Doctors spoilers: The Mill medics do their version of Come Dine With Me!

Doctors, Jimmi Clay, Al Haskey, Emma Reid, Valerie Pitman

Emma hosts as the Dinner Winner competition kicks off. And Valerie is lost for words when a male stripper makes an appearance!

As the Dinner Winner competition gets underway, it is Dr Emma Reid's turn to host the first dinner party.

But she's hosting for a tough crowd. Dr Al Haskey is usually a right grump at the best of times. Receptionist Valerie Pitman has already branded Emma as "boring". And then there was that awkward night away with colleague Dr Jimmi Clay!

However, everyone's in for a surprise when they discover Emma has hired a butler-in-the-buff, Ricky Lamar, who also doubles as a male stripper! Will Valerie be lost for words?

Doctors, Valerie Pitman, Ricky Lamar

Gosh! Valerie didn't realise it was going to be THAT kind of dinner party! (Picture: BBC)

Meanwhile, Dr Sid Vere is down the local supermarket buying his Friday night meal for one, when he bumps into an attractive woman, Keziah Harvey, in the vegetable aisle.

Fate strikes when Sid meets Keziah in the supermarket car park and discovers she has accidentally reversed into his car!

After exchanging details for insurance company purposes, Sid decides to be bold and asks Keziah out on a date! But will she say yes?

Doctors, Sid Vere, Keziah Harvey

Love in the vegetable aisle? Sid meets Keziah at the local supermarket (Picture: BBC)

And, at the Hollins house, Karen and Rob Hollins await to see if their former foster son James Coulter has made enough of an impression on local businessman Ivan Bloom to be offered a job.

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.