| Al Haskey | |||||||||||
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| Doctors character | |||||||||||
 Ian Midlane as Al | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Ian Midlane Xandi Steele (2019 flashback) | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2012–2024 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | "Host Family" 13 November 2012 | ||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Will Trotter | ||||||||||
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Dr. Al Haskey is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Ian Midlane. He first appeared during the episode broadcast on 13 November 2012. His storylines in the programme have included being accused of stalking Jas Khella (Vineeta Rishi), his friendship with colleague Jimmi Clay (Adrian Lewis Morgan), dealing with his mother's dementia, his tumultuous relationships and being attacked by a patient.
Midlane has been nominated for numerous for awards for his portrayal of the character. He has gone on to win the Best Acting Performance accolade at the 2013 RTS Midlands Awards, as well as winning the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2018. Metro journalist Chris Hallam also wrote a piece opining that Al is Doctors' best character in the history of the series, with another critic writing that Al is "an integral part of the show's narrative tapestry".[1]