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Kirsten McStay

BBC Doctors issues update over 11 cancelled episodes

The BBC has updated fans after 11 episodes of Doctors was missing from the TV schedule.

The episodes were axed in the wake of the Turkey earthquake tragedy and fans were gutted that the show had been canned as a result of the world news story.

Animal Park Heroes took the place of the show but it will return to screens on Monday, February 20. That date will air the episode that was initially scheduled for February 8.

February 21 will then air the February 9 episode, and so on. February 22, February 23 and February 24 will show February 13, February 14 and February 15 episodes air.

In response to the cancellation, one fan took to social media to vent, she said: "I CANNOT believe it’s cancelled all week!! What is going on, all the other soaps and programmes on. It’s beyond a joke. May just give up watching it."

Another added: "Perhaps the BBC has pulled the plug on the show due to all the moaning about the characters and some of the episodes that seem a bit far fetched."

While one penned: "So when it does return, having missed umpteen episodes, I guess there will be no reference to the bomb then? Well, that'll be realistic won't it? Not."

Another wrote: "I’m disgusted that this week’s episodes have been scrapped- what is the reason & when will these episodes be shown???"

While one added: "It's a matter of respect for those suffering in Turkey. Just be grateful to be able to watch something on the comfort of your own home."

But one fan said: "Do the BBC understand fact from fiction? Am I to understand by trawling through other comments that it was the subject matter due to have been aired recently that has caused the episodes to be cancelled? Since when did the BBC start censoring what we can and cannot watch?"

One commented: "Interesting how the BBC decided not to show those episodes of Doctors, but today (Sunday) they've shown Operation Crossbow, with London being bombed, bodies under the rubble. Can't think what parallel that has these days ...,"

While another fan added: "They could put the missing episodes on iplayer and us as grown ups can choose to watch it or not....... just a suggestion," Heather agreed.

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