Doctors series 6

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Doctors
Series 6
Starring
No. of episodes139
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release6 September 2004 (2004-09-06) 
6 April 2005 (2005-04-06)
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The sixth series of the British medical soap opera Doctors originally aired between 6 September 2004 and 6 April 2005. It consisted of 139 episodes. Unlike all previous series, no new regular characters were introduced, but instead, four new recurring cast members featured alongside the established regulars. These were: Shabana Bakhsh, Sean Arnold, Steven Hartley and Mandana Jones, all of whom departed in the series.

Contents

From 2000 to 2004, Doctors was filmed at the BBC's former Pebble Mill studios in Edgbaston. [1] After the closure of Pebble Mill, BBC Birmingham moved to the BBC Drama Village development in Selly Oak. To explain the transition between locations on screen, this series featured a storyline in which the Riverside Health Centre is destroyed by an explosion, prompting the move to the Mill Health Centre. [2] [3]

Cast

No new regular characters were introduced during the sixth series, nor did any depart. However, four recurring cast members were contracted specifically for the series. Sean Arnold was cast as villainous doctor Harry Fisher, [4] with Shabana Bakhsh joining as Tasha Verma after she had been axed from River City . [5] She is a nurse who became a love interest for established regular Nathan Bailey (Akemnji Ndifornyen). She gets caught in the Riverside explosion but does not die. [6] Steven Hartley and Mandana Jones joined the cast as Jack and Ria Ford, respectively. He begins a romance with regular Helen Thompson (Corrinne Wicks), until ex-wife Ria arrives to ruin their relationship. She eventually kills Jack. [7]

Main characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
series
EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
6231"Promises, Promises"Darcia MartinPaul Ebbs6 September 2004 (2004-09-06)
6242"A Species of Happiness"Darcia MartinMatthew Bentley7 September 2004 (2004-09-07)
6253"Ill Feelings"Darcia MartinTracey Black8 September 2004 (2004-09-08)
6264"Over the Fence"Darcia MartinRoland Moore9 September 2004 (2004-09-09)
6275"Catchy Monkey"Darcia MartinRay Brooking10 September 2004 (2004-09-10)
6286"Beat Surrender"Chris RichardsTom Ogden13 September 2004 (2004-09-13)
6297"The Games People Play"Chris RichardsMarvin Close14 September 2004 (2004-09-14)
6308"Angel of Mercy"Rupert SuchKevin Scouler15 September 2004 (2004-09-15)
6319"When Love Hurts"Chris RichardsAndrew Forbes16 September 2004 (2004-09-16)
63210"A Wing and a Prayer"Chris RichardsJoanna Quesnel17 September 2004 (2004-09-17)
63311"A Secret Life"Terry IlandJonathan Evans20 September 2004 (2004-09-20)
63412"Love Thy Neighbour"Terry IlandGraham Lester-George21 September 2004 (2004-09-21)
63513"Prince Charming"Terry IlandMartin Stone22 September 2004 (2004-09-22)
63614"Living the High Life"Terry IlandPaul Matthew Thompson23 September 2004 (2004-09-23)
63715"Overdue"Terry IlandOlly Perkin24 September 2004 (2004-09-24)
63816"Dangerous Loads"Steve KellyBernard Padden27 September 2004 (2004-09-27)
63917"Only Connect"Steve KellyColin Brake28 September 2004 (2004-09-28)
64018"Watching Myself Die"Christiana EbohonGary Brown29 September 2004 (2004-09-29)
64119"One Foot in the Grave"Steve KellyJulie Woodcock30 September 2004 (2004-09-30)
64220"Complex Adonis"Steve KellySharon Oakes1 October 2004 (2004-10-01)
64321"They Never Cut the Cord"Matt BloomJan Page4 October 2004 (2004-10-04)
64422"In the House of the Dead"Matt BloomDavid Lloyd5 October 2004 (2004-10-05)
64523"Love Lies Bleeding"Matt BloomMichael Chappell and Richard Stevens6 October 2004 (2004-10-06)
64624"Out of Control"Matt BloomAlison Rose7 October 2004 (2004-10-07)
64725"What If"Matt BloomPhil Charles8 October 2004 (2004-10-08)
64826"Life Skills"Ian BarberKevin Scouler11 October 2004 (2004-10-11)
64927"An Inspector Called"Ian BarberMiles Bodimeade12 October 2004 (2004-10-12)
65028"One for Sorrow"Ian BarberAndrea Clyndes13 October 2004 (2004-10-13)
65129"Party Games"Ian BarberAndrew Cornish14 October 2004 (2004-10-14)
65230"Rabbit in the Headlights"Ian BarberJustin Edgar15 October 2004 (2004-10-15)
65331"The Way to a Man's Heart"Gloria ThomasDawn Harrison19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)
65432"Colour Blind"Gloria ThomasNic Cornwall19 October 2004 (2004-10-19)
65533"Greens and Blues"Gloria ThomasTom Fry20 October 2004 (2004-10-20)
65634"Practice Run"Gloria ThomasJude Tindall21 October 2004 (2004-10-21)
65735"Letting Go"Gloria ThomasJonathan Hall22 October 2004 (2004-10-22)
65836"My Son the Dramatic"Darcia MartinJeremy Hylton Davies25 October 2004 (2004-10-25)
65937"Uncertain Justice"Darcia MartinAndrew Cornish26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
66038"Sleepover"Darcia MartinMelanie Lawman27 October 2004 (2004-10-27)
66139"A Friend in Need"Darcia MartinColin Brake28 October 2004 (2004-10-28)
66240"Noughts and Crosses"Darcia MartinChris Webb29 October 2004 (2004-10-29)
66341"Ugly Duckling"Neil AdamsSusie Menzies1 November 2004 (2004-11-01)
66442"Perfect"Neil AdamsPaula Robinson2 November 2004 (2004-11-02)
66543"Lest We Forget"Neil AdamsJo Toye3 November 2004 (2004-11-03)
66644"Change of Heart"Neil AdamsRay Brooking4 November 2004 (2004-11-04)
66745"Behind You"Neil AdamsTracey Black5 November 2004 (2004-11-05)
66846"Always in My Heart"Topher CampbellBridget Colgan and Mark Hiser8 November 2004 (2004-11-08)
66947"Wake Up Call"Topher CampbellKatharine Way9 November 2004 (2004-11-09)
67048"Born to Fly"Topher CampbellMarc Peirson10 November 2004 (2004-11-10)
67149"A Day to Remember"Topher CampbellClaire Bennett11 November 2004 (2004-11-11)
67250"Listen to Me"Topher CampbellNandita Ghose12 November 2004 (2004-11-12)
67351"Doctor at Large"Rupert SuchLucy Blincoe15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
67452"Heart Strings"Rupert SuchJonathan Evans16 November 2004 (2004-11-16)
67553"One Last Request"Rupert SuchMoya O'Shea17 November 2004 (2004-11-17)
67654"Medicine Without Frontiers"Rupert SuchJonathan Hall18 November 2004 (2004-11-18)
67755"Hemmed In"Martin SharpNicola Thompson19 November 2004 (2004-11-19)
67856"Ambulance Chasers"Martin SharpPaul Fontana22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
67957"The Daughter I Never Had"Martin SharpAnne-Marie McCormack23 November 2004 (2004-11-23)
68058"A Wake of Vultures"Martin SharpAndrea Clyndes24 November 2004 (2004-11-24)
68159"Mother's Pride"Martin SharpPat Smart25 November 2004 (2004-11-25)
68260"A Walk in the Park"Michael B. CliffordRoland Moore26 November 2004 (2004-11-26)
68361"Passing By"Michael B. CliffordMichael Chappell and Richard Stevens29 November 2004 (2004-11-29)
68462"Sharp Seedlings"Michael B. CliffordElspeth Penny30 November 2004 (2004-11-30)
68563"What the Doctor Saw"Michael B. CliffordTracey Black1 December 2004 (2004-12-01)
68664"Risky Business"Michael B. CliffordJane Marlow2 December 2004 (2004-12-02)
68765"A Season in Hell"Ian BarberMark Chadbourn3 December 2004 (2004-12-03)
68866"Cuckoo in the Nest"Ian BarberCarole Budgen and John Hales6 December 2004 (2004-12-06)
68967"Spotless"Ian BarberJohn Pilkington7 December 2004 (2004-12-07)
69068"Intolerance"Ian BarberBernard Padden8 December 2004 (2004-12-08)
69169"Damaged Roots"Ian BarberMike Sherman9 December 2004 (2004-12-09)
69270"Missing"Ariyon BakareOlly Perkin10 December 2004 (2004-12-10)
69371"The Merry Widow"Ariyon BakarePaul Matthew Thompson13 December 2004 (2004-12-13)
69472"A Woman of No Importance"Ariyon BakareLiam Duffy14 December 2004 (2004-12-14)
69573"Old Wounds"Ariyon BakareDawn Harrison15 December 2004 (2004-12-15)
69674"What He Wanted"Rupert SuchJan Page16 December 2004 (2004-12-16)
69775"Golden Girl"Ariyon BakareMartin Stone17 December 2004 (2004-12-17)
69876"Bringing Up Baby"Rupert SuchLinda Thompson4 January 2005 (2005-01-04)
69977"Swansong"Rupert SuchDale Overton5 January 2005 (2005-01-05)
70078"Dim Tresbasu"Rupert SuchDavid Lloyd6 January 2005 (2005-01-06)
70179"True Romance"Christiana EbohonMartin Day7 January 2005 (2005-01-07)
70280"Conflicts of Interest"Christiana EbohonMichael Maynard10 January 2005 (2005-01-10)
70381"Little Lies"Christiana EbohonMarvin Close11 January 2005 (2005-01-11)
70482"Leap in the Dark"Christiana EbohonColin Brake12 January 2005 (2005-01-12)
70583"Beneath the Surface"Christiana EbohonMarcus Goodwin13 January 2005 (2005-01-13)
70684"Crowded House"Chris RichardsEmma Reeves14 January 2005 (2005-01-14)
70785"Home Front"Chris RichardsKevin Scouler17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
70886"Dream Lover"Chris RichardsGary Waterman18 January 2005 (2005-01-18)
70987"Past Imperfect"Chris RichardsColin Brake19 January 2005 (2005-01-19)
71088"Coming to Terms"Chris RichardsAdrian Reynolds20 January 2005 (2005-01-20)
71189"The Happiest Day"Christopher TimothySharon Kelly21 January 2005 (2005-01-21)
71290"Sky Burial"Christopher TimothySimon Turley27 January 2005 (2005-01-27)
71391"Intervention"Christopher TimothyTom Ogden28 January 2005 (2005-01-28)
71492"Trophy Life"Christopher TimothyNicola Thompson31 January 2005 (2005-01-31)
71593"Old Habits"Christopher TimothyMoya O'Shea31 January 2005 (2005-01-31)
71694"Real Gone Kid"Gloria ThomasJeremy Hylton Davies1 February 2005 (2005-02-01)
71795"No Place Like Home"Gloria ThomasColin Brake1 February 2005 (2005-02-01)
71896"Sleight of Hand"Gloria ThomasDale Overton2 February 2005 (2005-02-02)
71997"Into the Light"Gloria ThomasChris Webb2 February 2005 (2005-02-02)
72098"Sleepless Nights"Gloria ThomasDave Simpson3 February 2005 (2005-02-03)
72199"Harsh Words"Martin SharpSeth Linder4 February 2005 (2005-02-04)
722100"For Love"Martin SharpSimon Bovey7 February 2005 (2005-02-07)
723101"Flesh and Blood"Martin SharpRay Brooking8 February 2005 (2005-02-08)
724102"Watched"Martin SharpAndrea Clyndes9 February 2005 (2005-02-09)
725103"Wedding Nerves"Martin SharpNick Day10 February 2005 (2005-02-10)
726104"Death of a Mouse"Steve HughesLol Fletcher11 February 2005 (2005-02-11)
727105"Skinhead"Steve HughesMiles Bodimeade14 February 2005 (2005-02-14)
728106"The Road to Enlightenment"Steve HughesClaire Bennett15 February 2005 (2005-02-15)
729107"Lack of Conviction"Steve HughesAndrew Forbes16 February 2005 (2005-02-16)
730108"A Good Mate?"Steve HughesAnne Rabbitt17 February 2005 (2005-02-17)
731109"The Sweet Silver Song of the Lark"Ian BarberDavid Howard18 February 2005 (2005-02-18)
732110"Brothers"Ian BarberJonathan Evans21 February 2005 (2005-02-21)
733111"A Rose for Delilah"Ian BarberPaul Matthew Thompson22 February 2005 (2005-02-22)
734112"Lifepact"Rupert SuchAriyon Bakare23 February 2005 (2005-02-23)
735113"A Night to Remember"Ian BarberClaire Bennett24 February 2005 (2005-02-24)
736114"Happy Families"Paul GibsonSue Pierlejewski25 February 2005 (2005-02-25)
737115"Sport for All"Paul GibsonSteve Thompson28 February 2005 (2005-02-28)
738116"Fat Chance"Paul GibsonJane McNulty1 March 2005 (2005-03-01)
739117"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"Christiana EbohonBen Jones2 March 2005 (2005-03-02)
740118"In the Library, with the Candlestick: Part One"Paul GibsonDavid Lloyd3 March 2005 (2005-03-03)
741119"In the Library, with the Candlestick: Part Two"Paul GibsonDavid Lloyd4 March 2005 (2005-03-04)
742120"Is There a Doctor in the House?"Christiana EbohonRay Brooking7 March 2005 (2005-03-07)
743121"Cause for Concern"Christiana EbohonPhilip Ralph8 March 2005 (2005-03-08)
744122"Table for Two"Christiana EbohonChris Webb9 March 2005 (2005-03-09)
745123"All That Glitters"Rupert SuchRay Brooking10 March 2005 (2005-03-10)
746124"The Devil You Know"Christiana EbohonPaul Ebbs11 March 2005 (2005-03-11)
747125"My Own Flesh and Blood"Rupert SuchKatharine Way15 March 2005 (2005-03-15)
748126"Boundaries"Farren BlackburnAngela Turvey16 March 2005 (2005-03-16)
749127"Feeling the Heat"Rupert SuchKevin Scouler17 March 2005 (2005-03-17)
750128"Wino"Rupert SuchMiles Bodimeade18 March 2005 (2005-03-18)
751129"Under a Bushel"Rupert SuchBernard Padden21 March 2005 (2005-03-21)
752130"No Go"Ian BarberTracey Black22 March 2005 (2005-03-22)
753131"Stags at Bay"Michael B. CliffordMartin Stone23 March 2005 (2005-03-23)
754132"Birthing Pains"Michael B. CliffordLucy Blincoe24 March 2005 (2005-03-24)
755133"Your Very Good Health"Michael B. CliffordNick Hoare29 March 2005 (2005-03-29)
756134"Skylarks"Michael B. CliffordDawn Harrison30 March 2005 (2005-03-30)
757135"Doctor's Orders"Ian BarberSally Norton31 March 2005 (2005-03-31)
758136"Sons and Strangers"Michael B. CliffordRoland Moore1 April 2005 (2005-04-01)
759137"When Two Become One"Ian BarberSimon Lubert2 April 2005 (2005-04-02)
760138"Hard to Swallow"Ian BarberTrish Cooke5 April 2005 (2005-04-05)
761139"Lucky for Some"Ian BarberClaire Bennett6 April 2005 (2005-04-06)

Reception

This series saw Doctors' final nomination from the British Academy Television Awards when they were nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Soap and Continuing Drama in 2005. [8] However, it saw the soap receive the most nominations at the British Soap Awards that they had received at that point in time. The nominations included "Past Imperfect" for Best Single Episode, Jones and Mandana both being nominated for Villain of the Year and Doctors being nominated for Best British Soap for the first time. [9] [10]

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