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BBC soap cast's emotional farewell as final episodes air after 24 years

The final episode of BBC soap Doctors will air on Thursday, bringing the series to a close after more than two decades on our screens with the cast sharing their thoughts

In its swansong episode, One Day Like This, we see GPs Jimmi Clay (played by Adrian Lewis Morgan) and Al Haskey (portrayed by Ian Midlane) considering resignation amidst the schemes of Dr Graham Elton (Alex Avery), while nurse Ruhma Carter (Bharti Patel) handles a dramatic labour situation involving a woman who's been tied up. The final episode of the BBC soap Doctors is airing this week (Image: Copyright remains with handout provider)Despite Graham's cunning plans, he's outsmarted by the team, including Bear Sylvester (Dex Lee), Zara Carmichael (Elisabeth Dermot Walsh), and Sid Vere (Ashley Rice), leading to his departure where he labels them "all pathetic". Actor Timothy West, husband of Prunella Scales, died at 90 this week (Image: PA)The show, previously filmed at Pebble Mill Studios until 2004 before moving to Birmingham's BBC Drama Village, has seen a fair share of accolades with five Bafta nominations and numerous nods from the British Soap Awards.

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