Canceled after 23 seasons: This essential British series will end in 2024

It’s the end of an era… The BBC has just announced that its medical series The Doctors, which follows the daily lives of medical staff at a central England hospital, will soon close after more than 23 years on air.

Launched on the English channel on March 26, 2000, the final episode of the fiction is due to air on the English channel in December 2024, after more than 4,000 episodes on air. A”A difficult decision” for the BBC, which has to do with budget problems.

“We have made the very difficult decision to end the drama series Doctors after 23 years.– said in the BBC press release. “Along with inflation, the cost of producing the program has increased significantly, and now additional investment is required to upgrade the location where the series is produced or to move the filming to another location. The BBC faces funding challenges which force us to make difficult choices to deliver high-value programs to audiences. “

“We would like to thank all the cast and crew of Doctors who have been involved in the series since 2000,” the statement continued. “We know that doctors have played a critical role in developing new talent, and we will work to develop new capabilities to support scripted programming.The final episode is therefore set to air in December 2024, offering long-time fans “the finale they deserve”.

Similar to American medical series such as ER and Grey’s Anatomy, Doctors has seen a large number of young actors launch their careers thanks to this fiction. Among the most notable names are Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts), Nicholas Hoult (Skins), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag). The soap remains unpublished in France.