Doctors series 5
season of television series
The fifth series of the British medical soap opera Doctors originally aired between 1 September 2003 and 14 June 2004. It consisted of 182 episodes. The series saw Natalie J. Robb leave her role as Jude Carlyle after three years on the series. She was followed by original cast member Maggie Cronin, who departed from her role as Kate McGuire. It also saw the castings of two new receptionists: Akemnji Ndifornyen as Nathan Bailey, who also doubled as the estranged son of established Ben Kwarme (Ariyon Bakare), and Andrea Green as Sarah Finch. The series five episode "Say a Little Prayer" also became Doctors' first win at the British Soap Awards, claiming the Best Single Episode accolade in 2004. Finch then won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer a year later for her role as Sarah.
Cast
The fifth series saw Natalie J. Robb leave her role as Dr. Jude Carlyle after three years on Doctors. Jude's exit storyline sees her cheat on her boyfriend with his father and become pregnant with a baby with Down syndrome, moving back to Glasgow to have her family's support.
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