How to watch Doctors season 24 online: stream last ever episode of medical drama from anywhere

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Time for your final appointment at Letherbridge surgery

The cast of Doctors season 24 in a promotional image for the show
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Watch Doctors’ last ever episode as the highlight of the day for students across the country departs from our screens. The BBC soap is currently airing season 24 episodes, which can be streamed for FREE in the UK on BBC iPlayer. Don't worry if you’re away from the UK, because you can watch the Doctors season 24 finale from anywhere with a VPN.

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Air Time: 2 pm UK / 9 am ET / 6 am PT / 1 am AEDT (Fri)
UK: BBC iPlayer (free)
US: BritBox
How to use a VPN to watch Doctors season 24 from anywhere

While getting a real GP appointment may be almost impossible at times, Brits have been able to reliably join the doctors and staff of Letherbridge every weekday afternoon for over twenty years. Seen as somewhat of a proving ground for aspiring TV writers in the UK, the seemingly lightweight show has received critical acclaim for its character led storytelling, tackling themes such as immigration, sexual abuse, mental health and homlessness, particularly notable in Doctors early days, when the show offered refreshingly sensitive representation of hot button topics other shows sensationalised.

Doctors is set to bow out in style, and while we won’t give anything away in this article, you can head here for all the latest Doctors spoilers. The BBC will spend the day of the final episode celebrating the show and its legacy with a special episode of Bargain Hunt featuring cast members and a retrospective documentary entitled Doctors: A Celebration.

Ready to bid farewell to this long-running soap? Here's how to watch Doctors’ final episode from anywhere in the world. We've got all the information you'll need below.

How to watch Doctors season 24 online in the UK for free

BBC One 2 pm UK

Doctors goes out on BBC One at 2 pm UK every weekday, with a handful of seasonal breaks.

The last ever episode of the show will air at the same time on Thursday, November 14.

You'll also be able to stream the finale live and on catch up via BBC iPlayer, which also has a huge archive of episodes going back one calendar year from the current date.

BBC One and iPlayer are free to watch for license fee payers. If you're trying to access iPlayer while traveling outside the UK, you might want to use a VPN to allow you to watch iPlayer from anywhere.

How to watch Doctors season 24 online in the US

Viewers in the US (and Canada) can catch episodes completely up to date on BritBox, with the finale set to drop Thursday, November 14 alongside its airing in Blighty.

BritBox costs $8.99 per month or $89.99 per year, but new users can get a 7-day free trial before paying a cent.

UK citizens in the States will need a VPN to watch new Doctors episodes. We've got all the details you need for that below.

Can I watch Doctors season 24 online in Australia?

Aussies will struggle to get an appointment with Doctors as there's no home for the Brit soap Down Under.

That means that Brit's abroad looking to stream Doctors' final episodes, will want to look into purchasing VPN. You’ll find all the details on how to do that here.

How to watch Doctors season 24 from anywhere with a VPN

If you're traveling outside the UK, you can watch Doctors season 24 on the BBC iPlayer streaming service by using a VPN – no matter where you are in the world!

Normally a streaming service will know where you are trying to tune in from and block you if you're not in the right country but a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an app that hides your location. That means you can access your usual sports and entertainment services even while you're traveling abroad.

Our favorite VPN is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.

How to use a VPN to watch any stream

  • Download the app at NordVPN
  • Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch – in this case, the UK
  • Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
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Why is Doctors ending?

At the time of announcing the show's cancellation in October of last year, the BBC had this to say: "We have taken the very difficult decision to bring daytime drama Doctors to an end after 23 years. With super inflation in drama production, the cost of the programme has increased significantly, and further investment is also now required to refurbish the site where the show is made, or to relocate it to another home. With a flat licence-fee, the BBC’s funding challenges mean we have to make tough choices in order to deliver greater value to audiences. We remain fully committed to the West Midlands and all of the funding for Doctors will be reinvested into new programming in the region. We would like to thank all the Doctors cast and crew who have been involved in the show since 2000. We know the crucial role Doctors has played in nurturing talent, and we will work to develop new opportunities to support skills in scripted programming."

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Tom Wardley
Tom Wardley

Tom is a freelance writer, predominantly focusing on film and TV. A graduate of Film Studies at University of South Wales, if he's not diving in to the Collector's Edition Blu Ray of an obscure 80s horror, you'll find him getting lost with his dog or mucking about in the water with his board.