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Doctors bosses have announced that the daytime soap will air a special week of BBC Red Button episodes next month. The spinoff editions will launch on Monday, September 17 as murderer Harrison Kellor (James Larkin) makes a return to screens. Regular character Elaine Cassidy (Janet Dibley) is in for a shock in the coming weeks when Harrison changes his plea for Lauren Porter's murder to not guilty. The chain of events that follows sees Alex Redmond (Stuart Laing) asking for help from a distressed Elaine, which puts her in a difficult position. A Doctors statement teased: "Discovering that Alex's wife went missing after an affair with Harrison, Elaine is forced to consider that he may have killed other (more)...

Doctors revisits Elaine's troubles in next week's episodes as she realises that she is heading for a breakdown. Still struggling in the aftermath of the Harrison case, Elaine is becoming increasingly dependent on sleeping pills. Her behaviour starts to cause concern when she is found sleeping in her car outside The Mill when she should be working. Elaine (Janet Dibley) tries to make an excuse and assures her colleagues that it's no big deal, but she continues to seem distracted and later has a near-miss on the road while driving. Badly shaken, Elaine makes an emergency appointment to see her therapist Oliver, knowing that she is barely holding it together. When she sees (more)...

Doctors' Imogen Hollins reaches a turning point next week as her exam results come through. Facing taunts from Lauren at work over being "stupid" and a shoplifter, things get worse for Immie (Charlie Clemmow) when her A-Level grades prove to be disappointing. Can she pull herself out of a slump and make a decision about her future? Meanwhile, when Elaine (Janet Dibley) heads out for a date with Harrison Kellor, things seem to be going well - until she discovers that he's married! How will Elaine react? Also next week, Zara (Elisabeth (more)...