Doctors final episode to air A MONTH EARLY as BBC confirm when axed show will end

THE BBC has confirmed erstwhile the last occurrence of Doctors volition aerial - and it's a period earlier than fans expected.

The aesculapian play was axed by the BBC successful October past year, with rising costs being blamed.

While filming wrapped a fewer months ago, amusement bosses antecedently told Doctors fans that the finale would aerial astatine Christmas.

In a statement, the BBC said: "The last occurrence volition surface successful December 2024 and we are moving intimately with BBC Studios to springiness it the finale it deserves."

But today, it has been confirmed that the amusement volition extremity adjacent earlier than primitively thought.

The last occurrence volition aerial connected Thursday, November 14, a small implicit a period away.

A BBC connection said astatine the time: "We person taken the precise difficult determination to bring daytime play Doctors to an end aft 23 years. With super inflation in play production, the outgo of the programme has accrued significantly, and further concern is besides present required to refurbish the tract wherever the amusement is made, oregon to relocate it to different home.

"With a level licence-fee, the BBC’s backing challenges mean we person to marque pugnacious choices successful bid to present greater worth to audiences.

"We stay afloat committed to the West Midlands and each of the backing for Doctors volition beryllium reinvested into caller programming successful the region.

"We would similar to convey each the Doctors formed and unit who person been progressive successful the amusement since 2000. We cognize the important relation Doctors has played successful nurturing talent, and we volition enactment to make caller opportunities to enactment skills successful scripted programming.