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Dr. Niamh Donoghue is a fictional character from the
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soap opera ''
Doctors'', portrayed by
Jessica Regan. Niamh was introduced as a general practitioner at the fictional Mill Health Centre. She first appeared on 1 May 2014 and made her last appearance on 1 April 2016.
Storylines
Her early storylines include moving in with
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 ...
(
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 ...
) and
Ayesha Lee (
Laura Rollins
Laura Rollins (born 20 December) is a British-Bajan actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', a role which she played from September 2014 to June 2020. For her portrayal of Ayesha, she won the awa ...
), and dealing with the fact that she couldn't save a patient dying. Niamh's final storyline was illegally smuggling her lover's son to
Switzerland for life-saving treatment against his mother's will. After being fired, Niamh heads off in a taxi to the airport en route to Ireland after sharing a heartfelt goodbye with Al.
Development
The character was introduced in May 2014 as a replacement for
Jas Khella (
Vineeta Rishi
Vineeta Rishi, is an English actress, known for playing Jas Khella in the BBC One soap opera '' Doctors''.
Born in Bracknell, Berkshire to Indian parents, Rishi grew up in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne where she attended Walkergate Primary a ...
). A writer for ''
Inside Soap'' described Niamh as "bubbly" and a "sunny motormouth".
Regan thought that Niamh was flawed, but "very well-meaning and sincere, with a really good heart".
She also called Niamh an incompetent doctor.
Producers established a romantic relationship between Niamh and
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 ...
(
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.
Ca ...
). The pair get off to a bad start, as Al is "miffed" when his favourite candidate does not get the job, and he talks down to Niamh. However, when he helps her out with a diagnosis, she kisses him on the cheek to thank him, forcing Al to reconsider his feelings towards her.
In November 2014, series producer Peter Lloyd promised more to come from Al and Niamh, saying "There was an immediate chemistry between Al and Niamh – but the trouble is that they don't quite know each other as well as they think they do. That will catch them out after Christmas."
On 20 March 2016, Regan announced via her social media that she was leaving ''Doctors'' after two years in the role. She explained that it was her decision to leave and praised the writers for her character's exit storyline.
Her final scenes aired on 1 April.
The storyline sees Niamh helping her love interest Ben Owens (James Daffern) take his critically ill son Harry Owens (Cuchulainn Canning) to Switzerland for surgery. Upon her return, practice manager Anthony Harker (Adam Astill) fires her and Niamh decides to move back to Ireland, following "a final farewell" with Al.
Reception
For her portrayal of Niamh, Regan won Best Female Acting Performance at the
RTS Midlands Awards
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...
.
She then won
Best Newcomer at the 2015
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies gi ...
. Regan's win marked the first time ''Doctors'' had won an award at the event in six years.
Of her win, Regan commented, "I really was in complete shock, I wasn't pretending. I'm not that good an actress! I was delighted, especially as ''Doctors'' hadn't won for so long."
Speaking to
Digital Spy about the result,
Lorna Laidlaw
Lorna Laidlaw (born 1 February 1963) is an English actress. She has appeared on television as Mrs Tembe in the BBC medical soap opera '' Doctors'' and Aggie Bailey in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Laidlaw won the Royal Television ...
who plays
Mrs Tembe
Winifred Clements (also Tembe) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'', portrayed by Lorna Laidlaw. She is introduced on 5 January 2011 as a new receptionist at the fictional Mill Health Centre as a replacement for Ruth P ...
commented: "We were all ecstatic. Beforehand we were like, 'It's ridiculous, what's the point of us turning up here every year?!' So it was time – it always is time." Regan was also nominated for
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
and Best On-Screen Partnership with Midlane. Later in 2015, she was longlisted for the
''Inside Soap'' Award for Best Daytime Star.
Regan received "quite a lot of flak" from fans when Niamh and Al's relationship ended. She said: "I was shouted at on a plane, with someone telling me not to be such a B-word to Al. People seem to be very much Team Al because of his puppy dog eyes!"
References
External links
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BBC Online
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