One Day Like This (Doctors)

"One Day Like This"
Doctors episode
Characters of Doctors confronting Graham Elton (Alex Avery)
Episode no.Episode 4552
Directed byPeter Lloyd
Written byNiall Fraser
Editing byNeil Roberts
Original air date14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)
Running time34 minutes

"One Day Like This" is the final episode of the British television soap opera Doctors, broadcast on BBC One on 14 November 2024. After the BBC's decision to cancel Doctors a year prior, it was confirmed that the soap opera would transmit its final episode in December 2024, although it was brought forward by a month. It focused on the comeuppance of established villain Graham Elton (Alex Avery), as well as the conclusion of a long-running storyline that had seen the fictional Mill Health Centre struggling to find funds to keep running. Despite rumours of the ending being grisly or bleak, the writing team made the decision to have an optimistic end, in the hopes that Doctors may one day be revived.

The entire regular ensemble of Doctors were utilised within the plot of the episode, as well as featuring a "story of the day", a typical Doctors format. It also included numerous easter eggs that represented moments in the soap's history, for both crew and viewers to point out, as well as various crew members appearing in the episode as extras. The episode received praise from critics and viewers alike, with The Daily Telegraph calling it a "moving" episode that stayed true to Doctors' roots.