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Premiered

Monday, September 3, 2001

Ended: Monday, May 13, 2002

When does Doctors Season 3 come out?

Doctors Season 3 premiered Monday, September 3, 2001 on BBC One and ended Monday, May 13, 2002. The season has 115 episodes.

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1. Face Value

The practice returns to normal after recent staff upheavals. New Riverside employee Dr Jude meets the staff and begins her first day on the job. Mac helps a family in crisis. A heavily pregnant Kate falls down the stairs at home.

Monday · 25 years ago

2. A Twist of Fate

The staff at Riverside struggle to cope without Mac's help as Kate lies in hospital in a critical condition following her fall. A teenage boy struggles with the embarrassment of seeing Dr Jude Carlyle after a problem with a testicle.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

3. Too Much Too Young

Things take a turn for the McGuires as Kate comes round after her cesarean. Ben is concerned that things are not what they seem for a young girl with toddler problems. Katrina worries after seeing a friend see Dr Carlisle.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

4. Controlling Passions

Jude has an important announcement to make, and Mac returns to the surgery but has his mind elsewhere. The husband of a patient turns up wanting to sue the surgery, and blames Dr Kwarme.

Thursday · 25 years ago

5. Hard Stuff

Helen helps a family with alcohol problems. Phil is concerned about the violent behaviour of his son Dan, and Mac and Kate are given good news. Katrina and Faith keep gossiping about Jude as they still think she's a lesbian

Friday · 25 years ago

6. Nothing To Fear

An elderly Polish lady with a painful hip gives Jude cause for concern, although she's Mac's patient. Mac and Ben's moodiness worries the female staff, and Kate suffers feelings of inadequacy. Ben explains to Faith about his dad problems.

Monday · 25 years ago

7. The Blame Game

Mac struggles to communicate with Kate, and Ben makes an emergency home visit which has a profound effect on one of his patients. Jude and Helen go to the gym, where Jude stuns her with a confession. Time for a hot sauna.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

8. Home

Faith tries to get close to Ben, and a chance remark by Katrina makes Jude worry about Helen betraying her. Mac has cause for concern about an elderly patient's wife, whilst Kate worries about why he's not visiting her in hospital.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

9. Rock-A-Bye_Baby

Katrina discovers a baby left outside the surgery. Ben has a surprise encounter at the hospital, and Helen resolves to sort things out with Jude. Meena takes loads of pills after finding letters her father's hidden from her.

Thursday · 25 years ago

10. Only Skin Deep

Helen keeps trying to get Mac to visit Kate. He finally does, drunk, and after a visit to a strip club. Ben sees a stressed-out super-model, and attends a nasty house fire. Jude gets a visit from her nasty ex-husband.

Friday · 25 years ago

11. All For One

Mac continues to try to avoid Kate, whilst Jude continues to try to avoid nasty ex Richard. Helen gets concerned after the non-appearance of a patient. Ben recovers in hospital after the fire incident.

Monday · 25 years ago

12. Sons and Daughters

Mac visits a couple who are having problems coping with the arrival of their newborn child, after it's born inter-sex. The visit makes Mac realise his feelings over his own newborn. Jude and Helen go for lunch in the park.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

13. Coming of Age

Helen's judgement is called into question by a social worker, when she diagnoses a youngster with a mild form of Aspergers. Ben's heroics become headline news. He visits his dad.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

14. A Dying Wish

Kate storms into the surgery to give Mac a piece of her mind. Jude sees an elderly patient after a fall, her drum-playing grandson, and social services, who are all concerned about her independence. Nasty Richard turns up to see Jude.

Thursday · 25 years ago

15. Older Man

Mac plays golf with a friend and new father. Initially appearing happy, he soon makes some disturbing discoveries suggesting otherwise. Jude worries about the whereabouts of Pete, and Kate finally leaves hospital, and she's not happy.

Friday · 25 years ago

16. Living In The Past

Jude grows worried about her missing fiance, but when he turns up, he's not happy. Mac tries to cope now that Kate has kicked him out. Ben treats a man whose high blood pressure seems to be caused by his wife's spending habits.

Monday · 25 years ago

17. Telling Time

A family rift causes a patient to hide a dangerous hereditary condition from her bride-to-be sister. Jude struggles after her bust-up with Pete, and with her missing rats. Ben and his father try to bond, despite Ben having a hot date.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

18. A Chip Off The Old Block

The surgery is overrun with Jude's rats, whilst Pete gives her an ultimatum. Mac checks up on an old farmer after Helen spots him running from the surgery half naked after having spent the night there. Katrina faces a conflict of interest.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

19. A Bitter Pill

Will Katrina tell Bobbi about her dad's cancer before she swans across the world? A young boy calls Helen in to help with his sick mum, and the strain on Mac of being separated from his wife and new child pushes him to breaking point.

Thursday · 25 years ago

20. Neighbors

Mac recovers from his drunken night out, Helen's not happy with him. He's visited by a librarian experiencing problems with impotence. Bobbi sees Faith about Katrina's faux pas, and worries about Katrina's future.

Friday · 25 years ago

21. Wars

Mac arrives drunk at the surgery. Jude sees a boxer whose urine sample yields surprising results, and Ben is stuck with the surgery's longest-standing and most demanding patient. Katrina finally tells Kate, and gets suspended.

Monday · 25 years ago

22. Retiring The Past

Kate has to provide cover for the absent Katrina. Mac tries to find out why an elderly patient is seemingly making herself ill, and Jude makes a serious mistake when she forgets about a house-call.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

23. A Place of Safety

Faith helps a heavily pregnant Yugoslavian refugee. Prim and proper new temp receptionist Mavis Ryder is shocked by Ben's noisy arrival, and Mac finally returns to Kate. Ben gets set up by his father, and Jude tries to see Bradley.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

24. He Ain't Heavy

Ben tries to convince a guilt-ridden mother that her son's kidney disorder is not her fault. Mac's sister turns up, and is not impressed with Mavis. She's also worried about Mac. Bradley's mum storms into the surgery, shouting loudly.

Thursday · 25 years ago

25. Old Soldiers

Ex-Kosovo Army major Marc Eliot visits his psychiatrist, he's got a troubled past. Jude pays a home visit after an elderly death. Lovely Helen meets up with a new colleague, one Dr. Marc Eliot, and she seems very happy.

Friday · 25 years ago

26. Wishful Thinking

Kate heads out on a shopping spree, leaving Mac to take care of the baby. Faith finds herself involved in a complicated love triangle, and new doctor Marc Eliot causes a stir. Katrina returns to reception.

Monday · 25 years ago

27. Ancient History

Katrina and Faith make an effort to impress new Riverside medic Dr. Marc Eliot, but he's too preoccupied with helping an elderly adopted patient to notice. Helen gets Pete in to speak to Jude.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

28. Matters of Principle

Marc faces an ethical dilemma when an anti-vivisectionist couple refuse medicines tested on animals even though their son's life is in danger. Mac plays golf with a troubled friend. Pete visits Bradley, and Faith beds handsome Dr Marc.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

29. Strange Brew

Mac makes a home visit to a woman with a stomach ulcer, and Jude fears she is facing the end of her career at Riverside. Faith wakes up smitten after a night of passion with Marc, but does he feel the same?

Thursday · 25 years ago

30. Growing Pains

Marc's treatment of a patient leaves Faith troubled, and a father brings his 8-year-old daughter in when he's concerned about her mood swings, spots, and constant questions. Jude's livid about Pete's interference. Kate looks at a nursery.

Friday · 25 years ago

31. Baby Bond

Jude fails to turn up for morning surgery, and Mac locks Kate in the house to stop her from going into work. Ben sees a mother who'll go to any lengths to ensure that her child gets a transplant for her leukemia.

Monday · 25 years ago

32. Vanessa's World

Mac counsels a tug-of-war youngster being forced to choose between his estranged parents, and tensions run high at the surgery following Faith and Marc's night of passion. Katrina visit to see Jude creates more questions that answers.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

33. Twenty Years On

Helen has difficulty with a diagnosis until Marc makes a surprising discovery about the patient's past. Jude returns, and the mystery over her sick leave is revealed. Katrina and Ben go fifties-dancing.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

34. Caring For Mary

Jude's all loved-up. Katrina calls Kate in, and Kate announces she's starting back to work part-time. Ben has trouble with a doctor patient, who refuses to listen to his advice.

Thursday · 25 years ago

35. Not A Drop To Drink

Jude and Pete's engagement celebrations turn sour when someone from Jude's past turns up, and Helen suspects that there is more than meets the eye to a girl's sickness.

Friday · 25 years ago

36. Mummy's Boy

Jude's suspicions are aroused by an adopted man who suddenly wants to contact his birth mother, and Kate and Mac try to salvage something from their marriage. Marc has to step in when a little brat acts up!

Monday · 25 years ago

37. Too Posh To Push

Mac's on baby drop off duty, twice! Someone from Jude's family is introduced to the viewer. Kate has a word with Katrina, but it might not be the bad news she expected. Mac's patient is too posh to push. Jude's sister turns up to irritate the viewer.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

38. A Second Chance

Mac worries about an old friend who appears to be well and truly in the clutches of a buxom gold-digger. Katrina comes to blows with Marc over his bedside manner. Jude and her sister continues to irritate the viewer

Wednesday · 25 years ago

39. The Postcode Lottery

Mac and Kate try to resolve Marc and Katrina's differences, a multiple sclerosis sufferer fights for her right to treatment, and Jude confides in Helen.

Thursday · 25 years ago

40. There Goes My Baby

Ben helps a student preparing for fatherhood, though his girlfriend and dad seem to be up to something. Marc decides to stop seeing a psychiatrist and has a confrontation with Katrina.

Friday · 25 years ago

41. Too Much Pressure

Mac offers advice to a woman whose husband is being kept in the dark about her embarrassing illness, and Marc regrets ignoring an urgent call from his ailing mother

Tuesday · 25 years ago

42. Stand In

Mac's insurance medical proves to be popular, but is a patient all he seems? Jude and her sister continue to irritate the viewer. Marc won't leave his mother's bedside at the hospital.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

43. A Parent's Right To Choose

Mark is still taking time off as his mother is still in hospital. Jude gets involved with a couple who will do anything to get their son into the school of their choice, which seems to be the soupe du jour with other patients too. Mac can't find the coffee, s hits the bottle!

Wednesday · 25 years ago

44. A Whole Lot of Love

Kate is shocked to discover Mac disposing of an empty whiskey bottle, and a worried husband seeks advice about his wife's inability to bond with their baby. Beth tries to get her claws into Jude's new husband to be.

Thursday · 25 years ago

45. Rash Decision

A husband's illicit affair is brought to light by a touch of the measles, Marc deals with sad news, and a mysterious stranger in uniform sweeps Katrina off her feet.

Friday · 25 years ago

46. Mum's The Word

Mark returns to work. A daughter is hen pecked by her mother. Katrina and loverboy shake, rattle and roll at the 50's night

Monday · 25 years ago

47. Bad Blood

A gardening grandad visits Riverside. Marc turns to Helen for a shoulder to cry on after his mother's funeral, Jude and Beth try to rebuild their relationship, and Katrina puts on a brave face about Jimmy.

Tuesday · 25 years ago

48. Giving Up

Helen gives a second opinion on a patient diagnosed with depression. Jude's sister acts erratic YET AGAIN. Mac continues his battle with the bottle while trying desperately to keep his addiction a secret.

Wednesday · 25 years ago

49. Fat of the Land

Helen becomes concerned for a girl with eczema who lives on a farm. Beth continues to irritate viewers with her erratic behaviour over the Bolivian balls-up. Deluded Mac has another large whiskey.

Thursday · 25 years ago

50. Love All

Marc treats an up and coming tennis star in jeopardy. Jude pulls another sickie due to concerns over a newspaper article. Helen is pleasantly surprised to receive a bunch of flowers.

Friday · 25 years ago

51. Sense of Duty

An unhealthy Mayor of Letherbridge checks in, and so does his wife! Jude's mind is elsewhere. Mac turns up for afternoon surgery half-cut after quaffing red wine and 'wetting the baby's head' with scotch. 'E-Coli Eddie' supplies lunch. Marc takes Kate into his confidence, and Helen worries about her staff.

Monday · 25 years ago

52. A Game Of Two Halves

Monday · 24 years ago

53. Tears Of A Clown

Tuesday · 24 years ago

54. No Guarantee

Wednesday · 24 years ago

55. More Is Never Enough

Monday · 24 years ago

56. Prescription for a Corpse

Tuesday · 24 years ago

57. Night Terrors

Wednesday · 24 years ago

58. Happy Days Are Here Again

Thursday · 24 years ago

59. Bulldog Breed

Friday · 24 years ago

60. Ticking

Monday · 24 years ago

61. Charity Begins At Home

Tuesday · 24 years ago

62. Stuff Happens

Thursday · 24 years ago

63. A Wanted Child

Friday · 24 years ago

64. Business As Usual

Monday · 24 years ago

65. World On Her Shoulders

Tuesday · 24 years ago

66. Silent Partners

Wednesday · 24 years ago

67. Deceptive Appearances

Thursday · 24 years ago

68. A Matter Of Pride

Friday · 24 years ago

69. Labour Day

Monday · 24 years ago

70. Too Late For Goodbyes

Tuesday · 24 years ago

71. Cool For Cats

Wednesday · 24 years ago

72. Simply The Best

Thursday · 24 years ago

73. A Terrible Hunger

Friday · 24 years ago

74. Fit

Monday · 24 years ago

75. Grounded

Tuesday · 24 years ago

76. Different Drummer

Wednesday · 24 years ago

77. Bitten By The Bug

Thursday · 24 years ago

78. Attention

Friday · 24 years ago

79. Stolen Moments

Monday · 24 years ago

80. A Rock And A Hard Place

Tuesday · 24 years ago

81. Losing Control

Wednesday · 24 years ago

82. And Then He Was Gone

Thursday · 24 years ago

83. Stuck In The Middle

Friday · 24 years ago

84. Do No Wrong

Monday · 24 years ago

85. Beauty Gap

Tuesday · 24 years ago

86. Tick Tock

Wednesday · 24 years ago

87. The Trouble With Arthur

Thursday · 24 years ago

88. Unfinished Business

Friday · 24 years ago

89. Reasons To Be Fearful

Monday · 24 years ago

90. For Whom The Bell Tolls

Tuesday · 24 years ago

91. A Quick Fix

Wednesday · 24 years ago

92. Into The Shadows

Thursday · 24 years ago

93. Humble Pie

Friday · 24 years ago

94. Prime Mover

Monday · 24 years ago

95. Sleeping Dogs

Tuesday · 24 years ago

96. Shattered Dreams

Wednesday · 24 years ago

97. You Make Me Feel So Young

Thursday · 24 years ago

98. Nobody's Child

Friday · 24 years ago

99. Circle Of Life

Monday · 24 years ago

100. Heart Beats

Tuesday · 24 years ago

101. Occupational Hazards

Wednesday · 24 years ago

102. Practice Makes Perfect

Thursday · 24 years ago

103. Legacy

Friday · 24 years ago

104. Treat 'Em Mean

Monday · 24 years ago

105. Reasonable Doubt

Tuesday · 24 years ago

106. Time Bomb

Wednesday · 24 years ago

107. Feet Of Clay

Thursday · 24 years ago

108. Swing Out Sister

Friday · 23 years ago

109. Cast The First Stone

Monday · 23 years ago

110. Afraid To Love

Tuesday · 23 years ago

111. Where We Left Off

Wednesday · 23 years ago

112. A Hole In The Heart

Thursday · 23 years ago

113. The First Step

Friday · 23 years ago

114. Testing Testing Finale

Monday · 23 years ago

122. Trapped

Monday · 24 years ago

Doctors Season 3 guest stars

  • Frances Wilding

    Nurse

  • Sandy Walsh

    Mrs. Conway

  • Debbie Howard

    Theresa Douglas

  • Mark Healy

    Mark Healy

    Tony Marshall

  • Frances Tomelty

    Frances Tomelty

    Susan Morrison

  • John Challis

    John Challis

    James Fletcher

Doctors Season 3 FAQ

When does Doctors Season 3 come out?

Doctors Season 3 premiered Monday, September 3, 2001 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Doctors Season 3?

Doctors Season 3 has 115 episodes.

Are new episodes of Doctors Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released daily.

When is the Doctors Season 3 finale?

The Doctors Season 3 finale (Episode 114) aired Monday, November 25, 2002.

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