The news that no Doctors fan wanted to hear arrived back in October last year when the BBC announced that the daytime soap would end after nearly 25 years on our screens - and we now have an air date and storylines for the final ever episode.
The BAFTA-winning show, which is loved by fans around the country, first aired in 2000, but in 2023 it was revealed that the soap was no longer affordable within the broadcaster's daytime budget.
