Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, famed for her role of Doctor Zara Carmichael in Doctors,
made an unexpected revelation about her iconic character on Thursday’s BBC Morning Live.
The beloved BBC medical drama is preparing to bid farewell today (Thursday November 14)
after a landmark 23-year stint. Despite the series having concluded filming months ago, devotees will be able to watch the final episode today at 2pm on BBC One.
While on Thursday’s BBC Morning Live, Elisabeth, 50, spoke candidly about her experiences during her time on Doctors, and even admitted she might have flouted one of television’s cardinal rules.
When quizzed on whether she took anything from the set with the soap wrapping up, Elisabeth cheekily replied: “Are you asking if I’ve stolen anything? Yes you are!” She added: “Well, I might have something here but in my defence, I bought it!
“On Doctors, we are very often in the staff room having coffees and teas, it was a great place for people to have chats, you know the water cooler moment?”, reports the Mirror.
She continued: “One day I was in a shop and found a mug with a golden Z on it, which I just knew would be perfect for Zara! I don’t know what came over me, I’m not normally naughty, but I bought it and brought it in. I didn’t really ask anybody, I just started using it which broke all the rules because you must always have two props in case on gets broken!
“For years I’ve had that Z mug as I just felt like she would have it and I’ve still got it!” to which she held up the Z mug on screen.
In October last year, the network announced the end of an era for Doctors, the beloved daytime drama, after a 23-year run. The statement from the time read: “We have taken the very difficult decision to bring daytime drama Doctors to an end after 23 years.
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“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.”
Throughout its remarkable tenure since its first broadcast on March 26 2000, Doctors has been a pivotal stepping stone for a plethora of now-famous faces. It has seen the likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones, Claire Foy from The Crown, and Jodie Comer of Killing Eve fame grace its show.
A host of other stars have also graced Doctors over the years, such as Eddie Redmayne of Fantastic Beasts fame, Nicholas Hoult, Sheridan Smith, Call The Midwife’s Helen George and the star of Lucifer Tom Ellis, among many others.