An episode of the latest season of GPs: Behind Closed Doors that was filmed in Swindon is 'no longer available'.

Channel Five confirmed they removed the programme from its on-demand website service for 'contributing care factors', but didn't explain what those were.

Producers from the show were looking for people from Swindon to take part in April last year, and in January social media adverts were released showing at least some of the filming in the town. 

In the clip used to promote the next episode, Swindon Town Football Club's Lee Peacock was one of the participants and he visited Channel 5's team of travelling doctors for help with chronic knee pain. 

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There is no suggestion that the coach's involvement in the programme was the reason for the axing.

In it, the head of youth coaching at the club says: "Basically, I've had a problem with my knee, the last four months, I've had ligament damage, cartilage operations. They normally clear up but this pain is not going anywhere. It's kind of really affecting what I do on a day-to-day basis."

He then reveals to the doctor that he's taking Tramadol for his back, a strong opiate painkiller. 

The GP then explains: “There’s been lots of research to show that people who are taking these painkillers for chronic pain don’t really get benefit from them.

"They develop tolerance fairly quickly, really, patients then need higher and higher doses and when they try to stop them they can’t do it.”

She then tells Lee, who reveals that he’s been maxing out the daily amount allowed, that he needs to start thinking about a reduction in the number of painkillers he’s taking and seek alternative methods to help manage the pain.

But she adds that he does need a referral to a specialist to help look after his bad knee.

But anyone wishing to watch that clip on television or watch the full episode won’t be able to do so.

That’s because the episode that clip was from, episode two of season eight of the medical show, is not included in the list of available episodes on the channel's on-demand service My5, and is the only episode missing. 

A spokesperson for Channel 5 confirmed this was the case and added that they had removed the episode deliberately so that it could no longer be watched.

They said: “Due to the nature of this show, episodes are sometimes removed from My5 due to varying contributor care factors. Unfortunately, this episode is no longer available for this reason.”