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===Annual breaks===
''Doctors'' took three holiday-related annual breaks: at Easter, during the [[Academic term#England and Wales|British school summer holidays]] and at Christmas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/22/when-is-doctors-back-on-tv-after-the-2019-easter-break-9283251/|title=When is Doctors back on TV after the 2019 Easter break?|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=22 April 2019|last=Abgarian|first=Almara|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423145847/https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/22/when-is-doctors-back-on-tv-after-the-2019-easter-break-9283251/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-is-on-a-christmas-break/|title=Doctors is on a Christmas break!|work=[[What's on TV]]|date=27 November 2015|last=Markwardt|first=Ellen|publisher=[[Future plc]]|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507104226/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-is-on-a-christmas-break/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 June 2016, it was confirmed that ''Doctors'' was to take a three-month transmission break from 10 June 2016; the first long break since 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-03/doctors-is-taking-an-extra-long-summer-break-and-fans-are-not-happy/amp/|title=Doctors is taking an extra long summer break and fans are NOT happy|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604193441/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-03/doctors-is-taking-an-extra-long-summer-break-and-fans-are-not-happy/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was replaced by coverage of [[UEFA Euro 2016]], [[2016 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] and the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] along with Irish drama ''[[Red Rock (TV series)|Red Rock]]''. The series returned on 30 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-doctors-taken-air-fans-8110992|title=BBC Doctors taken off air and fans are outraged|last=Walker|first=Danny|date=3 June 2016|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140208/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-doctors-taken-air-fans-8110992|url-status=live}}</ref> It then took annual breaks during the summer until its ending in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-special-lockdown-episode/|title=Doctors spoilers: Don't miss a special LOCKDOWN episode!|work=[[What's on TV]]|last=Timblick|first=Simon|access-date=4 June 2020|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210115212451/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-special-lockdown-episode/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later explained that the break was implemented due to the small budget given by the BBC to the programme, meaning they could not transmit episodes year-round. It also allowed the cast and crew to produce episodes through the summer to catch up with the pace of production.<ref name="Hear" />