DOCTORS- Big News in Letherbridge!- it's going PRIMETIME! (from March 7th at 7pm on BBC2!) Double doses of devious Davinia and hapless Hazeem!

[Raahh]

Guess what I just read!

From the 7th of March, Doctors will be repeated every day at 7pm on BBC 2- so kind of prime time .

So that's fun .

(Not sure if it's permanent or just an experiment).

Still only Monday to Thursday, but can't have everything.

Rosie is annoying me too. Tapping into the "batty old lady" trope. How about "pleasant, efficient and IT literate older woman"?

Hurrah it's S&H now and it's started raining here. Good excuse to watch it. And I can't do the hoovering because the cat is asleep and she hates the vacuum cleaner.

Just switched on for last five minutes - death's door Maggie (?) is looking remarkably healthy in the trailer for tomorrow's episode - I'm sure she'd be up to joining Luca on the trip.

Agreed Stella She does looked very chipper for an end of life person.

I'm all for talking to staff but why exactly does everyone think they should have been "consulted"? The partners had to make a quick decision. Two really, taking it on and running SV.

Just watching on iPlayer.
If Dan and Zara own the practice, then surely they can do what they want without having to run it by all the other GPs.
If one more person says 'Dr Ashdown', I'm going to scream!

@Raahh

I've just read that Lynda Baron has died- obviously famous for 'Open All Hours' and 'Come Outside'- but also Rob's Auntie Ag, in Doctors.

I loved Come Outside, when my older 2 were little (the youngest doesn't remember it, so they must have decided to stop repeating it by then). The ugly brown teapot episode, and one about sewage were my favourites.

I only remember the sewage one, much to my teens’ disgust! RUP Lynda

@liverpoolnana

Carmel? Was she the one who was from Urmston and knew two ways of getting there?

Just googled Lynda and apparently she was born in Urmston! How weird!

Ooooh, MyCat that is weird.

Yes, death's door lady looking better and better!

I have been watching the start, but was a bit distracted.

I'm glad Val is in the badger dress.

This is all bit weird.

Sid has a really odd manner for a doctor.

Also pleased to see the badger dress.
And the Northern Lights were very pretty, but that woman looks FAR TOO HEALTHY. And two staff members faffing about with torches? Go back to R=The Mill and do some proper work.

Yes I thought we were watching a health and safety info film for a minute!

And this bloke's self employed? I don't know what's going on and who all these people are!

Nasty builder boss man. I suspect Manny will have a funny turn before the day is out.

@FuzzyPuffling

Also pleased to see the badger dress. And the Northern Lights were very pretty, but that woman looks FAR TOO HEALTHY. And two staff members faffing about with torches? Go back to R=The Mill and do some proper work.

Haha, yes, no wonder the government thinks that the health service are underworked

Fuzzy quite- Val and Gobby are complaining about the possible extra work at SV- and Val is out playing games with Luca.

Now I'm wondering if her not really being death's door is part of the plot . . .

I like Luca in that jumper.

This is really sweet. They are obviously doing this on their free time. Luca is a very good nurse when he's not lecturing.

Luca, you are not allowed to accept a ticket.

I get the feeling Winnie's kids are going to re-appear and be annoyed at Luca being offered the trip.

If he goes.

He wouldn't be able to accept it would he? We have to declare any gifts that might be worth over £10

Bingle I wouldn't be so sure about their free time- it's exactly the sort of thing they usually do on company time.

This is timely, I've had a bad shoulder for 18 months- I'm waiting for a steroid injection (the physio is sure it's a frozen shoulder, but wants to rule out arthritis).

Jimmi is going for a lovely walk with his counselling client? He's another one that should get back to the surgery. It's all very lovely but there might be patients waiting for help.

Ok, no patients then.