Doctors spoilers: What's the gossip about Mrs Tembe and Gordon Clement?

Doctors, Valerie Pitman, Gordon Clement
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Valerie gets swept up in the romance of it all when vicar Gordon arrives at The Mill with a bunch of flowers for Mrs Tembe!

With the atmosphere still tense between married surgery bosses Daniel Granger and Zara Carmichael, receptionists Karen Hollins and Valerie Pitman try and see if they can find out all the gossip from practice manager Mrs Tembe.

However, Mrs Tembe is as professional and no-nonsense as ever and not about to reveal the truth about Zara's one-night stand with colleague Sid Vere at Christmas, which has since seen Sid consider quitting his job.

But when local vicar Gordon Clement arrives at The Mill with a big bunch of flowers for Mrs Tembe, the gossip mill goes into overdrive with Karen and Valerie both wondering what's happening between the pair. If only they knew!

Does Gordon have a surprise up his sleeve as he reveals his intentions to take Mrs Tembe out to a nice restaurant the following evening?

Meanwhile, Zara has had enough of Daniel punishing her and points out he's been a love cheat himself in the past. But when Zara offers a surprise and unusual solution to the couple's current problems how will Daniel react?

Doctors, Sid Vere, Allison Fernham

Sid meets a very confused patient Allison (Picture: BBC)

Also, Sid becomes concerned when he treats a patient Allison Fernham who can't remember how she cut her hand. Does the dark truth lie in a bottle of pills?

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.