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 located at a nearby university campus.
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in Doctors in 2019, by order of first appearance.
All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer, Mike Hobson.
February saw the arrival of practice manager Becky Clarke.
The parents of Sid Vere, Estelle and Tye Vere, were introduced in April, as well as cleaner Enzo D'Agostino.
Sid's estranged brother, Laurence Richards, was introduced in May.
George Kenway first appeared in October, as well as twin brothers Adam and Gareth Regan.
Bear Sylvester replaces Becky as a business manager in November, and John Butler, a lawyer working for Jimmi Clay, arrives in December.
Additionally, multiple other characters appear throughout the year.
List of EastEnders characters introduced in 2021
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera EastEnders in 2021, by order of first appearance.
All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer, Jon Sen.
The first character to be introduced in 2021 is Caleb Malone, who joined as part of a storyline involving Chelsea Fox and Lucas Johnson. Zack Hudson made his debut in March, followed by Dana Monroe and Estelle Jones in April.
Violet Highway was then introduced in May.
Tom Rocky Cotton made his first appearance in May pretending to be Terry Cant, the father of Sonia Jackson.
Dani Dyer guest-starred as Jeanette in June and Harvey Monroe made his debut in July.
Kate Robbins was then cast in the guest role of music agent Jen Glover, making her first appearance in August.
In October, Delroy Atkinson, Charlie Wernham and Heather Peace made their debuts as Howie Danes, Aaron Monroe and Eve Unwin, respectively, as well as Alyssa, the child of Jada Lennox and Dennis Rickman.
Additionally, multiple other characters appear throughout the year.