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Main Characters - Doctors
Dylan Keogh
Played by: William Beck
Consultant - Clinical Lead
- Abusive Parents: Dylan’s father was an alcoholic who abandoned him and his mother when he was 15.
- The Alcoholic: Dylan is a recovering alcoholic who has had several relapses during his time working at Holby.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Dylan’s father abandoned him and his mother. His mother died when Dylan was teenager, and he went into foster care.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Dylan is direct and abrasive but cares about his patients and colleagues. When his patient Paula is a risk of having her baby taken away, Dylan goes out of his way to fight for his patient and her rights as a mother.
Ethan Hardy
Played by: George Rainsford
Consultant
- Shrinking Violet: Initially very shy, Ethan has grown more assertive over time.
- Trauma Conga Line: First, the mother who raised him dies. Later, he learns that he and his brother were adopted, and his biological mother has a neurodegenerative disease. When his biological mother dies, he learns that he has inherited that disease. Then, his brother is murdered. Just when things are looking up, his fiancée is killed on their would-be wedding day.
Rash Masum
Matthew Afolami
Played By: Osi Okerafor
Registrar in paediatric emergency medicine
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Matthew tries to convince Fenisha on her wedding day to leave Ethan for him.
Stevie Nash
Played by: Elinor Lawless
Consultant
- Dark and Troubled Past - Five years before Stevie started at Holby, she slept with her sister’s fiancé. Her sister drove off in anger, but was left in a vegetative state when her car was hit by a lorry. Stevie blames Ethan Hardy, the doctor who treated her sister.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge - Stevie joins the Holby ED in her quest to get revenge against Ethan.
Paige Allcott
Played by: Shalisha James-Davis
Junior doctor - F1
- Naïve Newcomer - Paige arrives in the ED (before her actual start date) and eagerly tries to help a patient but inadvertently violates patient confidentiality when she contacts the patient’s mother without his consent.
Main Characters - Nurses
Charlie Fairhead
Played by: Derek Thompson
Robyn Miller
Played by: Amanda Henderson
Jacob Masters
Played by: Charles Venn
David Hide
Played by: Jason Durr
Clinical Nurse Manager
Marty Kirkby
Played by: Shaheen Jafargholi
Rosa Cadenas
Played by: Jacey Sallés
Faith Cadogan
Played by: Kirsty Mitchell
Main Characters - Paramedics
Iain Dean
Played by: Michael Stevenson
Jan Jenning
Played by: Di Botcher
Teddy Gowan
Played by: Milo Clarke
Sah Brockner
Played by: Arin Smethurst
