List of Doctors characters introduced in 2024

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Doctors is a British medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictional NHS doctor's surgery, as well as its sister surgery, the University of Letherbridge Campus Surgery. Head of St. Phils' gynaelogical department Ed Jordan (David Bark-Jones) was the first to debut in the year. He was followed by Joanna Bending, who joined as doctor Michelle Walton in March, and Alex Avery, who joined as doctor Graham Elton in June. Additionally, multiple other characters appear throughout the year. This was the final year that Doctors aired on television.

Ed Jordan

Ed Jordan
Doctors character
Portrayed by	David Bark-Jones
First appearance	"Tough Call" 9 January 2024 (2024-01-09)
Last appearance	"Coddiwomple" 29 January 2024 (2024-01-29)
Classification	Former; guest
Introduced by	Mike Hobson
In-universe information Occupation Head of gynaecology

Ed Jordan, portrayed by David Bark-Jones, first appeared on 9 January 2024 and appeared until 29 January 2024. He was introduced as the head of the gynaecological department at St. Phils Hospital, as well as the former fiancé of established character Nina Bulsara (Wendi Peters). He is first seen in scenes where Nina arranges a meeting with the head of department to spark an investigation into the pain women are facing under his doctors' care. Nina "gets a blast-from-the-past" as she is unaware that Ed runs it. Ed shuts down Nina's claims of women's painful experiences and tries to say she is causing trouble due to him walking out on her without an explanation years prior, which infuriates Nina.

Ed invites Nina to dinner, which makes her hold off on sending a formal complaint. He tries to kiss her after dinner, to which she walks off. He soon arrives at the Mill Health Centre when she is seeing patients, trying to talk to her, which she also dismisses.

Maria Jaziri

Maria Jaziri, portrayed by Laila Zaidi, first appeared on 29 January 2024 and made her final appearance on 15 February 2024. She was introduced as the best friend of established character Luca McIntyre (Ross McLaren) who briefly studied nursing alongside him. She recounts when she quit the course to Kirsty Millar (Kiruna Stamell), explaining how Luca was the one who consoled and supported her. She begins staying with Luca at his house that he shares with Emma Reid (Dido Miles). Together, they approve a lodger, Joel Tanner (Alexander Lincoln). Both of them begin having sex with Joel, unbeknownst to the other, until Luca informs Maria of their fling. They "confront love cheat" Joel and he leaves the house.

Michelle Walton

Michelle Walton
Doctors character
Portrayed by	Joanna Bending
First appearance	"Killing Time" 5 March 2024 (2024-03-05)
Last appearance	"One Day Like This" 14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)
Classification	Former; recurring
Introduced by	Mike Hobson
In-universe information Occupation General practitioner Force medical examiner

Dr. Michelle Walton, portrayed by Joanna Bending, first appeared on 5 March 2024. Bending's casting was announced by her acting agency on 13 September 2023. Debuting six months later, her character was brought in as a temporary replacement for Emma Reid (Dido Miles), who is in Australia amidst Michelle's hiring. Her backstory involves knowing established characters Zara Carmichael (Elisabeth Dermot Walsh) from a conference in their youth and Luca McIntyre (Ross McLaren) from a medical course.

Michelle comes from Oldham and has remained in loose off-screen contact with Zara over the 20 years that they have been friends. In a video filmed for Doctors' social media platforms to introduce the character to fans, Bending revealed that she was friends with Walsh at drama school so felt that their characters being connected was "serendipitous". Bending opined that Michelle is a very kind doctor and someone who other characters will use as a "good shoulder to cry on". She also revealed that Michelle is set to introduce an ex-partner to the Mill as a doctor to further help Zara.

Graham Elton

Graham Elton
Doctors character
Portrayed by	Alex Avery
First appearance	"A Fatal Oath" 5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)
Last appearance	"One Day Like This" 14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)
Classification	Former; recurring
Introduced by	Mike Hobson
In-universe information Occupation General practitioner

Dr Graham Elton, portrayed by Alex Avery, first appeared on 5 June 2024. Avery's casting was revealed by the media on 27 May 2024.

Graham is introduced as an old colleague of Michelle Walton, and is given a tour of The Mill, and later joins the team as a new Partner of the Mill, and a new General Practitioner, replacing Daniel Granger. In the final episode, Graham's underhanded tactics and bigotry is exposed and is sacked by Zara.

Other characters

Character	Episode date(s)	Actor	Circumstances
January
Nate Gilbert	2 January	Jon Bonner	A ventriloquist who pranks Jimmi Clay (Adrian Lewis Morgan) into thinking he is being controlled by his dummy to waste police time.
Christina Morel		Daniella Isaacs	A woman that Sid Vere (Ashley Rice) meets at a club. The pair go back to his house together, but are interrupted by her ex-boyfriend, Tariq Badir (Arman Mantella). The pair reconcile their relationship in front of Sid.
Tariq Badir		Arman Mantella	Christina Morel's ex-boyfriend that rekindles his relationship with her in front of Sid Vere (Rice).
Ali Khan	3 January	Nisha Emich	A couple with a baby who file a complaint against midwife Sheila Rowe (Shenagh Govan). Ruhma Carter (Bharti Patel) uncovers that Sheila was justified in the interactions with the couple.
Nathan Gordon		Chris Machari
Sheila Rowe		Shenagh Govan	A midwife who has a complaint made against her. Ruhma Carter (Patel) uncovers that Sheila was not in the wrong.
Reuben Davies		Luke Barton	A doctor in the gynaecology department at St. Phils. When she expresses her pain during a hysteroscopy and states that every patient needs a different amount of time for pain relief to be effective, he dismisses her comments, prompting her to take action.
Asin Zandi	4 January	Fedrat Sadat	A young Kurdish refugee who is attacked by a far-right gang led by Drew Thompson (Christopher Deakin).
Miran Zandi		Taro Bahar	The older brother of Asin Zandi (Fedrat Sadat).
Yasmin Wright		Ella Augustin	The girlfriend of Drew Thompson (Deakin) who is abused by him. He beats and controls her until she works up the courage to tell the police about him.
Drew Thompson		Christopher Deakin	A far-right extremist who leads a gang, Patriots Alliance. He forces girlfriend Yasmin Wright (Ella Augustin) to coax Asin Zandi (Sadat) into meeting her so that he can attack him alongside his gang.
Ozzy Cooper		Oscar Adams	The brother of Drew Thompson (Deakin). He is initially scared to go against his brother despite not agreeing with his views or abusive nature.
Billie Sharpe	8 January	Barbara Blum	A student with schizophrenia influenced by colour symbolism. She has a heightened reaction to blue, which is noticed by Luca McIntyre (Ross McLaren).
Leon Barr		Jonathan Houlston	Flatmates of Billie Sharpe (Barbara Blum). They do not know of her schizophrenia and are confused by her erratic behaviour.
Hope Littlefield		Ida Regan
Alan McLintock	9 January	Clifford Barry	A carer for his wife, who is in hospital. He is visited on a VPAS visit by Kirsty Millar (Kiruna Stamell), who is worried that Alan is not taking care of himself. He confides in Kirsty that he has fallen in love with someone else despite still loving his wife.
Efe Okposo		Diana Yekinni	A midwife who has worked alongside Ruhma Carter (Patel) for years, until Ruhma's promotion to management. Ruhma has to reprimand Efe due to losing her patience with a couple. Efe is not happy about her professionalism being questioned and accuses Ruhma of selling out since her promotion.
Indra Nandy		Keshini Misha	A woman who informs Nina Bulsara (Wendi Peters) about a painful medical procedure that caused her to faint twice. Indra also reports that her doctor lacked empathy.
Aidie Anderson	10 January	Laura Evelyn	A stand-up therapist who encourages talking about emotions through comedy. She helps Luca McIntyre (McLaren), Jimmi Clay (Morgan), Al Haskey (Ian Midlane) and Zara Carmichael (Elisabeth Dermot Walsh) with their recent traumas.
Duane Fillerson		Anthony Warren	A man posing as a financial advisor who scammed Bear Sylvester's (Dex Lee) aunt, Amina. Bear pretends that the Mill is in financial trouble in order to get hold of him and get him arrested.
Darius Fraser	11 January–present	Terry Haywood	A social worker that arrives at Letherbridge Police Station to deal with a young child going into foster care. Rob Hollins (Chris Walker), a former foster carer, asks him about the potential to return as one following the death of his wife, Karen Hollins (Jan Pearson). He assigns Rob the care of Liv Morgan (Livvi Parsons).
Ness Williams	11 January	Jodie Price	A diabetic teenager who has an interest in Wicca. Following the death of her mother, she wants to hold a sacred circle ritual, which father Matt (Orlando Wells) dismisses the idea of. She runs away to do it but suffers from a diabetic emergency without her insulin. Matt and friend Carole Rowntree (Joanna Neary) find her in time.
Matt Williams		Orlando Wells	The father of Ness (Jodie Price). He pokes fun in her Wicca interest and makes her feel excluded when he starts a new family following the death of her mother.
Carole Rowntree		Joanna Neary	A Wiccan who befriends Ness Williams (Price).
Shereen Barton	15 January	Laura-Kate Gordon	An instructor on a first aid course that Kirsty Millar (Stamell) attends. She tires of Kirsty interjecting with comments during her course that correct her on using wrong recovery techniques. Kirsty makes a complaint about her, which gets Shereen suspended.
Clare Turner		Amanda Ryan	A mother and daughter who are patients of Suni Bulsara's (Rahul Arya). After losing her son, Jade's brother, to drugs, Clare turned into an anti-drugs activist. However, due to her painful illness, Jade replaces her painkillers with cannabis medication. Clare is furious and refuses to take anymore, while Jade is disappointed that she would choose to live a painful life when she has the option to feel physically better.
Jade Turner		Katie Eldred
Leyla Marsh	16 January	Ella Martine	A woman with a strangulated hernia. Due to needing an emergency operation, she calls estranged father-in-law Glen (Steven Pinder) to care for her child. She informs Col (Benny Ainsworth), her husband and Glen's son, who is horrified and recounts being groomed by him as a child. Leyla instantly cuts contact with Glen.
Col Marsh		Benny Ainsworth	The husband of Leyla (Ella Martine) who reveals that father Glen (Pinder) groomed him in his youth.
Glen Marsh		Steven Pinder	Col's (Ainsworth) father who groomed him as a child. He is overjoyed at a chance to get to know his grandson, but when Leyla (Martine) realises what he did to Col, she cuts contact.
Nora Arapi	18 January	Rosella Doda	An immigrant who does not have the right to live in the UK. Dodgy landlord Pete Burroughs (Gary Bates) uses her status to get away with not treating mould in her house, but her baby eventually gets ill due to it. Pete soon says he will only fix the mould if he can watch her in the shower, to which he begrudgingly accepts.
Pete Burroughs		Gary Bates	A landlord who refuses to spend money on fixing mould in Nora Arapi's (Rosella Doda). He eventually says he will pay for it to be fixed, only if he can watch her in the shower, to which she begrudgingly accepts due to the mould making her baby ill.
Rachelle Young		Joanne Henry	A social worker who leads a meeting to assess whether Rob Hollins (Walker) can return to fostering. She phones him to congratulate him on how his meeting went and to say that the result is looking likely.
Mitchell Hart	22 January	Tav MacDougall	The lead singer of a boyband from the 2000s. Luca McIntyre (McLaren) is a huge fan and treats him, while helping to reunite him with his estranged son, Kyle Dawson (Jacob Butler).
Kyle Dawson		Jacob Butler	The estranged son of Mitchell Hart (Tav MacDougall). He believes that Mitchell never knew he existed until he sees his birthdate tattooed on Mitchell's arm. They soon reconcile.
Abby Whitlow		Sarah Day	Kyle Dawson's (Butler) girlfriend who is expecting a baby.
Stefan Setas	23 January	Jack D'Arcy	A man who turns up at the Campus Surgery high on mushrooms. He asks for Jimmi Clay (Morgan), who helps him through his trip.
Mary Cartwright		Tess Churchard	A woman who enjoys being naked around the house, until she receives an anonymous postcard shaming for it. She suspects neighbour Amelia Fernley (Natalie Thomas), but discovers that her husband, Bill (Chris Garner), sent it due to being worried she is embarrassing herself.
Amelia Fernley		Natalie Thomas	Mary Cartwright's (Tess Churchard) neighbour across the street. The two dislike each other following Amelia trying to get with Mary's husband.
Bill Cartwright		Chris Garner	Mary's (Churchard) husband. He confesses to sending an anonymous postcard to get her to stop being naked around the house.
Aimee/Ashling	24 January	Dana Smit	An AI-created character made by Jax Jennifer (Julie Atherton). Jax reveals to friend Al Haskey (Midlane) that she based the character on her ex.
Jax Jennifer		Julie Atherton	A gamer and a friend of Al Haskey's (Midlane). Hung up on ex-girlfriend Ashling (Dana Smit), she bases an AI character in a virtual reality game on her.
Kevin Gale	25 January	Hayden Burke	A student who collapses from a seizure after being given medication that does not react well with his epilepsy. He recalls that the doctor who gave him the medication was Jimmi Clay (Morgan), but Jimmi and Barry Biglow (David Perks) uncover that someone is impersonating Jimmi, pretending to be a doctor.
Chloe Davies		Vanessa Donovan	The soon-to-be ex-wife of Mel (Stefan Adegbola) who claims that she can smell illness, namely cancer. She informs Suni Bulsara (Arya) that she can smell it on Mel and insists that he hints at getting him tested.
Mel Davies		Stefan Adegbola	The soon-to-be ex-husband of Chloe (Vanessa Donovan) who dumped her for her best friend, Lindy Callahan (Paula Kay). He is furious when Chloe claims that she can smell the early stages of cancer on him due to her supernatural gift, but Lindy talks into getting him tested.
Lindy Callahan		Paula Kay	The new girlfriend of Mel Davies (Adegbola) who feels awful about getting with him due to his wife being her former best friend, Chloe Davies (Donovan).
Paula Mason	29 January	Helena Dowling	A couple who are thrown when Paula falls pregnant, both of them under the illusion that Toby is sterile. However, they learn that he is infertile as opposed to sterile.
Toby Mason		Michael Jinks
Jess Turley	30 January	Edie Lambden	A childhood friend of Scarlett Kiernan's (Pegg) who takes her on a day out for fun. It transpires that Jess is seriously ill with cancer and has escaped her hospice. At the end of their day together, she dies in her hospital bed.
Philip Turley		Simon Thorp	Jess's (Edie Lambden) father who is furious with Scarlett Kiernan (Pegg) for allowing Jess out, but she explains that she did not know Jess was about to die.
Joel Tanner	31 January–15 February	Alexander Lincoln	A lodger at Emma Reid's (Miles) who arranges his stay through Maria Jaziri (Laila Zaidi) and Luca McIntyre (McLaren). On his first night, he has sex with Luca and later gets with Maria too. He is angry when they confront him and tries to gaslight them into thinking they are being unreasonable.
Elise Maddox	31 January	Georgia Di Gidlow	Three Letherbridge University students who are treated by Harry Drake (Joel Phillimore), unaware that he is lying and is not a qualified doctor.
Becca Patterson		Amy Darton
Lutfi Faraj		Ayaaz Tariq
February
Pippa Lee	1 February	Angela Curran	An elderly woman whose dog goes missing. She receives a call from Mal Norris (Joey Walden) claiming that he has found her dog and wants the £500 reward she is offering, but she learns that he is scamming her.
Mal Norris		Joey Walden	Two schoolboys. Faze is bullying Mal and demands money from him, which leads them to attempt scamming Pippa Lee (Angela Curran) out of £500 by pretending to have found her missing dog. She realises that they are conning her and helps Mal, but embarrasses Faze in public.
Faze Bilton		Archie Rowell
Kadie Kamara		Chardai Shaw	A student at Letherbridge University who speaks out during Nina Bulsara's (Peters) lecture about the misunderstanding of pain tolerance in healthcare.
Danii Stubbs	5 February	Gemma Oaten	A woman who is advised by Nina Bulsara (Peters) to stop wearing heels to preserve the state of her feet.
Molly Barton		Rose Basista	Danii Stubbs' (Gemma Oaten) friend who is given a makeover to impress a university classmate she has a crush on.
Max Rayner		Michael Bijok	A university student who Molly Barton (Rose Basista) has a crush on. He has sex with her friend.
Jazz Langley		Hannah Millward	Scarlett Kiernan's (Pegg) friend. She calls her when she needs help with a lift after being ditched by her partner.
Gabrielle Pareau	6 February	Bethan Mary-James	A woman travelling with her baby until Eddie King (Tim Bartholomew) crashes into her.
Eddie King		Tim Bartholomew	A man who crashes into Gabrielle Pareau's (Bethan Mary-James) car.
DS Virginia Worthington	7 February	Elisabeth Hopper	A woman who poses as a detective sergeant to question Al Haskey (Midlane) about her brother, Al's former patient, Joseph Williams (Tom Glenister).
Joseph Williams		Tom Glenister	A patient of Al Haskey's (Midlane) with health anxiety. He keeps demanding to be seen by Al and eventually follows him to Al's house, to which Al loses his patience and sends him away.
Reenie Partridge	8 February	Susan Hilton	An elderly patient at the Mill who is cared for by teenage neighbour Alfie White (Thomas Slater). She dies unexpectedly hours after being seen by Kirsty Millar (Stamell) on a VPAS visit.
Alfie White		Thomas Slater	A teenager who cares for his elderly neighbour and disabled mother. Kirsty Millar (Stammel) persuades him to take a break and invest his time into his passion of dancing.
Jeanette White		Amy Drake	Alfie's (Slater) mother who is cared for by him.
Jeffrey Peploe	12 February	McCallam Connell	Scarlett Kiernan's (Pegg) driving instructor. He phones her to say that her test can either be postponed or brought forward, to which she agrees to have it sooner.
Susan Elliott	13 February	Meriel Scholfield	A driving test examiner who tests Scarlett Kiernan (Pegg). She is surprised to be reunited with Rob Hollins (Walker), an old friend, who accompanies Scarlett. She asks him out on a date.
Frank Henson		James Hornsby	An ex-neighbour of Scarlett Kiernan's (Pegg) who starts a longwinded conversation with her during her driving test. She snaps at him and tells him to stop interrupting her test.
Elizabeth Drake	14, 19 February	Amy Milburn	The sister of Harry (Phillimore). After Suni Bulsara (Arya) ends his relationship with Harry, she is angry on his behalf.
Sophie Phillips	15 February	Amy Loughton	A couple who have a baby together. Dai becomes overly involved and begins only speaking in medical terminology, which alienates Sophie. Ruhma Carter (Patel) informs him of the issue and he becomes more personal.
Dai Phillips		Sio Pritchard
Connor Hudson	19 February	Connor Curren	A university student who gets scurvy due to his poor diet, taking steroid pills and partying lifestyle. It began due to him wanting to lose weight to impress boyfriend Ryan Isaac (Jack Weise).
Ryan Isaac		Jack Weise	Connor Hudson's (Connor Curren) boyfriend who is shocked to learn that he drastically lost weight to impress him.
James Goodwin	20 February	Matthew Nolan	A former footballer whose leg was amputated after being tackled by friend Paul Ashton (Rudolphe Mdlongwa). He accuses him and fiancée Jenny Hamilton (Megan Placito) of having an affair behind his back due to the pair supporting each other.
Jenny Hamilton		Megan Placito	James Goodwin's (Matthew Nolan) fiancée who gave permission for James' leg to be amputated following a tackle in a football match. He wrongly accuses her of having an affair with his best friend, as well as speaking to her harshly, after which she leaves him.
Paul Ashton		Rudolphe Mdlongwa	James Goodwin's (Nolan) best friend who tackled him in a football match. The tackle resulted in James' leg being amputated and him no longer being able to play football. Paul developed depression due to the guilt over the incident.
Liv Morgan	21 February–16 April	Livvi Parsons	A foster child that Rob Hollins (Walker) begins fostering. She is initially wary of him due to him being a police sergeant and her family being criminals.
Dave Burns	21 February–24 April	Gareth Berliner	An old friend of Kirsty Millar's (Stamell) who she bumps into on the street. She offers to help him with a charity auction event.
Ronyn Southgate	21 February	Anna Bolton	A couple who had a baby through a surrogate, Jules' mother, Carol Coleman (Tracy Whitwell). Jules struggles with breastfeeding and begins doubting herself as a mother.
Theo Southgate		Aaron Cobham
Carol Coleman		Tracy Whitwell	The mother of Robyn (Anna Bolton) who acts as a surrogate for her. She is diagnosed with post-natal depression by student midwife Jules Garraway (Lily Howkins).
Jules Garraway		Lily Howkins	A student midwife who retrained after helping her friend to give birth. She is straight to the point and talks in fact rather than emotionally.
Jess Goodley	22 February	Victoria Blunt	A woman who is preparing to marry Finlay Evans (Philip Cairns). After having a tumour in her 20s, she learns that it has come back in her late 30s. In trying to make it to the wedding, she collapses and is sent to hospital where they operate on her. The pair break up in hospital after they realise they do not love each other.
Lorna Evans		Michele Gallagher	Jess Goodley's (Victoria Blunt) best friend and Finlay's (Cairns) sister. She is upset to learn that Jess' tumour has returned and urges her to tell Finlay before she marries him.
Finlay Evans		Philip Cairns	A man preparing to marry Jess Goodley (Blunt). He knows nothing of her history with having a tumour and is shocked to learn it has returned. The pair break up in hospital after realising they do not love each other.
Arif Hadid	26 February	Yousef Naseer	A first-year university student who sees Jimmi Clay (Morgan) to demand a sick note. He is vague about his symptoms but it transpires that he is a saviour sibling and wanted to escape an operation for his brother, Farhan (Rishi Manuel).
Mariam Hadid		Rendah Beshoori	Arif's (Yousef Naseer) mother who is furious to learn he has been given a sick note. She reveals to Jimmi Clay (Morgan) that Arif was conceived as a saviour sibling and that he is trying to pull out of an operation for brother Farhan (Manuel).
Farhan Hadid		Rishi Manuel	Arif's (Naseer) brother who has leukaemia.
Michaela Devaney	27 February	Yvonne Edgell	A woman who was in a car crash with a big grey car. Sid Vere (Rice) gets to her on a rapid response shift and phones the hospital to enquire about her condition. He learns that she is in a coma.
Sam Masterson		Kareem Alexander	A couple who call for an ambulance for Sam's broken kneecap. Sid Vere (Rice) arrives on rapid response and is concerned when they have different versions of events for how the break ensued. Sid begins poking around in the garage, where they claim the accident happened, and finds Mia's car damaged. He learns that they were the other party in the accident. Mia soon dies from sustained injuries.
Mia Terrell		Basienka Blake
Margot Quinn	28 February	Clara Francis	A friend of Nina Bulsara's who is a literature professor at Letherbridge University. She discovers that student Josie Kay (Ellie McKay) has been charging students for essays written by her. When she confronts Josie, she tries to seduce Margot and threatens to expose a fake affair, which leads to Margot quitting.
Tess Farrell		TJ Douglas-Welsh	A student with a crush on Josie Kay (McKay). To get closer to her, she pays her to write an essay for her literature course, but gets caught.
Josie Kay		Ellie McKay	A student who sells literature essays to classmates. When she is caught by her professor, Margot Quinn (Clara Francis), she tries to seduce her.
Janet Richer	29 February	Kezia Burrows	The wife of Marcus (Neil Grainger) who is tired of his belief in a 5G mast making him sick. When he is presented with evidence that self-proclaimed healer Ginny Kingston (Amy Rhiannon Worth) is making him
Marcus Richer		Neil Grainger	A man who believes that a 5G mast is making him ill.
Ginny Kingston		Amy Rhiannon Worth	A scammer who poses as a healer. She gives Marcus Richer (Grainger) medication for a fake condition caused by a 5G mast.
March
Mark Hammond	4 March	Ben Allen	A priest who is struggling to come to terms with being gay. Luca McIntyre (McLaren) advises him to come out to Owen Callahan (Christopher Dunne).
Owen Callahan		Christopher Dunne	A retired priest who has weeks to live. He tries to make Luca McIntyre (McLaren) have a religious realisation, unaware that he has a bad history with Christianity.
Charlie Burrell	5 March	Alex McNally	A son and mother who hide secrets from each other. Charlie hides that he is terminally ill, while Kay hides her plans to move abroad. When both lies transpire, they are upset with each other.
Kay Burrell		Jane Gurnett
Sarah Endicott		Marcia Lecky	The neighbour of the Burrells who acts as a support to the pair of them.
Ellie Crawford	6 March	LaToya Harding	A pregnant woman who is grieving for her dead mother. She becomes fixated on making a Black Forest gateau similar to what her mother claimed to have made for her as a child.
Andy Crawford		Ben Castle-Gibb	Ellie's (LaToya Harding) husband who discovers that a cake that her mother claimed to make was bought from a bakery. He decides to keep it a secret due to her grieving her dead mother.
Gary Wallace	7 March	Oliver Ryan	A son and his mother. Gary looks out for Linda and is concerned by her desperation to save money due to it putting her health at risk. When bailiffs arrive over an unpaid gas bill, Linda has a stroke and is hospitalised.
Linda Wallace		Marjorie Yates
Spencer Jenrick		Ned Derrington	An old golf friend of Daniel Granger's (Matthew Chambers). He asks for Zara Carmichael (Walsh) when at the Mill and asks her out for dinner. Zara assumes he is flirting with her and confronts him, but he instead came to her to ask her for money. She snaps at him and demand he leaves.
John Roser		Darren Whitfield	A patient who verbally abuses Scarlett Kiernan (Pegg) and Zara Carmichael (Walsh). He is angry that Zara cannot treat his dental issue so removes teeth with pliers and leaves them on the Mill's desk.
Phil Baxter		Liam Tulley	A bailiff who visits Linda Wallace (Marjorie Yates) over an unpaid gas bill.
Tommy Lomax	11 March	Jordan Louis	A former patient of Jimmi Clay's (Morgan) and a murderer who was released from prison and went on to murder the brother of his initial victim.
Jeff Edison		Tony Mooney	A man who is questioned by DS Mike Kinsella (Danny Szam) about a murder committed by Tommy Lomax (Jordan Louis).
Stew McLaren	12–28 March	Harvey Zaffino	A man that Liv Morgan (Parsons) kisses at a party while she is missing from her foster home. He arrives at Liv's foster home, drinks Rob Hollins' (Walker) beer and begins kissing her on the sofa. Rob arrives home and is disgusted by Stew's age in comparison to 15-year-old Liv. He is even more horrified to learn that Stew is Liv's cousin.
Tina Bridges	13 March	Vicki Hackett	A professor at Letherbridge University who Barry Biglow (David Perks) finds passed out at her desk after inhaling gas canisters. He takes her to the Campus Surgery, where Tina and Barry argue with each other. Sid Vere (Rice) advises him and coaxes him to make up with Tina.
Andrew Mayhew		Richard Hand	The headteacher of Liv Morgan's (Parsons) school. Rob Hollins (Walker) arranges a meeting with him after Liv misbehaves. Rob explains to Andrew that Liv is struggling with the death of her father.
Di Bennett	14 March	Kelly Hotten	The wife of detective inspector Tom (James MacNaughton) who is arrested for assaulting a police officer. Michelle Walton (Joanna Bending) treats her as an FME and discovers that Tom has been abusing her.
Tom Bennett		James MacNaughton	A detective inspector who has been abusing wife Di (Kelly Hotten). He is furious when he is exposed to his colleagues.
DS Sandra Kane		Annice Boparai	A detective sergeant who has been having an affair with Tom Bennett (MacNaughton). She assigns herself to a case in an attempt to prosecute his wife, Di (Hotten). She later realises Tom has been abusing Di.
Martin Olander	18–20 March	David Crellen	A man who wins a service from Luca McIntyre (McLaren) at a charity auction. He gets Luca to pretend to his family that he is Martin's son.
Nigel Gibbon	18–19 March	Jonty Stephens	A presenter who Dave Burns (Gareth Berliner) contracts for a charity auction. After an offensive rehearsal, Kirsty Millar (Stamell) is pleased when he pulls out to go to his granddaughter, Rachelle (Natalie Law), giving birth. He is overwhelmed during the birth due to his wife dying during childbirth.
Rachelle Gibbon	19 March	Natalie Law	Nigel's (Jonty Stephens) granddaughter who gives birth to a baby.
Evie Dwight		Keira Chansa	A teenager with neuroblastoma who advises Nigel Gibbon (Stephens) on spending time with family.
Sergio Locatelli-Brown	19–26 March	Ché	A fashion stylist who Zara Carmichael (Walsh) contracts to change her look.
Christine Olander	20 March	Ellie Darvill	Martin's (David Crellen) siblings who have always treated him as an outcast. Martin gets Luca McIntyre (McLaren) to act as his son in order to get inheritance from their dead father's will.
Gordon Olander		Don Gallagher
Lucy Morris	21 March	Sasha Desouza-Willock	A woman in her 20s who Scarlett Kiernan (Pegg) visits as part of the VPAS scheme due to missing several appointments. Lucy believes that her house is haunted and has disturbed sleep due to it. It transpires that Lucy's neighbours had taken over their communal attic to run a cannabis farm, accounting for the noises.
Dr Helena Chong		Tina Chiang	A founder of the parapsychology unit at the University of Letherbridge who gives her stance on haunted behaviour for Al Haskey's (Midlane) podcast episode about Lucy Morris (Sasha Desouza-Willock).
Paige Popplewell	25 March–29 August	Genevieve Lewis	A temporary receptionist hired to cover Scarlett Kiernan (Pegg) having annual leave from the Mill. She annoys Kirsty Millar (Stamell) with her lack of experience. She makes several hints about wanting to date a doctor and flirts with Sid Vere (Rice).
Michael Pearson	26 March	Jack Chissick	Tony's (Dennis Herdman) demanding father who pretends that he cannot walk and needs a wheelchair.
Tony Pearson		Dennis Herdman	A man who cares for seemingly disabled father Michael (Jack Chissick). He is contacted by ex-girlfriend Janine Cosgrove (Theresa Godly), who is divorced in California and wants to reconcile. He feels he cannot take the opportunity due to his father but takes it once he learns his father can walk perfectly well.
Janine Cosgrove		Theresa Godly	Tony Pearson's (Herdman) ex-girlfriend living in California. She contacts him to reconcile.
April
Amy Howell	15 April	Dolly Webb	A pregnant woman who gets an ADHD diagnosis after years of struggling from symptoms. She is dismayed when she learns she cannot take the medication yet due to being pregnant.
Todd Meredith		David Birrell	A private doctor who diagnoses Amy Howell (David Birrell) with ADHD.
Jason Parker		Dan Poole	Amy Howell's (Birrell) landlord who tires of her being unable to pay her rent. He throws her out and is unsympathetic towards her pregnancy.
Gerard Jenkins	16 April	Howard Ward	A patient that snaps at Paige Popplewell (Genevieve Lewis) after she forgets to book him an appointment. When he realises that Paige is under a lot of work stress, he credits her for being able to handle the day.
Reuben Pedlar		Charlie Heptinstall	A drug addict that bursts into the Mill demanding to be seen by Luca McIntyre (McLaren).
Sabine Pond		Aimee Powell	A pregnant patient whose waters break in the reception area of the Mill.
Penny Hilton	17 April	Kaye Brown	A woman dying from a brain tumour. She had twins, Anna, who died, and Bella (Lauren Drennan).
Bella Hilton		Lauren Drennan	Penny's (Kaye Brown) daughter who has visions of her dead twin sister, Anna, due to her grief and the pressure of caring for Penny getting too much for her.
Sean Healy		Niall Costigan	Bella Hilton's (Drennan) partner who is concerned about her erratic behaviour.
Barbara Hill	18 April	Kate Robbins	A clairvoyant who claims to help people communicate with dead relatives. After Sonny Troughton (Frazer Hines) demands answers, she explains that her son died and she does it to help others with their grief.
Polly Japes	22 April	Georgia Conlan	A teenager who pranks Sid Vere (Rice), who is on a rapid response shift. She pretends somebody has collapsed to waste his time. It later transpires that her mother, Laura (Joanna Bond), is an alcoholic following the death of Polly's father.
Laura Japes		Joanna Bond	Polly's (Georgia Conlan) alcoholic mother who is grieving the loss of her husband.
Wendy Case		Kate Coldron	Sid Vere's (Rice) rapid response colleague. She finds Polly Japes' (Conlan) prank to Sid hilarious.
Albie Stark	23 April	Paul Croft	A man who Kirsty Millar (Stamell) visits on a VPAS visit. He is celebrating Christmas, which confuses Kirsty, until it transpires that his wife died at Christmas and he is adamant to pretend she is still alive.
Clara Stark		Emerald O'Hanrahan	Albie's (Paul Croft) daughter who has pretended for months that it is Christmas for his sake, due to her mother dying then. She eventually tires of it since her mother was controlling in her life.
Damian Waverley	24 April	William Owen	A patient of Jimmi Clay's (Morgan) having therapy. He is a recovering alcoholic in a fragile state of mind since he has just learned that his ex-wife has filed for a divorce.
Nicolette Masterton		Rosie Taylor-Ritson	Friends of Paige Popplewell (Lewis). She invites them to meet Sid Vere (Rice) since they are dating, but he is surprised when all they want to do is gossip about Paige's ex. Paige later snaps at them for being superficial.
Chelsey Childers		Imogen Gurney
Ben Trelour	25 April	George Fletcher	A man with agoraphobia and a stammer. His anxiety has led him to live in his allotment shed all winter, until he is helped by nurse Luca McIntyre (McLaren) and allotment acquaintance Megan Yardley (Helen Reuben).
Megan Yardley		Helen Reuben	A woman at Ben Trelour's (George Fletcher) allotment who helps with his anxiety. In return, he helps her to stand up to controlling ex-boyfriend Tarn Delaney (Stephen Bowen).
Tarn Delaney		Stephen Bowen	Megan Yardley's (Reuben) controlling ex-boyfriend who refuses to acknowledge that she has broken up with him.
Sadie Kruger	29 April	Mariah Gale	A pregnant patient of Ruhma Carter's (Patel). She arrives to an appointment with doula Nicky Jones (Buckso Dhillo-Woolley), who is trying to control the appointment. Sadie begins zoning out and having aural flashbacks to a bad experience with a birth.
Nicky Jones		Buckso Dhillo-Woolley	Sadie Kruger's (Mariah Gale) doula who accompanies her on an appointment with Ruhma Carter (Patel).
Ray Lemire	30 April	Adam Burton	A homeless man who is taken in by friend Fran Marcus (Sally Walsh).
Fran Marcus		Sally Walsh	A woman who takes in homeless friend Ray Lemire (Adam Burton). Her daughter, Taylor (Eleanor Booth), disapproves of the situation.
Taylor Marcus		Eleanor Booth	Fran's (Walsh) daughter who disapproves with Ray Lemire (Burton) living with them as she misses her father.
May
Yvonne Stringer	1 May	Lin Blakley	A climate activist who tries to ruin Emily Chandak's (Susan Penhaligon) potential relationship with Owen Strickland (Robin Bowerman) since she has a crush on him.
Emily Chandak		Susan Penhaligon	A 74-year-old climate change activist who harasses illegally parked parents outside of a school. After a long friendship, herself and Owen Strickland (Bowerman) become romantically involved.
Owen Strickland		Robin Bowerman	A climate change activist who has had a long-term crush on friend Emily Chandak (Penhaglion). After she gets in trouble with the police, he arrives to help her and confesses his feelings to her.
Farah Zidan		Nalan Burgess	An old friend of Suni Bulsara's (Arya). He learns that she is working for a company who wants to bid on the Campus Surgery.
Doreen Hennessy	2 May	Sharon Duce	An elderly patient of Luca McIntyre's (McLaren) who runs an organised crime circle where Tommy Higgins (Aein Nasseri) and Tommy Moore (Brandon Kimary) steal parcels for her.
Tommy Higgins		Aein Nasseri	Two teenagers who are part of a crime circle led by Doreen Hennessy (Sharon Duce). They steal parcels for her, which she sells on and shares a profit with them.
Jackson Moore		Brandon Kimary
Jenna Bell	6 May	Kelly Clare	Two siblings whose parents died in an accident. Jenna is caring for Kevin and Kirsty notices that she is struggling with her duties, neglecting his physical and mental health as a result. She later learns that Jenna has been putting rubbing alcohol into Kevin's eyedrops to register him as legally blind to claim more benefits.
Kevin Bell		Robert Ewans
Jayne Donaghue	7 May	Sarah John	A patient of Emma Reid's (Miles) who is terminally ill. Michelle Walton (Bending) fills in for Emma and is surprised to learn that Jayne wants no further care. She urges Jayne to tell her family.
Keeley Donaghue		Nicola Jayne Wilkins	Jayne Donaghue's (Sarah John) relatives who learn that she is planning to die rather than have further treatment.
Zach Donaghue		Fflyn Edwards
Amalia Reyes	8 May	Rhoda Montemayor	A woman who is brought into Letherbridge Police Station after being caught shoplifting. It transpires that she owed colleague Bless Halimaw (Renée Montemayor) money and that Bless has been blackmailing her. Amalia later kills herself due to the stress.
Bless Halimaw		Renée Montemayor	A nurse who was trapped into £27,000 of debt to a fellow colleague. In an attempt to pay it off, her loan shark made her recruit more loaners, including Amalia Reyes (Rhoda Montemayor).
Ashley Collins	9 May	Joelle Dyson	A couple whose life is shown with two differing endings. In the first, they discover that they are expecting a child. However, they soon learn that the baby has died extremely early into the pregnancy. Ashley is offered a promotion in California and she chooses her career over having another baby, which upsets Tim and they break up. However, in the second scenario, Tim is unhappy to learn of the pregnancy and cheats on her with sous chef Lara Jamison (Sally Hodgkiss).
Tim Lambert		Dan Parr
Lara Jamison		Sally Hodgkiss	Tim Lambert's (Dan Parr) sous chef.
Edwin Saddler	13 May	Mark Elstob	A father and daughter who attend Edwin's minor surgery appointment with Sid Vere (Rice). It transpires that Edwin has a fear of doctors following the death of his wife.
Carol Saddler		Katharine Bennett-Fox
Myrna Fitzgerald		Tracy Collier	A board member at the University of Letherbridge who is on a panel to decide if the Mill can keep hold of their right to the Campus surgery's tender.
Ronnie Hawkins	14 May	David Hargreaves	An elderly man who is set to go in for a major operation. Due to not having any nearby relatives, his daughter schedules for him to stay with a temporary care facility led by Blythe Walsh (Joanna Brookes). Blythe helps him to realise that Marcus Wells (Duncan Casey) has been secretly sabotaging his house to persuade Ronnie to sell it.
Blythe Walsh		Joanna Brookes	A care facility worker who helps Ronnie Hawkins (David Hargreaves) when he is being scammed by Marcus Wells (Casey).
Marcus Wells		Duncan Casey	The neighbour of Ronnie Hawkins (Hargreaves) who damages various parts of his house to make Ronnie want to sell it.
Nadia Feist	15 May	Jenna Augen	The daughter-in-law of Lori (Jan Goodman) and Michael (Jonathan Tafler). She gives birth to their grandson, whose father has died. She initially pushes them away since she blames Lori for her husband's death, but later accepts their presence with set boundaries.
Lori Feist		Jan Goodman	A couple whose son has recently died. Michael blames Lori for controlling their son, as well as pushing their daughter away from the family home.
Michael Feist		Jonathan Tafler
Katie Wayte	16 May	Alice McCarthy	A woman with bipolar who has delusions of being a celebrity. She causes a stir in a shop where worker Leo Edwards (Baker Mukasa) tires of her attitude. He phones her sister, Rose Stringer (Lizzie Muncey), who helps her alongside Sid Vere (Rice).
Rose Stringer		Lizzie Muncey	Katie Wayte's (Alice McCarthy) sister. She receives a call that Katie, who has bipolar, is being disruptive in a clothing store.
Leo Edwards		Baker Mukasa	A shop assistant who is concerned by Katie Wayte's (McCarthy) diva behaviour, unaware that she is having a bipolar episode.
Simon Anderson	20 May	Richard Lumsden	A guest who Luca McIntyre (McLaren) has to host for at Emma Reid's (Miles) B&B. When invited to a dinner with Luca and Michelle Walton (Bending), they discover that Simon has photos of Luca asleep, as well as other unsuspecting men. Luca throws him out and threatens to expose him.
PC Ryan Martin	20–28 May	Miles Mitchell	A young police officer who is pulled into an investigation due to being part of a group chat making homophobic and sexist comments. After the investigation, he quits his job.
Liam Ryder	21 May	Harry Brooke	A teenager who requires counselling from Suni Bulsara (Arya) after being referred from his school. Suni uncovers that he has been pulled into a county lines drug trafficking ring.
Angela Ryder		Shelley Williams	Liam's (Harry Brooke) mother who worries about the trouble he is getting into.
Drew Fisher		Milo MacKenzie	Liam Ryder's (Brooke) friend who gets involved in the same county lines drug ring as him. The trouble gets him stabbed, but he is saved in hospital.
Jade Emmett	22 May	Takiyah Kamaria	A friend of Al Haskey's (Midlane) who delivers a speech about sobriety after her alcoholism caused the breakdown of her marriage with Catherine Emmett (Elizabeth Appleby). However, she gets on stage acting drunk and is later arrested for drink driving. She affirms that she has not had any alcohol and Al realises that Jade has auto-brewery syndrome.
Catherine Emmett		Elizabeth Appleby	Jade Emmett's (Takiyah Kamaria) ex-wife who watches Jade's sobriety talk and is horrified that she appears drunk. However, she is apologetic when she realises that Jade has auto-brewery syndrome and that she was never drunk on purpose throughout their marriage.
Kelly Lane	23 May	Mia Austin	A woman who is grieving the death of her unborn child after she terminated the pregnancy due to the baby having conditions that would lead to a very short life. She argues with her Catholic mother, Siobhan Quentin (Kate Lock Gaminara), since Siobhan does not want her to talk about the situation due to her fears of being judged by the church. However, Siobhan later supports her.
Siobhan Quentin		Kate Lock Gaminara	Kelly Lane's (Mia Austin) mother who is a devout Catholic. She fears that Kelly will be judged by her church after the termination of her pregnancy, but she soon realises how upset Kelly is and begins to support her more.
Ray Mitchell		Jonathan Nyati	A reverend who blessed Kelly Lane's (Austin) baby after his death.
Freya Swan		Helen Hobson	A friend of Zara Carmichael's (Walsh) who she asks to be a partner of the Mill. Freya explains that she has retired and is focusing on living a new life abroad.
Aaron Williams	27 May	Seyi Andes-Pelumi	The younger brother of Isaac (Joshua Cameron), who has been bullying Aaron. The two have an altercation and Isaac trips and damages his head.
Isaac Williams		Joshua Cameron	Aaron's (Seyi Andes-Pelumi) older brother who has been bullying him due to missing his dead father.
Jonah Williams		Chima Akpa	The older brother and legal guardian of Aaron (Andes-Pelumi) and Isaac (Cameron) following their father's death.
Cathy Popplewell	28 May	Shona Lindsay	Paige's parents. When Sid meets them for the first time as Paige takes him home, he is shocked when Tony mentions a wedding between the pair of them since they have just begun dating.
Tony Popplewell		Paul Slack
Lottie Johnson		Chloe Marshall	A rugby player in hospital for a concussion. Suni Bulsara (Arya) uncovers her hidden anxiety.
Jake Johnson		Tim Dantay	Lottie's (Marshall) grandfather and rugby team coach who is shocked to hear of her poor mental health.
Grace Milton	29 May	Keeley Fitzgerald	A cleaner at the Mill who is found sleeping in a consultation room by Luca McIntyre (McLaren). She lies and tries to convince him that Steve Wall (Ian Curley) is abusing her, when it is the other way around.
Steve Wall		Ian Curley	Grace Milton's (Keeley Fitzgerald) partner who dumps her after she uses and abuses him for money.