The third series of the British medical soap opera Doctors originally aired between 3 September 2001 and 22 May 2002. It consisted of 129 episodes. The series saw multiple castings due to a large amount of cast exits in the previous series. These included new regulars Ariyon Bakare, Tabitha Wady, Natalie J. Robb, Tom Butcher, Nicole Arumugam and Tim Downie, amongst other recurring cast members. Wady and Arumugam departed from their roles at the conclusion of the series. The series received an average of 2.5 million viewers.[1]

Doctors
Series 3
Starring
No. of episodes129
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release3 September 2001 (2001-09-03) –
22 May 2002 (2002-05-22)
Series chronology
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List of episodes

Cast

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The previous series saw the departures of five regulars: Joanna Helm (Sarah Manners),[2] Ruth Harding (Yvonne Brewster), Rana Mistry (Akbar Kurtha), Steve Rawlings (Mark Frost)[3] and Caroline Powers (Jacqueline Leonard).[4] This meant that executive producer Mal Young had to introduce several new regular characters, three of which were introduced together in the first episode of series three. These were: Ben Kwarme (Ariyon Bakare), a locum doctor, Katrina Bullen (Tabitha Wady), a receptionist who wants to take charge of Riverside, and Jude Carlyle (Natalie J. Robb), a working-class Glaswegian doctor. Ben and Katrina were written as characters who had begun working at Riverside between the second and third series, while Jude's first day is written in the series premiere.[5] Young also promoted recurring nurse Faith Walker (Eva Fontaine) to a regular character.[6]

Tom Butcher debuted a month later as Marc Eliot, a former army major and doctor who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.[7] He was followed by Kali Hamanda (Nicole Arumugam), a doctor who has an affair with Ben,[8] and Alex North (Tim Downie), another doctor at Riverside.[9] Katrina and Kali left at the end of the series.[10] Alongside the regulars, two recurring characters were introduced: Jude's sister Beth (Valerie Gogan)[11] and Mac McGuire's (Christopher Timothy) son Liam (Tim Matthews).[10]

Main characters

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Recurring characters

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Guest characters

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Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
series
EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1581"Face Value"Dominic KeaveyVeronica Henry3 September 2001 (2001-09-03)
1592"A Twist of Fate"Dominic KeaveyDavid Lloyd4 September 2001 (2001-09-04)
1603"Too Much Too Young"Dominic KeaveyDawn Harrison5 September 2001 (2001-09-05)
1614"Controlling Passions"Jane PowellTom Fry and Sharon Kelly6 September 2001 (2001-09-06)
1625"Hard Stuff"Jane PowellMark Chadbourne7 September 2001 (2001-09-07)
1636"Nothing to Fear"Jane PowellJoanna Quesnel10 September 2001 (2001-09-10)
1647"The Blame Game"John GreeningJonathan Evans11 September 2001 (2001-09-11)
1658"Home"John GreeningGrant Watson12 September 2001 (2001-09-12)
1669"Rock-a-Bye-Baby"John GreeningJulia Weston13 September 2001 (2001-09-13)
16710"Only Skin Deep"Neil AdamsOlly Perkin14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)
16811"All For One"Neil AdamsMartin Brocklebank17 September 2001 (2001-09-17)
16912"Sons and Daughters"Neil AdamsLiz John18 September 2001 (2001-09-18)
17013"Coming of Age"Dominic KeaveyDawn Harrison19 September 2001 (2001-09-19)
17114"A Dying Wish"Dominic KeaveyCandy Denman20 September 2001 (2001-09-20)
17215"Older Man"Dominic KeaveyEllen May21 September 2001 (2001-09-21)
17316"Living in the Past"Jane PowellMarc Peirson24 September 2001 (2001-09-24)
17417"Telling Time"Jane PowellTracey Black25 September 2001 (2001-09-25)
17518"Chip Off the Old Block"Jane PowellNick Warburton26 September 2001 (2001-09-26)
17619"A Bitter Pill"John GreeningJoanna Quesnel27 September 2001 (2001-09-27)
17720"Neighbours"John GreeningDavid Lloyd28 September 2001 (2001-09-28)
17821"Wars"John GreeningTony Clarke1 October 2001 (2001-10-01)
17922"Retiring the Past"Neil AdamsStephen Lloyd Hallett2 October 2001 (2001-10-02)
18023"A Place of Safety"Neil AdamsCarolyn Scott-Jeffs3 October 2001 (2001-10-03)
18124"He Ain't Heavy"Neil AdamsGraham Lester-George4 October 2001 (2001-10-04)
18225"Old Soldiers"Dominic KeaveyMarc Peirson5 October 2001 (2001-10-05)
18326"Wishful Thinking"Burt CaesarPolly Eden8 October 2001 (2001-10-08)
18427"Ancient History"Dominic KeaveyDawn Harrison9 October 2001 (2001-10-09)
18528"Matters of Principle"Terry IlandColin Brake10 October 2001 (2001-10-10)
18629"Strange Brew"Terry IlandMark Chadbourn11 October 2001 (2001-10-11)
18730"Growing Pains"Terry IlandLucy Blincoe12 October 2001 (2001-10-12)
18831"Baby Bond"Dominic KeaveyRay Brooking15 October 2001 (2001-10-15)
18932"Vanessa's World"Ray KilbyMichael Abbensetts16 October 2001 (2001-10-16)
19033"Twenty Years On"Ray KilbyEllen May17 October 2001 (2001-10-17)
19134"Caring For Mary"S.J. ClarksonJonathan Evans18 October 2001 (2001-10-18)
19235"Not Any Drop to Drink"S.J. ClarksonElizabeth Delaney19 October 2001 (2001-10-19)
19336"Mummy's Boy"S.J. ClarksonJulia Weston22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
19437"Too Posh to Push"Burt CaesarTom Fry and Sharon Kelly23 October 2001 (2001-10-23)
19538"A Second Chance"Burt CaesarPolly Eden24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)
19639"The Postcode Lottery"Ray KilbyStephen John Hallett25 October 2001 (2001-10-25)
19740"There Goes My Baby"Dominic KeaveyOlly Perkin26 October 2001 (2001-10-26)
19841"Too Much Pressure"Dominic KeaveyPaul Ebbs29 October 2001 (2001-10-29)
19942"Stand In"Dominic KeaveyTracey Black30 October 2001 (2001-10-30)
20043"A Parent's Right to Choose"John GreeningDawn Harrison31 October 2001 (2001-10-31)
20144"A Whole Lot of Love"John GreeningMartin Stone1 November 2001 (2001-11-01)
20245"Rash Decision"John GreeningTom Nolan and Nick Yates2 November 2001 (2001-11-02)
20346"Mum's the Word"Malcom WalkerBridget Colgan and Mark Hiser5 November 2001 (2001-11-05)
20447"Bad Blood"Malcom WalkerGraham Lester-George6 November 2001 (2001-11-06)
20548"Giving Up"Malcom WalkerDale Overton7 November 2001 (2001-11-07)
20649"Fat of the Land"Charlotte ConquestStephen John Hallett8 November 2001 (2001-11-08)
20750"Love All"Charlotte ConquestChris Webb9 November 2001 (2001-11-09)
20851"Sense of Duty"Charlotte ConquestColin Brake12 November 2001 (2001-11-12)
20952"Military Manoeuvers"Terry IlandKate Chapman13 November 2001 (2001-11-13)
21053"Heavy Drugs"Terry IlandPhil Matthews14 November 2001 (2001-11-14)
21154"A Word in Edgeways"Terry IlandNick Warburton15 November 2001 (2001-11-15)
21255"Stan Loves Cara"John GreeningGaby Chiappe16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
21356"Nowhere to Hide"John GreeningJoanna Quesnel19 November 2001 (2001-11-19)
21457"No More Mr Nice Guy"John GreeningClifton Stewart20 November 2001 (2001-11-20)
21558"Cat's Out of the Bag"Christiana EbohonGraham Lester-George21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)
21659"Good Companions"Christiana EbohonDavid Lloyd22 November 2001 (2001-11-22)
21760"Hearts and Minds"Christiana EbohonJonathan Evans23 November 2001 (2001-11-23)
21861"Homecoming"Christopher TimothyClaire Palmier26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
21962"Kissing Babies"Christopher TimothyColin Brake27 November 2001 (2001-11-27)
22063"Patches"Christopher TimothyStuart Gaunt28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)
22164"Relations"Steve KellyPaul Ebbs29 November 2001 (2001-11-29)
22265"Sleeping Beauty"Steve KellyRay Brooking30 November 2001 (2001-11-30)
22366"Thicker Than Water"Steve KellyPhil Charles3 December 2001 (2001-12-03)
22467"Coming Home"Terry IlandGeoff Everson4 December 2001 (2001-12-04)
22568"Mother Knows Best"Terry IlandDawn Harrison5 December 2001 (2001-12-05)
22669"Tittle Tattle"Terry IlandTracey Black6 December 2001 (2001-12-06)
22770"Loss"Jim ShieldsTom Fry and Sharon Kelly7 December 2001 (2001-12-07)
22871"Falling For Jason"Jim ShieldsGraham Lester-George10 December 2001 (2001-12-10)
22972"Love Story"Jim ShieldsMark Chadbourne11 December 2001 (2001-12-11)
23073"Why Does the Caged Bird Sing?"Dominic KeaveyDawn Harrison12 December 2001 (2001-12-12)
23174"Thin Ice"Dominic KeaveyPolly Eden13 December 2001 (2001-12-13)
23275"Message in a Bottle"Dominic KeaveyVeronica Henry14 December 2001 (2001-12-14)
23376"Ghosts"Bob TomsonGaby Chiappe4 March 2002 (2002-03-04)
23477"The Family Business"Bob TomsonMarc Peirson5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)
23578"Martial Arts"Bob TomsonRani Moorthy6 March 2002 (2002-03-06)
23679"No Rest for the Wicked"Terry IlandJoy Taylor7 March 2002 (2002-03-07)
23780"Bionic Man"Terry IlandPhil Matthews8 March 2002 (2002-03-08)
23881"Cats"Terry IlandDavid Lloyd9 March 2002 (2002-03-09)
23982"Him Indoors"Nick BamfordStephen John Hallett12 March 2002 (2002-03-12)
24083"Need to Know"Nick BamfordDavid Howard13 March 2002 (2002-03-13)
24184"Sweet Sixteen"Nick BamfordJoanna Quesnel14 March 2002 (2002-03-14)
24285"Bottled"Christopher TimothyCarolyn Scott-Jeffs15 March 2002 (2002-03-15)
24386"Who's Going to Know?"Christopher TimothyDavid Robertson18 March 2002 (2002-03-18)
24487"Happiness Can't Buy You Money"Christopher TimothyPaul Ebbs19 March 2002 (2002-03-19)
24588"Rat Man"Bob JacobsJonathan Evans20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)
24689"Stealing Booty"Bob JacobsLucy Blincoe21 March 2002 (2002-03-21)
24790"Sleep of the Just"Bob JacobsMark Chadbourne22 March 2002 (2002-03-22)
24891"Home Sweet Home"Jon BoyceAngela Turvey25 March 2002 (2002-03-25)
24992"Borrowed Time"Jon BoyceDawn Harrison26 March 2002 (2002-03-26)
25093"Student Bodies"Jon BoyceTom Ogden27 March 2002 (2002-03-27)
25194"Should Know Better"Dominic KeaveyTracey Black28 March 2002 (2002-03-28)
25295"Food for Thought"Dominic KeaveyPat Smart2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)
25396"A Neighbourly Eye"John GreeningNick Warburton3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)
25497"The First Loser"John GreeningRoy Ferneyhough4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)
25598"A Crisis of Faith"John GreeningTom Fry and Sharon Kelly8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)
25699"A Man You Don't Meet Everyday"Terry IlandGaby Chiappe10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)
257100"Hear No Secrets: Part One"Terry IlandDawn Harrison11 April 2002 (2002-04-11)
258101"Hear No Secrets: Part Two"Terry IlandDawn Harrison12 April 2002 (2002-04-12)
259102"A Matter of Perspective"Pratibha ParmarPaul Ebbs15 April 2002 (2002-04-15)
260103"The Other Side of the Fence"Pratibha ParmarStuart Gaunt15 April 2002 (2002-04-15)
261104"Golden Years"Pratibha ParmarNick Hoare16 April 2002 (2002-04-16)
262105"The Disease of Kings"Dominic KeaveyLouise Page17 April 2002 (2002-04-17)
263106"It Shouldn't Happen to a Doctor"Dominic KeaveyDavid Lloyd18 April 2002 (2002-04-18)
264107"Warm Heart, Cold Kisses"Dominic KeaveyChris Webb19 April 2002 (2002-04-19)
265108"It Can Be You"Ian BarnesLloyd Peters22 April 2002 (2002-04-22)
266109"Poison Climber"Ian BarnesWill Jewell23 April 2002 (2002-04-23)
267110"Haves and Have-Nots"Ian BarnesLiz John24 April 2002 (2002-04-24)
268111"I Spy"Jon BoyceMark Chadbourne25 April 2002 (2002-04-25)
269112"Keeping Mum"Jon BoyceColin Brake26 April 2002 (2002-04-26)
270113"The Moment of Truth"Jon BoyceTom Fry and Sharon Kelly29 April 2002 (2002-04-29)
271114"Two Wrongs"Malcom WalkerTom Fry and Sharon Kelly30 April 2002 (2002-04-30)
272115"Carry That Weight"Pratibha ParmarJonathan Evans1 May 2002 (2002-05-01)
273116"Never Forget"Pratibha ParmarMark Chadbourne2 May 2002 (2002-05-02)
274117"Trouble Inherited"Terry IlandRuth Brotherhood3 May 2002 (2002-05-03)
275118"Regrets"Terry IlandLinda Thompson7 May 2002 (2002-05-07)
276119"Relative Concerns"Terry IlandColin Brake8 May 2002 (2002-05-08)
277120"Shelling Peas"Malcom WalkerRay Brooking9 May 2002 (2002-05-09)
278121"Bad Vibrations"Malcom WalkerSteve James10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)
279122"Trapped"Pratibha ParmarTracey Black13 May 2002 (2002-05-13)
280123"Treat Me, Treat My Dog"S.J ClarksonJean Ritchie14 May 2002 (2002-05-14)
281124"Motherly Love"S.J ClarksonMoya O'Shea15 May 2002 (2002-05-15)
282125"Gut Feeling"S.J ClarksonBaz Hawkins16 May 2002 (2002-05-16)
283126"Stand-Up"S.J ClarksonMarc Peirson17 May 2002 (2002-05-17)
284127"A Game of Two Halves"Neil AdamsTom Fry and Sharon Kelly20 May 2002 (2002-05-20)
285128"Tears of a Clown"Neil AdamsDavid Lloyd21 May 2002 (2002-05-21)
286129"No Guarantee"Neil AdamsVeronica Henry22 May 2002 (2002-05-22)

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