavanar
Lisa Hayley Ambalavanar is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Alia Hanif in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' (2018–2019) and Mia in the iPlayer and Netflix series '' The A List'' (2018–present).
Early life
Ambalavanar was born ...
taking on the role from 2018 to 2019. Alia was introduced alongside her brother,
Shak Hanif
''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 fictiona ...
(Sunjay Midda), when her mother,
Ruhma Carter
Ruhma Carter (also Hanif) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Bharti Patel. Ruhma's storylines in the programme have included her relationship with, and dealing the subsequent death of Heston Carter (Owe ...
(
Bharti Patel
Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her portrayal of Ruhma, she has been nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Award ...
), arrives with the pair at
Heston Carter
Dr. Heston Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Owen Brenman. He made his first appearance in 2008, and he continued to appear until 2018, when Brenman left ''Doctors'', with Heston being killed i ...
's (
Owen Brenman
Owen Brenman (born 17 December 1956, in London) is an English actor best known for his role as next-door neighbour Nick Swainey in the multi-award-winning BBC sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave'', which ran for ten years (1990–2000) and was writt ...
) house.
Alia, Shak and Heston bond through cooking a meal together for Ruhma before she gets home.
Alia gets into a relationship with
Tariq Amiri
'' 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 fictio ...
(Chaneil Kular), and when he films them having sex, he betrays her after the breakup by posting it online.
After he is released, he is involved in a
hit and run
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, and Alia is named as a suspect, until she is cleared. Alia visits Tariq in hospital, and when he apologises and tries to reconcile with her, Alia insists that she does not want any involvement with him. While studying for
A Level
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exams and fasting for
Ramadan
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, Alia works too hard and faints from exhaustion. Alia recuperates at home, and after passing her exams, she leaves home to attend
Glasgow University
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to study medicine and become a doctor.
Ambalavanar recalled that on her first day on set, she was very overwhelmed due to meeting so many people. She stated that Patel, who plays Alia's mother Ruhma, took her "under her wing", and accredited Patel with helping her to learn "pretty much everything" she knows. Ambalavanar stated that her favourite scenes to film are when Alia is with Shak, since she enjoys working with Midda, and the pair get along well. She described working on ''Doctors'' as "fast", and that the soap is filmed quickly due to having a small core cast. She explained that it means she has to "nail a scene" in one or two takes. She also said that she found learning the medical terminology included within the scripts to be difficult, since she is "very different to Alia", referring to her character studying medicine. She added that in order to perfect her pronunciation of medical and scientific terms, she researches them online.
Shak Hanif
Shak Hanif, portrayed by Sunjay Midda, first appeared on 14 December 2015 and made his final appearance on 25 October 2021. Shak is introduced alongside sister
Alia Alia or ALIA may refer to:
People
*Alia (name), a list of people with the surname or given name
Places
*Alia, Sicily, Italy, a comune
* Alia (Phrygia), a town of ancient Phrygia which remains a Roman Catholic titular bishopric
*Alía, Spain, a mu ...
(Mandy Thandi) when his mother,
Ruhma Carter
Ruhma Carter (also Hanif) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Bharti Patel. Ruhma's storylines in the programme have included her relationship with, and dealing the subsequent death of Heston Carter (Owe ...
(
Bharti Patel
Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her portrayal of Ruhma, she has been nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Award ...
), arrives with the pair at
Heston Carter
Dr. Heston Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Owen Brenman. He made his first appearance in 2008, and he continued to appear until 2018, when Brenman left ''Doctors'', with Heston being killed i ...
's
Owen Brenman
Owen Brenman (born 17 December 1956, in London) is an English actor best known for his role as next-door neighbour Nick Swainey in the multi-award-winning BBC sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave'', which ran for ten years (1990–2000) and was writt ...
's house.
Shak gets off to a bad start with Heston, the pair bond when making a meal with Alia.
After Alia's boyfriend, Tariq Amiri (Chaneil Kular), is arrested for
revenge porn, he is later hit by a car,
and Shak is suspected to be the culprit, and faces aggression from police officers.
A year later, Shak reveals that he is doing a summer placement with the local police, to Ruhma's disapproval. After the placement ends, he begins a police
apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a Tradesman, trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners ...
while studying at university. When Shak visits Ruhma, he notices that she is at home rather than at work. He calls
Daniel Granger (
Matthew Chambers
Matthew Guy Charles Chambers (born 20 August 1968) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Daniel Granger in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''.
Early and personal life
Matthew Guy Charles Chambers was born in London on 20 August 1968 ...
), who informs him that she has been suspended. He promises to stay with Ruhma, and takes care of her during
Ramadan
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. While outside of the house on the phone to Alia, he hears a commotion from inside the house. He finds
Mark Rees (Kiefer Moriarty) about to assault Ruhma. He takes hold of Mark, and punches him to the ground. He holds him down by the neck, and gets Ruhma to call the police.
Anthony Harker
Anthony Harker, portrayed by
Adam Astill
Adam Astill is an English actor, known for his roles as Simon Bennett in the BBC television drama series ''Mistresses'' (2008–2010), Dan Hamilton in the BBC medical drama ''Holby City'' (2011–2012), Anthony Harker in the BBC soap opera ''Do ...
, first appeared on 18 December 2015 and made his final appearance on 20 April 2016. Anthony is introduced as a potential choice for practice manager of the Mill, and he is chosen instead of
Mrs Tembe
Winifred Clements (also Tembe) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Lorna Laidlaw. She is introduced on 5 January 2011 as a new receptionist at the fictional Mill Health Centre as a replacement for Ruth P ...
(
Lorna Laidlaw
Lorna Laidlaw (born 1 February 1963) is an English actress. She has appeared on television as Mrs Tembe in the BBC One, BBC medical soap opera ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' and Aggie Bailey in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coro ...
), his only other competition for the role. He takes a dislike to Mrs Tembe, and encourages her to work at another practice, which he achieves. When a merger between the Mill and King's Green, another local surgery, is suggested, Anthony is supportive. He calls a meeting between himself and the partners at the Mill;
Jimmi Clay
Dr. Jimmi Clay is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Adrian Lewis Morgan. The actor joined the cast shortly after his role in ''Holby City'' came to an end. Morgan was a fan of the soap and was pleased to au ...
(
Adrian Lewis Morgan
Adrian Lewis Morgan (born 15 February 1973) is a Welsh actor, known for portraying the role of Jimmi Clay in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Having appeared since 2005, he is the longest serving cast member on ''Doctors''.
Early life
Morgan was ...
),
Daniel Granger (
Matthew Chambers
Matthew Guy Charles Chambers (born 20 August 1968) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Daniel Granger in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''.
Early and personal life
Matthew Guy Charles Chambers was born in London on 20 August 1968 ...
) and
Zara Carmichael
Dr. Zara Carmichael is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Elisabeth Dermot Walsh. Zara was introduced as the new general practitioner at the fictional Mill Health Centre on 4 June 2009 and remained a regu ...
(
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (born 15 September 1974) is an English actress, known for her role as Zara Carmichael in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors''. In 2015, she won Best Female Acting Performance at the RTS Awards, RTS Midl ...
), he tries to convince them that the merger would benefit all of them. Daniel is later shocked when he hears Anthony talking about bribery in order to achieve the merger. Daniel and Zara attend a dinner at Anthony's house, where they meet his wife Trish (
Kim Tiddy
Kimberley Jane Tiddy (born 3 September 1977) is an English actress, known for her roles as PC Honey Harman in the ITV procedural drama ''The Bill'' and Heidi Costello in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''.
Life and career
The daughter of Joh ...
). They bond over their plans for the Mill, but when the pair talk badly about Mrs Tembe, Zara jumps to her defence. Days later, Anthony calls a meeting to finalise the merger of the surgeries. He is excited to reveal his plans of becoming a partner, expecting the other three partners to be supportive, but he is shocked when the three of them vote against the idea. Daniel then provides evidence of Anthony's bribery, and the partners then dismiss Anthony from the Mill.
For his portrayal of the role, Astill was nominated in the category of Villain of the Year at the
2016 British Soap Awards. Laidlaw, who portrays Mrs Tembe, noted the big reaction from viewers to Anthony forcing her character out of the Mill. She accredited the reaction to Astill's portrayal of the character, stating that the character is "so evil that people really want to get rid of him". She also praised his acting skills, and stated that in real life, he is "the most lovely, sweetest man", so when viewers hate him, she opined that "to create that dislike in such a short amount of time is a real skill". Following his exit from ''Doctors'', Astill stated that as practice manager, Anthony did a good job "on paper" due to rising patient figures, but as a person, he did not treat the staff well. He opined that Anthony was not "out and out evil", commenting specifically on Anthony's friendship with colleague
Valerie Pitman
Valerie Pitman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Sarah Moyle. Valerie was introduced as a temporary receptionist at the fictional Mill Health Centre on 15 October 2012. Valerie is depicted as a kind, nos ...
(
Sarah Moyle
Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English actress, known for her roles as Linda Fawcett in various stage productions of ''Jerusalem'' and Valerie Pitman in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Moyle also portrayed the recurring role of Caroli ...
) since she had cancer; he explained this is due to his character's mother also having cancer. He jokingly gave a "complete unreserved apology" to the viewers of the series for the way his character treated other characters, specifically Mrs Tembe, but hinted that Anthony "might return" in the future.
References
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Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
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