So ridiculously, embarrassingly proud to have played Al for over eleven years on the most lovely and life changing of jobs.
My heart is full of love for the people of that show and the joyful, creative environment we forged and worked our butts off in…….
Ian Midlane
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- Jan Pearson is a top lady and a super actress. I miss working with her but I’m really excited to see what she plays next. She’s top! #bbcdoctors
- Hello. Thanks for the lovely messages of support. I’m still trying to let the dust settle. So in the meantime can I point you towards todays ep of @BBCDoctors All scenes at Al’s house were shot in one day back in the spring. 29 pages made with passion and love. I hope you enjoy.
- Weird to see this episode going out. It was pretty much the last thing I shot. I think there’s a Podcast episode still to broadcast but for me this was it. Fade out on a long story arc of the handsome chap with the glasses and the trainers. Much love. Haskey out.Remembering events of the day before, Emma and Al make a few discoveries about Rick.
- Friends, thank you so kindly for all your messages. @BBCDoctors won two awards and had a fab time at the @SoapAwards . My manners tell me I should reply to everyone individually but I'm back to work with a vengeance this week. It will be worth it, I promise. X
- Happy 20th @BBCDoctors. You’re no longer a teenager so behave yourself. @moylie69 @IanMalcolmsWife Photo from a couple of weeks ago.
- @BBCDoctors was a very special place that will live in my heart always. But I’ve taken a lot of those wonderful people with me. We truly are stuck together. And the C from the Campus Surgery set. That’s mine too. Thanks so much for all the kind words over the years, it helped!
- Well done team @BBCDoctors. Very special episode. Huge shout out to a fantastic piece of writing by Toby Walton.
- Many thanks for the birthday messages. 48 today! A few months younger than Jaws.
- Many thanks for the kind comments about the ‘Frances’ eps friends. Today is my 43rd birthday and I’m celebrating with a little holiday in the countryside. The snow has invited itself along too.
- Thread!🧵Today is the last day of filming @BBCDoctors A show that has run for 24 years, employed thousands of people, produced more than 4,500 episodes, will call ‘cut’ for the final time. As a writer on the show for the past 19 years I’m personally impacted along with hundreds 1/
- Weeeeeeeeeeee’rrrrrrrrrreeeee Back! November 2nd. Same time same place.Drum roll please...
GIF - An audition ten years ago this very day. Big thanks to Rowland for his terrific taste. @BBCDoctors

















