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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. 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), Candy Williams (Leanne Wilson), a receptionist at Riverside and Faith Walker (Eva Fontaine), a talkative and kind nurse at the Riverside Health Centre.

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. Her departure saw her help grandmother Jessie Helm (Marcia Ashton) to die in a euthanasia plot. The second series also saw the departure of four other regulars: Ruth Harding (Yvonne Brewster), Rana Mistry (Akbar Kurtha), Steve Rawlings (Mark Frost) and Caroline Powers (Jacqueline Leonard).

Main characters

• Yvonne Brewster as Ruth Harding
• Maggie Cronin as Kate McGuire
• Mark Frost as Steve Rawlings
• Akbar Kurtha as Rana Mistry
• Jacqueline Leonard as Caroline Powers
• Sarah Manners as Joanna Helm
• Christopher Timothy as Mac McGuire
• Corrinne Wicks as Helen Thompson

Recurring characters

• Mark Adams as Phil Thompson
• Marcia Ashton as Jessie Helm
• Steven Brand as Chris Rawlings
• Tara Coleman-Starr as Claire Thompson
• Darren Day as David Wilde
• Barbara Drennan as Leigh Ashworth
• Jim Dunk as Jack Helm
• Eva Fontaine as Faith Walker
• Alan McKenna as Patrick McGuire
• Julee Moorcroft as Natalie Ashworth
• Stefanie Powers as Jane Powers
• Joshua Prime as Dan Thompson
• Leanne Wilson as Candy Williams

Episodes

References

1. "Anoushka Flynn". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. Spivey, Matt (7 February 2022). "ITV No Return: Alan McKenna's forgotten roles in EastEnders, Doctors and The Bill". MyLondon. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
3. "Local actress joins cast of Casualty". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. "Faith Walker". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
5. "Leanne Wilson interview". Holby.tv. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
6. Hendry, Steve (2 February 2003). "Television bad bedside manners; Doctors star Sarah joins Casualty as trouble-making receptionist". Sunday Mail. Trinity Mirror. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
7. "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. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
8. "Caroline Powers". BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

External links

• Series 2 on IMDb

• 2000 British television seasons
• 2001 British television seasons
• Doctors (2000 TV series) episodes