DR BEN FIELDING played by ERIC OLDFIELD

Dr Ben Fielding made an impression from the day he joined the Albert. The first time he met Dr Susan Richards he told her that he would marry her. He didn't, but he did date her, along with a string of other female doctors and nurses. He was in love with Liz Kennedy, but she ditched him for John Forrest on their wedding day.

Ben later married Robyn Porter, but their marriage was beset with problems. Firstly, they discovered that their overseas marriage wasn't legal, thanks to a trick played by Ben's goddaughter Annabel Grey. Annabel was in love with Ben and did everything she could to split the couple up. She failed, but their relationship was then faced with another challenge. Both doctors went after the same job, and the competition almost caused them to leave each other. Eventually, the pair made their peace and decided to marry for real and start a new life away from the setting of their many problems.

Before he turned to acting, Eric Oldfield had been a very successful model. He was twice the Cleo magazine centrefold, and in 1970 was voted Model of the Year.

His biggest television role before The Young Doctors was as Phil in Chopper Squad. While playing Dr Fielding, Eric released a record, "Girls on the Beach". After leaving the show he appeared in Rafferty's Rules, Possession and Paradise Beach. He disappeared from the screen for a while, but more recently has made a comeback in productions both in front of and behind the camera.