Doctors spoilers: Who will win Sid Vere's table-tennis challenge?

Doctors, Sid Vere, Jimmi Clay, Al Haskey, Valerie Pitman, Ayesha Lee, Emma Reid
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It's the moment of truth as the day of the table-tennis match, being played in Heston's memory, arrives. But does anybody know how to play?

The day arrives for the table-tennis match being played as a tribute to the late Heston Carter, and man-in-charge Sid Vere is busy getting everything ready.

However, there's trouble before the first match has even been played when Al Haskey suspects Jimmi Clay has a special bat which could help him win. And when Sid tries to explain the rules of the game, nobody seems to understand. Will the table-tennis showdown be a disaster?

Meanwhile, Dr Daniel Granger gets an unexpected visit from surgery midwife Ruhma Carter's son, Shak Hanif.

Shak has been feeling very unwell since the death of his stepdad Heston, and Daniel begins to wonder if Shak's illness is a manifestation of his grief over Heston's death. Will Shak open up to Daniel about his emotional state of mind?

Elsewhere, surgery receptionist Karen Hollins is reunited with an old school friend Angela Donaldson, who tells Karen how she has lost loads of weight through a local slimming club.

Doctors, Karen Hollins, Angela Donaldson

Karen's friend Angela has lost loads of weight. But why is she so unhappy? (Picture: BBC)

Doctors, Kim Peters

Karen attends a slimming club led by Kim Peters (Picture: BBC)

However, Karen soon discovers Angela's weight loss has come at a price and there's something shady going on at the slimming club led by Kim Peters. Can Karen get to the bottom of what's going on and help Angela?

Doctors continues weekdays at 1:45pm on BBC One

Simon Timblick
Writer

Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!

Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.

Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)

And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.