fictional character british channel soap opera introduced executive producer family played screen appearance november booth left role character recast current decided leave concentrate band returned remained role initially characterised bad boy matured tenure notable storylines included battle gambling addiction led lose share dog pond father family reject later helped father jack fake death drew comparisons disappearance case storylines included relationship shotgun marriage brief affair mother law recently storylines seen form relationship came kept long term pairing popular serial audience pressure nancy relationship returned pregnant twins leading nancy splitting father pair soon reunited married early planned surprise wedding nancy discover real mother half brothers found real mother received numerous awards nominations portrayal praised british press colleagues portrayal character praised criticised british press bad boy status relationships storylines money troubles fashion sense growth long term character storylines backstory born result affair sandy married time forced giving husband save marriage arrives parents jack america discovers jack having affair returns america taking returns live father years later friends luke stand bully mark mark bullying luke severe decides mark hope easy luke attempts succeed mark luke attack luke relationship begins fail takes advantage situation begins relationship suggests luke gay responsible rape breaks sister flat evicted leaves village soon shortly returns america years later begins found boss scott refuses time work retaliation plants evidence scott computer calling police scott sets fire inside scott trapped leaves dead told trace scott found scott alive sends threatening scott attacks pleads scott kill police arrive shortly brief relationship ends boyfriend returns prison later begins relationship ends seizure begins dating begins gambling addicted relationship ends sex best friend fight gambling addiction steals jewellery settle debt loan shark blames sent care jack unaware addiction gives half dog recognition matured begins gambling addiction later plays poker warren loses half dog jack discover stolen jewellery lost half dog jack heart attack blames warren offers sell share dog came pay hours steal casino wins steals leaving warren causes jack trouble jack blames later jack held hostage dog tries help shot confrontation taken hospital recovers warren later gives jack share dog warren bribes help frame jake murder takes money casino loses overnight solve families financial problems jack fake jack death begin casual relationship learning danger jack leave try rescue church blown helps rescue rubble turns police jack refuses leave scene insurance discovered released months later jack discover took bribe warren jake confess sean murder money away despite family debt jack son depressed family ignore begins staying flat refusing leave convinces tony job charity event hannah marry begins dog hannah sex ends relationship hannah begins planning hannah tony sex caught tony attempts convince marry tony marry despite attempts stop ceremony hannah moves flat parents argue stabbed protecting hannah recovers offers leave hannah rejects offer leaves sex neglected tony pair romantic clinch sex begin affair affair moves later moves spain moves jack reconcile fails win affections marries gives leaving sells uses deposit help dad buy house begins having sex nancy shortly begins relationship nancy proposes accepts returns announces pregnant twins gives birth january jack twins nancy flat leads nancy end relationship returns pays leave village plan fails nancy reconcile begins secretly planning wedding nancy tempted casino nancy mother margaret makes nancy doubt relationship nancy believes having affair decides leave village live canada tells nancy wedding planning pair marry nancy later discovers pregnant child later suffers nancy later discovers pregnant child nancy later suffers nancy later discover pregnant nancy goes premature labour gives birth son months early emergency nancy told son suffer brain damage pregnancy nancy helped friend escaped prison making nancy stressed blames nancy son premature birth tells forgive son dies nancy son oscar turns deaf causes problems nancy relationship wanting son operation hearing nancy wanting stress results nancy addicted eventually finds nancy addiction leaving furious nancy moves away short time nancy friends let time grows feelings kiss later reunites nancy recovers desperate rid nancy frames nancy including leaving oscar trapped fire order look like addicted tom catches trying breast feed oscar accuses tom trying pictures believes lies nancy resulting nancy moving beginning relationship begins pregnancy devastated saying doesn want baby order closer attempts officially rid nancy frames nancy trying kill oscar charlie nancy taken mental institute later finds mother jack lying years oscar tom realizes nancy attempts expose putting video camera bedroom finds video camera assumes tom trying film leaving furious tom later makes jack nearly killed explosion tom goes missing desperate find thinking tom run away assumes come home nancy convinces change statement nancy nancy released mental institute revealed actually kidnapped tom kept hostage basement tom able escape nancy expose attacks nancy causing temporary brain damage attempts kill tom charlie oscar saved nancy recovers following treatment nancy things hard worse nancy attempts revenge eventually reconcile engaged things worse tom change statement create problems following heart attack given spray takes camping trip nancy leaves trip following argument starts heart attack realizing saves minute nancy starts think having affair sleeps father things eventually nancy wedding gets closer start argue nancy believes taking wedding seriously nancy sleeps morning regrets night nancy attacked following argument attempts rape wearing mask saved nancy remarried finn arrested stands nancy court dna tests nancy forced admit affair slept hours attack creates strife nancy sleeps forgive nancy affair realise married life right long time agree divorced offers buy nancy half dog pond pub order money restart life deed transfer dog signed sole owner dog pond new year eve bringing girlfriend club mistaken taxi man giving idea start taxi company company got rocky start unable know going got late important meetings teamed kim force hospital taxi contract recruited tony work came blows design company resolved differences moving boarding house tony working taxi driver takes start develop feeling supports getting custody daughter abusive partner later start relationship patrick tries wreck trying frame patrick wedding day witnesses try shoot gun orders rid gun patrick records burying saying alcoholic loses custody later finds church roof pleads jump needs later reveals patrick couldn prison needs oscar charlie remain helps set cab business stands chance getting finds patrick dying tells patrick sticking dead dancing grave daughter found dead ben initially blames supposed drive scotland rehab center day cancelled job support dinner party patrick patrick later relationship causing break doesn believe claims controlling storylines included estranged nancy married beginning relationship feud patrick helping hide patrick body wall death character creation casting created producer created father step mother arrived america join older sister living village moved america later returned current time referred popular longest serving characters auditions held securing appearance november booth left role recast actors auditioned stages included fellow went secure years auditioning aged joined cast went secure following audition said day left pursue pop career pop band split later joined august said playing role love playing bad alter ego speaking year tenure serial said felt like turning bit added enjoyed playing year added learning role granted stated ignorant think hollywood star like challenges character development characterisation personality developed character duration according manipulative willing way added actions horrible felt fun character play commented luck girls felt tends girls granted called male pig character transformation told digital spy younger horrible child nice matured added nice different character later added character change good goes changes life hit time good timing explained character father led develop mature stating accepted responsibilities father tries hard father wants felt enjoyed father feel complete like purpose life chasing tail felt time went helpful sympathetic characters especially stated added difficult life led mature act like bit saint greatly misunderstood official website described way long time found easier making enemies friends constant dangerous gambling habit reformed man international broadcaster described character relentless described village bad boy twisted sly media sources stated auditioned asked dress sense gone undergone changes recent years wore string gold jewellery later changed style mature character change style reasons said producers right changes opined moved grown bit earlier storylines earliest storylines saw friend stand bully friends mark attempt deter mark bullying mark soon luke takes advantage situation begins relationship luke girlfriend commented saying liked went america came discover started going luke luke knew wanted luke things mind ignoring thinks perfect opportunity asks confronts luke gives green light opined viewers think don know luke attack blame felt initially relationship kind friendship realises likes plans use means reuniting luke spend time relationship develops find luke rape felt help luke revenge mark said shocked turn support feel guilty reunite luke felt happen try deep cares felt hero luke fixing problems beginning relationship embroiled feud scott sets fire inside said scenes favourite good scripts enjoyed working scenes required specialist come assist scenes feuding scott albert brief relationship said relationship feud scott favourite storylines depth sides character brief relationship commenting loved dirty dog gambling addiction begins gambling later addiction causes great deal trouble leading steal family ultimately losing character addiction commented initially winning streak quickly begins lose including felt torn addiction aware problem believes big win corner talking addiction said began slowly control thinking gambling easy big wins eventually willing bet going breakfast finally realises problem spite fun loses debts increase begins addiction later plays game poker warren loses share dog pond said devastated convince warren poker game joke begins clyde partnership producer described funny leaves village dramatic twist leaving debt process said gambling addiction highlights described storyline fantastic fake death storyline announced june initially billed father time low finding dead body good opportunity pass swap identity jack jack forced slope night storyline compared death commenting clearly news stories canoe haven reached chester sunday mercury commented guilt deserved shades current john dead darwin court case comparisons confirmed storyline planned ahead media coverage case adding thought storyline far adding storyline sensitive issue likely cause controversy explained initially thought jack death brilliant idea lack sleep stress commented jack desperate easy added realise actions making situation worse felt gets events bitter twisted cynical learn mistakes way blame commented fake death favourite time serial relationships hannah hannah weekend away denmark rock roll band marry shotgun fashion announced storyline june beginning storyline hannah gone rails late manages tie knot particularly night denmark holy soap said wedding leave fans stunned described pair odd said sudden marriage doesn suddenly fall love hannah vice versa mad crazy things far drinks life bit mess regret home friends families horrified especially hannah family said hannah married try fit impress people added hannah gone willingly influence felt hannah stayed married parents attention begins dog decides stay married try dog proposes marriage hannah said plan hannah hannah wants begin turn twisted mind points married hannah dog plans pretend falling love motivated money tries fall love stabbed trying save hannah said proves hannah love life offers leave hannah rejects offer leaves wrote regards relationship affects turned corner marrying true friend helped eating disorders begins affair hannah mother son andrew moss friend announced storyline upset happy shoulder cry soon believe mess gets mate tries having explained romance saying lonely bit thrill older woman bit fun supports marital problems grow close begin affair husband throws home forcing allow decides leave spain asked choose said time early returns announces pregnant twins gives birth twins moves girlfriend nancy ends relationship march returns pays leave village accepts moves soon begin casual relationship later begin genuine affection helping difficult times lives said suitable previous relationships interview asked choose said time like things commented relationship calling relationship interesting port said felt person different body parts felt pair destructive elaborated saying unlike tony bring worst felt love life felt sensible choose relationship best daughter welfare later storyline announces intentions marry later joins marries plan dog intentions respective partners said indicates pair sides coin added motivated money hannah tony useful commented wouldn surprised worked want partners begs marry tony goes ahead wedding later plan tony called cold hearted added wouldn problems stabbing tony kind guy said beginning storyline realised got bit money begin sleeping caught tony continue tony divorce begins relationship agrees marry proposes day wedding declines stating wants holly better life financial security returns dies attempts romance fails later admitted tempted adding shocked felt pair spark romance ends discovers father engaged nancy felt gets pretty quickly moments person lets guard big wall comes doesn let anybody vulnerable begins helping plan wedding girlfriend nancy felt feelings storyline adding fully went away opined asking help plan wedding feel needed wanted felt plan split nancy little thinks surely going choose added trying wedding dresses thinks attempts kiss said worst possible thing thinks means thinks said longer interested said telling let leaves devastated added realises likes nancy says nancy wants accept felt relationship sex adding raw attraction work long term added good relationship pair lot added relationship matured recent goodbye scene great bring bit closure nancy begin relationship nancy nancy begin online dating december date arranged nancy comes watch date arrive evening continues pair realise attraction agree home said pair sort hated explaining feminist male pig felt pair begin relationship case attracting reason works added pair ways hard times known long commented pair seen eye eye think sit chat realise lot common think past didn want accept described relationship way chalk definitely bit cheesy nancy officially item original odd couple added totally love nancy nancy fox added beginning relationship relationship came writers audience nancy kept going asked surprised initially paired said yes scene got absolutely hilarious looked fox added thought going went throttle fox later explained pairing intended short term thing pair engaged proposes proposal accidental planned felt soon consider marrying nancy shortly engagement returns announces expecting babies father twin babies relationship nancy survive felt situation difficult nancy fine felt story interesting hoped pairing survive special nancy split moves babies nancy flat resume romance leaves takes children fox commented pair good parents lot growing adding hoped nancy stay long time enjoyed pairing fox later added love big soap wedding said couple future stray nancy continues push away think paranoid leaving good boy far long want man head december announced future storyline plan wedding surprise nancy announced tempted gambling addiction series producer commented storyline explaining organising wedding going smooth somebody organising added wedding long time coming couple going obstacles way self imposed caused external forces added event true style felt point relationship nancy explained feels nancy good feels felt nancy love life commented mill life happy getting dog pond relationship nancy plans wedding said wants nancy loves thinks surprise wedding explained lack funds lot hasn got friends felt idea end end upside mud felt wedding turn said thing hilarious wedding feelings said character incredibly excited especially hard work planning secret weeks weeks said feels like wedding going perfect day possible wait look nancy face realises went add things don planned said wants wedding ahead saying lovely married know think happy felt pair perfect match incredibly sweet brings nancy fun gives life bit order went feels pair destined jack nancy mother arrives village fox said margaret believes good nancy begins trying split pair fox said margaret tries nancy doubt relationship nancy witnesses embrace fox said confirms nancy saying true doesn love having affair questioned pair troubles fox said hope ash awful lot fun working love happily happy fox felt nancy discover plans wedding horrified good intentions fox later said nancy wants married babies happy nancy ready mother nancy marry explained felt relief wedding went ahead worried nancy good commented thinks characters work challenge time comical arguing ways typical man nancy typical woman married life affect couple said change giving bit relationship proves mean think stronger explaining went ahead planning surprise wedding said got pub feels like learned lessons come circle time doesn want mess wants right married having children look future girlfriend returns pregnant twins said doesn believe thinks wind threatens spain realises wants stops decides man dad kids days later help gives birth twins jack said chooses denial wants want lose nancy noted birth babies surprising finds situation expected deliver babies accept responsibility stated think moment changes little bit added step mark matures quickly felt enjoys father gives purpose life explained usually thinks thinking babies father commented previous antics ideal candidate father year storyline resolved pays return spain accepts money leaves taking jack leaving reception nominated sexiest male british soap awards sexiest male best villain inside soap awards funniest performance inside soap awards nominated best actor best actor funniest performance nominated best actor funniest performance sexiest male role inside soap awards nominated sexiest male award received nomination sexiest male nominated best actor best screen partnership nominated best actor choice awards inside soap awards nominated best actor sexiest male listed soap time 8th sexiest soap stars poll inside soap critic commented initially auburn haired forgettable played booth added distant big way decided history character branded rat splitting emily return sunday mercury said pain neck later called character nasty piece work stole father questioned jack like inside soap referred serial reliable saying relief appeared added characters relied deliver added tried tested characters helped rough patches given storylines deserved colleague sarah maintained held interest time soap saying prison helping father fake death battled gambling addiction known steal people break relationships digital spy responded negatively marriage hannah saying idea thought good idea marry green later said screen partnership worked better hannah green later dubbed dangerous liaison affair described laws sunday mercury said perfect match laws commented relationship making money misery romance commented pair nice decide con hannah tony intention tony wrote perfect money isn long looking way tony said sexual chemistry return daily_mail questioned haven getting sex sickness inside soap described nancy soap unlikely added clear comedy storyline buys nancy stephen opined better added nancy isn impressed learns family bridge nancy pregnant theory stephen colleague commented nancy spending time new job saying proved girl sense stephen later questioned nancy forgive planned surprise wedding notice loser forehead digital_spy questioned adjust labelled father nancy pregnant soap said good news favourite couple nancy discover going parents tonight episode got fingers toes crossed works time said nancy attitude perfect parents wait little went dad twins remember existed think got potential great daddy material stephen daily_mail questioned able hold hour stephen expressed subsequent money troubles saying money problems jack stephen later called money troubles old chestnut opined business wrong word stephen later compared greek government debt crisis money greece global financial security added viewers optimistic finances improving ladder climbs snake bring crawling earth criticised character original dress sense stating male doesn mean escape fashion police gone prison gold jewellery sinister string won long away crimes style fellow cast member plays opined character style best style character day string highlighted hair daily mail felt student wrong questioning drop faux chain shirts producer said thought brilliant actor added people comedy eye said favourite characters fellow producer spoke positively performance interview digital_spy stating think plays strong actor end year different character star commented performance calling serial strongest actors adding compelled watch screen richardson added makes laugh comedy vulnerability
Darren Osborne