TV star lands new role in iconic Hollywood franchise after BBC series is axed

Former Doctors prima Ian Midlane is swapping the Mill Health Centre for Hollywood aft the daytime soap’s axe. 

The histrion – champion known for his relation arsenic Dr Al Haskey – is acceptable to look successful the forthcoming Bridget Jones sequel, it has been confirmed. 

Ian’s cause Grantham Hazeldine revealed helium volition play a quality called Paul successful Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. 

Posting connected Instagram, the cause wrote: ‘@ianmidlane joins the formed of the upcoming Bridget Jones movie #MadAboutTheBoy arsenic Paul.’

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is acceptable for merchandise connected 14 February 2025 and volition spot Renée Zellweger reprise her relation arsenic the titular character. 

Hugh Grant besides returns arsenic Daniel Cleaver successful the 4th instalment successful the movie franchise.  

The White Lotus and One Day prima Leo Woodall joins the formed arsenic Bridget’s caller emotion involvement Roxster, portion Chiwetel Ejiofor volition look arsenic as Mr. Wallaker, a teacher astatine Bridget’s children’s school. 

Meanwhile, Ian has paid tribute to Doctors aft its last occurrence aired connected Thursday. 

The BBC axed the aesculapian bid aft 24 years owed to fund cuts past year, and the amusement ended with a pointed connection seemingly aimed astatine the corporation’s bosses. 

Sharing his ain thoughts, Ian posted a representation of himself leaving his dressing room, penning connected Instagram: ‘It was a precise peculiar spot that volition unrecorded successful my bosom always. But I’ve taken a batch of those radical with me. We genuinely are stuck together.

‘And the C from the Campus Surgery set. That’s excavation too.’

The last occurrence of Doctors is disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer. 

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