The twenty-third series of the British medicalsoap operaDoctors commenced airing on 14 February 2022, and concluded on 9 January 2023. The series comprised 148 episodes. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictional NHSdoctor's surgery.[1]
In August 2022, Sarah Moyle confirmed that she would be leaving her role as Valerie Pitman after ten years, with the character departing in December 2022.[3]
As part of the series' main storyline, the takeover of Sutton Vale Medical Centre, two new recurring characters were introduced: general practitionerPrincess Buchanan (Laura White) and receptionist Rosie Colton (Janice Connolly). White made her final appearance as Princess in January 2023, at the conclusion of a storyline which saw her leave the Mill after confrontations with several staff members.[4]