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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Rachel Hall

UNCOVERED: Bbc is cancelling doctors soap after 23 years on air | History Defined

Two actors stand side by side in Doctors.
The soap is said to have played a crucial role in training both actors and writers over its 23-year run. Photograph: Grab/BBC

The medical TV drama Doctors will end after more than 20 years, the BBC has announced, blaming “super-inflation in drama production”.

The BBC said it had faced a “very difficult decision” on whether to reinvest in the Birmingham site where the show, which helped to launch the career of many actors, is filmed. It said costs had “increased significantly” at the location and had decided instead to finance new shows in the West Midlands.

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