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Scarlett Kiernan
Scarlett Kiernan is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Kia Pegg. Details surrounding Pegg's casting and Scarlett's characterisation were announced in March 2022. She was introduced on 7 April 2022 as an applicant for the receptionist position at the fictional Sutton Vale Surgery, as part of a storyline that sees the partners at the Mill Health Centre perform a takeover of the surgery. Scarlett is initially depicted as a truthful and short-tempered person who shocks the management at the Mill with her honesty. She is hired despite her "feisty attitude" and is shown to struggle with the job, when she gives the staff members attitude and argues with patients. However, as she settles into the Mill, she begins to make friends with her colleagues and show a more likeable side of herself, while also feuding with fellow newcomer Princess Buchanan ( Laura White) After her debut, ''What to Watch''s Simon Timblick described Scarlett as a "surly" char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Pegg
Kia May Pegg (born 29 June 2000) is an English actress and television presenter. She portrayed Jody Jackson in the British children's drama show ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' (2012), as well as the spin-off series ''The Dumping Ground'' (2013–2022). Then in 2022, Pegg began appearing in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' as receptionist Scarlett Kiernan. Alongside appearing in the soap, she occasionally presents ''Saturday Mash-Up!'' for CBBC, having previously appeared on their live links. Life and career Pegg was born in Birmingham on 29 June 2000 to boxing trainer and promoter, Jonathan and Rachel Pegg and has two younger brothers. Pegg began training at Birmingham Stage School Showbiz and her first acting appearing was in an advertisement showing how to perform swine flu protocols. In 2008, she made an appearance on ''The Legend of Dick and Dom'', followed by a role in the 2010 film ''Toast''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zara Carmichael
Dr. Zara Carmichael is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Elisabeth Dermot Walsh. Zara was introduced as the new general practitioner at the fictional Mill Health Centre on 4 June 2009 and remained a regular character until April 2012 when Walsh left to go on maternity leave. She returned for a brief appearance in December 2012, before returning full-time in February 2013. In September 2015, Dermot Walsh left again to go on maternity leave. She returned full-time from March 2016 onwards. Since her introduction, Zara has been involved in a number of different storylines including being kidnapped, dealing with early menopause, the birth of her son, her on-off relationship with Daniel Granger (Matthew Chambers), her feud with Daniel's daughter, Izzie Torres (Bethan Moore), and her tumultuous friendship with Emma Reid (Dido Miles). For her portrayal of Zara, Walsh won the award for Best Female Acting Performance at the 2015 RTS Midlands Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Hollins
Karen Hollins (also Teale) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Jan Pearson. Introduced as a receptionist at the fictional Mill Health Centre, Karen was created by series producer Peter Eryl Lloyd as a replacement for former receptionist Vivien March (Anita Carey). She first appeared during the episode broadcast on 23 February 2009. Karen is the wife of police sergeant Rob ( Chris Walker) and the mother of Imogen ( Charlie Clemmow) and Jack (Nicolas Woodman). Karen is depicted as a hardworking person who cares about her job and the patients at the surgery, but someone who prioritises her family above her work responsibilities. Karen's storylines in the programme have included becoming a healthcare assistant, having an abortion, the breakdown and reconciliation of her marriage to Rob, becoming a foster parent, and having amnesia after being involved a car accident. Pearson enjoys working with Walker to portray the fictional couple and they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dido Miles
Dido Miles is an English actress. She is known for her role as Emma Reid on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', for which she has won two awards for at the RTS Midlands Awards. From 2001 to 2002, she starred in the CBBC children's series ''Oscar Charlie''. Recently credited for extra voices on Father Brown, without appearing. Career Miles trained at RADA and made her acting debut in an episode of the BBC anthology series '' Screenplay''. Following this, she appeared in the 1994 film ''Black Beauty'', and she later appeared in the 1995 film ''First Knight''. Miles also starred in the 1996 film '' Emma'' as Isabella Knight. Following this, she went on to appear in series such as ''The Bill'', '' Making Waves'', and ''Dani's House''. In May 2009, Miles portrayed the role of Viv Bates in three episodes of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In October 2019, she reprised her role as Viv for one episode. In 2012, Miles made her first appearance as Emma Reid in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Reid
Dr. Emma Reid is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Dido Miles. Emma made her first appearance on 2 October 2012, and since her arrival, her storylines in the soap have included her romances with character including Howard Bellamy (Ian Kelsey), Lena Baker (Josephine Butler), Jasmine Dajani (Lara Sawalha) and Aashiq Sawney (Raj Ghatak), dealing with her husband's assisted suicide, having a miscarriage, grieving over Howard following his sudden death and being the victim of a homophobic assault. Following a writer's decision to have Emma explore her attraction to women, she became the first pansexual character to be featured on a British soap opera. For her portrayal of the character, Miles won the 2013 RTS Midlands Award for Best Female Acting Performance, as well as their 2017 award for Best Acting Performance of the Year. As well as these wins, she has also been nominated for a variety of other awards, including the British Soap Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Midlane
Ian Midlane (born 2 February 1976) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Al Haskey on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For his performance as Al, he won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the 2018 British Soap Awards. Career In 2004, Midlane made his television debut in an episode of the ITV series '' The Last Detective'' as a fire officer. He then appeared in "Revenge of the Slitheen", a two part episode of the CBBC series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. In 2011, he made his film debut in ''Swinging with the Finkels''. In 2012, Midlane began portraying the role of Al Haskey in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. Before this, he appeared in an episode of ''Doctors'' in 2005, in the role of Brian Flannery. In 2018, he appeared in the film '' The Last Witness''. Later that year, he won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Haskey
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 stalking Jas Khella (Vineeta Rishi), his friendship with colleague Jimmi Clay ( Adrian Lewis Morgan) and dealing with his mother's dementia. Development Characterisation Al was introduced into the series as a "cynical" general practitioner. Writers partnered him with Jimmi Clay ( Adrian Lewis Morgan), who is "uptight" and initially struggles to get along with Al. He is immediately given a dramatic story in which a patient is stabbed and Jimmi leaves Al to tend to his injuries. A writer from BBC Online described Al as not being a typical GP because he is "lazy, sarcastic and a bit of a glutton." Al is happy to accept accusations of hypocrisy and dislikes "time wasters and anything that’s too saccharine". Writers also gave the character a side hobby as an inventor, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharti Patel
Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. For her portrayal of Ruhma, she has been nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Awards and ''Inside Soap'' Awards. Career Patel made her professional acting debut as a shop assistant in an episode of the BBC drama series ''Screenplay''. In 2003, she appeared as a dancer in the feature film '' What a Girl Wants''. In 2012, she portrayed the roles of Ursula and Verges in a production of ''Much Ado About Nothing'' at the World Shakespeare Festival. In 2015, Bharti began portraying the role of Ruhma Carter in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. The next year, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards. In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the Hulu series ''Find Me in Paris'' as Mama Khan, and in 2019, she portrayed the role of Manju in the BBC Two sitcom ''Don't Forget the Driver ''Don't Forget the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhma Carter
Ruhma Carter (also Hanif) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Bharti Patel. Ruhma's storylines in the programme have included her relationship with, and dealing the subsequent death of Heston Carter (Owen Brenman), dealing with her partial deafness, supporting her children through various issues with the police and being suspended from her job. Ruhma is characterised as a forthright, opinionated and working class character with an unexpected "grim past". Her backstory involved being involved in an abusive marriage which she had to flee from with her children. That experience, alongside raising her children as a single mother and her husband Heston dying, left Ruhma finding solace in her job as a midwife. When she is temporarily suspended from her job, scenes of Ruhma going through her lowest point aired. For her portrayal of Ruhma, Patel has received various award nominations, including the British Soap Awards for Best Newcomer and Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor's Surgery
A doctor's office in American English, a doctor's surgery in British English, or a doctor's practice, is a medical facility in which one or more medical doctors, usually general practitioners (GP), receive and treat patients. Description Doctors' offices are the primary place where ambulatory care is given, and are often the first place that a sick person would go for care, except in an emergency, in which case one would go to an emergency department at a hospital. In developed countries, where health services are guaranteed by the state in some form, most medical visits to doctors take place in their offices. In the United States, where this is not the case, many people who cannot afford health insurance or doctor's visits must either go to free or reduced-cost clinics or an emergency department at a hospital for care, instead of a doctor's office. For healthy people, most visits to doctors' offices revolve around a once-yearly recommended physical examination. This exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Moyle
Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English actress, known for her roles as Linda Fawcett in various stage productions of ''Jerusalem'' and Valerie Pitman in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Moyle also portrayed the recurring role of Caroline Swann in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. For her role as Valerie in ''Doctors'', Moyle won the award for Best Comedic Performance at the 2019 British Soap Awards. Career Moyle trained at Bodywork Dance Studios, has a B.A. in Performance Art from Middlesex University, and studied for six months at State University of New York. From 1988 to 1991, she was a member of National Youth Theatre. Moyle began her career in 1992 with roles in theatre, her first being in ''Lust'' at Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Bob Carlton. In her early career, Moyle portrayed roles in ''An Inspector Calls'', '' Oliver!'', ''Les Misérables'' and ''My Fair Lady''. Her stage career also includes parts in '' Drowning on Dry Land'' and ''Private Fears in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Pitman
Valerie Pitman is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', portrayed by Sarah Moyle. Valerie was introduced as a temporary receptionist at the fictional Mill Health Centre on 15 October 2012. Valerie is depicted as a kind, nosy and humorous character who enjoys getting involved in other people's lives. Her backstory involves growing up as an only child with no friends who dresses differently to other people, so since she feels like an outsider, she is desperate to be part of a unit of loved ones. Moyle was originally contracted on the soap as a recurring character, but after a positive reaction from viewers, she was promoted to a regular cast member. One of the storylines that accredited to her popularity was an issue-led storyline that saw Valerie diagnosed with hodgkin lymphoma. Moyle felt honoured to be given the storyline and found it interesting to play the storyline from a comedic perspective. Valerie has had numerous love interests in her time on the soa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
