Nicholas Hoult

Production of daytime medical drama Doctors is to end, The Bbc has announced.

After running for 23 years, The Show had been affected by " super inflation in drama production" causing costs to rise significantly, The Bbc said.

It said it had faced a choice on whether to re-invest in the Birmingham site where The Show is made or finance new shows in the West Midlands .

The Final episode will be aired in December 2024.

The Bbc said it would be " working closely with BBC Studios to give it the finale it deserves".

It also thanked all The Cast and crew who had worked on The Show since 2000.

The Show , produced at The Bbc 's Pebble Mill until 2004, follows the lives of staff and patients at a Midlands GP practice in the fictional town of Letherbridge.

TV critic Scott Bryan, from The Bbc 's Must Watch podcast, said on X, formerly Twitter, that The Show had " been a training ground for many actors"

The Show has featured household names such as Eddie Redmayne , Sheridan Smith , Nicholas Hoult , Rustie Lee and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, He Said .

" For many of us, this is The Show we would watch on our sick days, " Mr Bryan added.

The Bbc said the Drama Village, where The Show is currently made, would have needed further investment to continue operating, with the only alternative switching production to another site.

It had been a difficult decision, but " with a flat licence-fee, The Bbc 's funding challenges mean we have to make tough choices in order to deliver greater value to audiences" The Corporation said.

Source of news: bbc.com