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Medics is a British medical drama series that was first broadcast on ITV on 14 November 1990. The show ran for five series with a total of 40 episodes. The show came to end on 24 November 1995. It follows the everyday lives and loves, trials and tribulations of the doctors, nurses, patients and administrative staff of a large teaching hospital in the north-west of England near the city of Manchester.

Original Release

11/14/1990

Cast

Name	Character

Peter Wingfield
Edward Atterton
Tom Baker	Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon
Jimmi Harkishin	Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
Emma Cunningham	Dr. Gail Benson, senior house officer
James Gaddas	Dr. Robert Nevin, senior registrar
Dinah Stabb	Miss Helen Lomax, plastic surgeon
Patricia Kerrigan	Dr. Sarah Kemp, senior registrar
Clarence Smith	Billy Cheshire, charge nurse
Hugh Quarshie

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Lifeline	Friday, 08 September 1995
2	Illusions	Friday, 15 September 1995
3	Labour of Love	Friday, 22 September 1995
4	Born Losers	Friday, 29 September 1995
5	Coming to Terms	Friday, 06 October 1995
6	Certain Risks	Friday, 13 October 1995
7	Second Chance	Friday, 20 October 1995
8	Breaking Point	Friday, 27 October 1995
9	In Sickness and in Health	Friday, 03 November 1995
10	Running on Empty	Friday, 10 November 1995
11	Living and Lying	Friday, 17 November 1995
12	Love Lies Bleeding	Friday, 24 November 1995

Directors

Frank W. Smith, Michael Owen Morris, Richard Signy, Anthony Garner, Colm Villa, Tony Dow, Henry Foster, Bren Simson, Jean Stewart, Julian Jarrold, Julian Farino, Matthew Evans, Richard Standeven

Writers

Sarah Daniels, Sam Snape, Neil McKay, Robin Mukherjee, Andy Smith, Kevin Hood, Peter Bowker, Roy Mitchell, Allan Cubitt, John Kerr, Susannah Hagan, Philip Myall, Lawrence Gray, Ginnie Hole, Tony Etchells, Alison Fisher, Steve Trafford, Rosamond Orde-Powlett, Julie Wassmer, David Fox, Paul Abbott

Cast

Name	Character

Peter Wingfield
Edward Atterton
Tom Baker	Prof. Geoffrey Hoyt, general surgeon
Jimmi Harkishin	Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
Emma Cunningham	Dr. Gail Benson, senior house officer
James Gaddas	Dr. Robert Nevin, senior registrar
Dinah Stabb	Miss Helen Lomax, plastic surgeon
Patricia Kerrigan	Dr. Sarah Kemp, senior registrar
Clarence Smith	Billy Cheshire, charge nurse
Hugh Quarshie
Sue Johnston	Ruth Parry, administrator
Teddie Thompson	Dr. Alison Makin, house officer
Nick Dunning	Derek Foster, resources manager
Francesca Ryan	Claire Armstrong
Susan McArdle	Janice Thornton, health care assistant
Sue Johnston
Hugh Quarshie	Dr. Tom Carey, research consultant
Emma Cunningham	Gail Benson
Penny Bunton	Jess Hardman
James Gaddas	Robert Nevin