Doctors spoilers: Zara Carmichael and Daniel Granger break bad news...

Doctors, Daniel Granger, Zara Carmichael, Joe Granger Carmichael

After their Valentine's Day bust-up, Daniel and Zara decide the time has come to break some bad news to their son Joe. How will he react?

It's the morning after the night before and Zara Carmichel and Daniel Granger decide the time has finally come to break some big news to their son, Joe. However, first the couple want to have a 'normal' family day out and take Joe to see the otters at the local Nature Centre.

But the time finally comes for them to explain they have decided not to live together anymore, after all their recent noisy arguments. But they'll still be a family, just living separately.

How will Joe, who has already run away and been suspended from school because of Zara and Daniel's fallout, react to the news?

Meanwhile, Al Haskey leaves a message for Catrin Ballard after their Valentine's Day date at the Icon. The medic fears he may have made a mess of things when he blurted out he normally doesn't like most people at first!

When he fails to hear back from her, Al wonders if Catrin was offended by his straight-talking? Is their romance already doomed?

Doctors, Emma Reid, Kate Vasilescue

Emma helps careworker Kate who fears she's being targeted by a right-wing racist group... (Picture: BBC)

Elsewhere in Letherbridge, Emma Reid treats a carer Kate Vasilescue, who reveals she was the target of a racist attack while on her way to work.

Kate's claim is being investigated by Sergeant Wendy Rice. But will Emma get further involved when Kate reveals she's pregnant and knows exactly who is targeting their hatred at her...

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.