Doctors - 16th > 20th August 2010 episode guide

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Marry In Haste
Monday 16th August 2010

Ruth’s plans for a lie in on her day off get rudely interrupted when she finds her distraught neighbour Bella on her doorstep. Bella reveals she got married yesterday after a six week whirlwind romance but her new husband Marcus threw her out last night. Bella talks Ruth into going to Marcus’s flat with her. When they get there loud music is blaring out and the front door is open. Ruth finds Marcus in a dishevelled state pacing the room and the place is a mess. Marcus reveals he threw Bella out as he believes the reason that she had no relatives or friends at the wedding is because she is ashamed of him.

Marcus’ behaviour becomes increasingly manic and Ruth convinces him to tell Bella he is bipolar. He has stopped taking his medication as he wanted to feel what it was really like being in love. Bella looks horrified and Marcus storms outside. As they follow he heads back into the house and locks them out. Ruth calls Zara who manages to get Marcus to open the door but to their horror he has cut his wrists. Bella reveal that her mother suffered from mental illness and she isn’t sure if she can go through it again with Marcus.

Bella feels responsible for tipping Marcus over the edge. She just got caught up spontaneity of it all. Ruth pleads with her to reconsider. Zara tells Ruth that Marcus must be sectioned and advises Ruth to leave things to the professionals. Bella can’t take it when she sees Marcus being taken off in the ambulance and she runs off. Zara thinks Ruth handled things brilliantly and Ruth voices her fear about what might happen if she finds someone to love and when they find out the truth they leave her.

Annoyed that he is still in hospital Heston is in a foul mood and a terrible patient even though he is surrounded by cards and presents from well wishers. His nurse Cassandra doesn’t stand for any of his grumpiness and chastises him for his behaviour. Julia visits with gifts from the others including an iPod from Simon. Julia tells him all about her weekend where her friends made her hike up and down mountains and she has come home with the biggest spot on her back. Heston apologises to Cassandra and gives her some of his flowers. Cherry and Jimmi join forces to treat a patient and have a brilliant time together.


Naked Ambition
Tueaday 17th August 2010

Valeria Cheeseman looks on with suspicion as her husband Malcolm goes through his morning ablutions. He arrives for breakfast dressed in a suit and turns down a cooked breakfast in place of a grapefruit. Karen and Julia get a surprise when a woman turns up claiming to be Charlie’s sister. Valeria thinks Malcolm is having an affair and turns on the waterworks to rope Charlie into spying on him. Charlie discovers Malcolm was made redundant months ago. He breaks the news to Valeria and tries to convince her that Malcolm’s sudden interest in grooming could just be because he is looking for a new job.

Valeria has found a diary Malcolm has hidden, and coerces Charlie into going to the address pencilled in for today. Charlie is surprised to see attractive housewife Jackie Fallon excitedly let Malcolm in. Charlie spies on them through the window. Valeria calls for an update and he lies that he hasn’t found him yet. He gets caught out as Valeria has followed him and is standing right behind him. She produces a pair of secateurs and Charlie has to prise them from her. A blood curdling scream rings out and a shocked Jackie throws open the door. He finds Malcolm doubled over in pain. He is naked and has caught his man bits in an ironing board. He has been doing naked cleaning since he lost his job.

Charlie helps reign Valerie in and gets her to appreciate the stress Malcolm has been under and admire what he is prepared to do to save their marriage. Unable to do his afternoon booking he blackmails Charlie into doing it for him. Malcolm and Valeria enjoy an evening of marital bliss which gives Charlie hope for his own evening’s entertainment.

Heston is still not coping well with being in hospital. Cassandra cheers him up with a croissant and takeaway coffee. Cassandra’s presence throughout the day continues to cheer Heston and they find they have a lot of common interests. Heston thinks she is a real tonic. Simon suggests going to see Heston and that he will have a word with his consultant but is usurped by Charlie. Karen comes up with an interesting way to keep track of all the doctors’ comings and goings but when it goes wrong she falls foul of Julia. Simon has enough of Cherry talking about Jimmi and tells her to do something about it. He goes to see Heston to talk through a treatment plan for one of his patients. Heston gets concerned that Simon has nothing better to do than come back and visit him. He orders Simon to go and have some fun and makes him promise to get a life. Simon watches with envy as Cassandra and Heston enjoy each other’s company.


Kiss And Make Up
Wednesday 18th August 2010

Mitsy Compton (28) and Derek Compton (42) are being interviewed by an attractive radio host Felicity Mayhew (20s) about their new relationship advice book. Zara snorts with laughter as she listens to the broadcast as she gets ready for work. Derek and Mitsy are promoting their new drop in relationship clinic. Felicity probes Derek about a former girlfriend he mentions in the book. Zara’s interest is piqued when Derek describes her as a doctor who was scared of intimacy and self centred.

Zara gets a copy of Derek and Mitsy’s book and becomes incensed when she reads the chapter which she thinks is about her. She calls Derek and threatens to tell Mitsy that he had an affair with Zara. He hangs up and Zara boils with anger. She ropes in a reluctant Simon to pose with her as a couple, and they go to the love clinic. Derek’s smile evaporates when he sees Zara. Simon surprises Zara by really getting into the role playing and she quotes Derek’s words back at him. Zara tells Mitsy she slept with Derek and Mitsy lunges at her. Mitsy has a panic attack and Zara takes her into the counselling room.

Zara apologises and claims she never knew Derek was married. Zara thinks Mitsy has a lot to learn about men, and that her idea of the happy ever after belongs in fairytales not in real life. Derek apologises to Simon for sleeping with his wife and Simon confesses Zara isn’t his wife. Furious that he has been setup Derek pleads with Mitsy to start again. Defiant she refuses to let them deny her the fairytale she wants and leaves. Derek turns on Zara with a few home truths and leaves her reeling when he tells her it wasn’t her he wrote about in his book. The experience gives her food for thought and she later steels herself as she starts to read the self help book.

Julia arrives to find Karen taking a personal call at the desk; she hangs the phone up on her. Alexis Ford (45) enters and observes the two women arguing. Julia informs Zara she is looking after Simon’s assessment today as Heston is still in hospital. Julia introduces Alexis to Karen; she is a business consultant Julia has hired to help improve efficiency. Julia bemoans to Alexis the trouble she sometimes has dealing with Karen. Alexis surprises Julia when she stands up for Karen.

Alexis tells Julia she must trust her methods and presents her with a red nose. Alexis thinks her staff will respond in a more productive way if they see Julia as less of a threat. Alexis lays down the gauntlet. Julia calls Karen into her office and she struggles to control her laughter when she sees Julia wearing the red nose. Alexis gets the two women to tell each other the truth about what irritates them about the other.

Neither women hold back, resulting in Karen stropping out, and Julia turning on Alexis and throwing her out. On the way out, Alexis tries to tell Karen how to do her job in a more productive way. Julia finds them arguing and Alexis wants her to fire Karen or she’ll call the police as she thinks Karen threatened her. Julia defends Karen and the two women unite against Alexis! Julia fires Alexis and helps Karen with some work.


Poetic Justice
Thursday 19th August 2010

Bill Bridger (60) tries to avoid a bunch of yobs led by Daryl Ross (23) as he makes his way home across a grimy estate. Bill slumps as he sees rubbish strewn all over his garden; the windows have been broken and boarded up. Lizzie his daughter arrives and wants to call the police but Bill is resistant. Daryl arrives and taunts Bill and Lizzie tries to stand up to him. Bill is less than pleased that Lizzie has called the police and isn’t happy to see Rob and refuses to talk to him. Lizzie points Rob in Daryl’s direction.

Rob discovers Bill has just been released from prison for murder. He goes back to see Bill who talks about his e-book which Lizzie sent him while he was inside, it means the world to him. Rob asks about why he was in prison. Bill was involved in a bar room fight with his best friend Daryl’s dad and he died after Bill punched him and he hit his head on the bar. Rob says he could have gone for a manslaughter charge, but Bill pleaded guilty to murder. Bill can’t blame Daryl for hating him as he did kill his father.

Rob goes to question Daryl who denies having anything to do with harassing Bill. Bill doesn’t want Rob to pursue Daryl, he feels responsible for the fact he grew up without a father. Lizzie wants Bill to move in with her but he refuses. Daryl and his mates taunt Bill further. They break into his house and trash it, stealing his e-book. Pushed to the limit Bill grabs Daryl and Rob arrives and pulls him off. Lizzie warns him if he breaks his parole she’ll not visit him in prison. Bill decides to move in with Lizzie and Daryl drops the assault charge.

Heston is upset that an elevation in his blood pressure has delayed his release from hospital. Cassandra has enough of Heston’s self pity and tells him to be more positive. In an attempt to cheer him up she arranges to take him outside but to his horror he must go in a wheelchair. They share a lovely time together and impulsively Cassandra kisses him on the lips leaving them both shocked. Karen is boasting about Jack’s article on Gaz to anyone and everyone.

Jack tries to get some leads from Rob for a story but Rob’s not playing ball. Jack then goes to see Karen and thinks he is getting a juicy lead on an NHS scandal but Karen’s been winding him up as Rob phoned and gave her a heads up about what Jack was up to. Julia shows Karen the spot on her back and Karen is putting some cream on it when Charlie walks in on a half naked Julia.


Scoop
Friday 20th August 2010

Jack moans to his friend Jules Ferris (19) that the editor of the student magazine The Pulse wants him to come up with another story but there isn’t anything going on. Jules suggests he do a story on Mr Quinn the head of admissions. While in the Admissions office he witnesses Mr Quinn shouting at his assistant Catherine Laker (29). Jules confirms he heard a rumour that he shouted at another assistant who stood up to him over his treatment of a cleaner. Jack sees an opportunity to do a piece on bullying in the workplace. He questions Catherine about Quinn’s treatment of her. She is wary of talking to him.

Catherine leaves a file on the desk and Jack takes it. He can’t believe his luck when he discovers some students who didn’t have the grades have been accepted on a course leading him to believe he’s uncovered a ‘cash for places’ scandal. Jack interviews Quinn under false pretences but when probed about staff relationships Quinn clams up. He accuses Quinn of accepting bribes and Quinn throws Jack out. Jack meets Rob for lunch and tries to get a scoop from him on bullying in the police. Jack convinces Jules to hack into Quinn’s computer to get more evidence. Jules hears Quinn coming and tries to warn Jack but runs off. Quinn catches Jack in his office and calls the police but backs off when Jack threatens to expose his secret.

When Rob turns up Jack feels very smug. Jack is determined to run with the story but Jules advises caution as he really doesn’t have enough conclusive evidence. Jules suggests using his charm on Catherine to get more information. Jack returns to Quinn’s office to get his bag when he overhears Quinn and Catherine arguing. Jack feels used when he realises Quinn and Catherine were having an affair. Catherine is the one who has been accepting bribes and she was trying to set Quinn up as the fall guy. Catherine thinks she has gotten away with it but Jack has been recording the conversation. Rob has been sent to deal with Catherine and tells Jack not to be so hard on himself.

Embarrassed by her actions Cassandra tries to avoid being drawn into conversation with Heston. He tells her he is immensely flattered but it can never be repeated. Cassandra reveals she thinks she and Heston are soul mates but runs off when he refuses to admit his feelings for her. Charlie arrives and thinks Heston is mad to pass up the opportunity but Heston is adamant it wouldn’t be appropriate. Cassandra hurries to Heston’s room but she is too late and she can only watch as Charlie drives him home.

Cherry engineers going to the Icon with Jimmi so she can spend some time alone with him, but is so nervous she makes a fool of herself.


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