fictional character bbc medical drama portrayed actress appeared february december series episode series episode sweet bitter love minor appearance years prior cast later asked return permanent role departed pregnant second child nurse single mother constantly trying balance career child love life storylines subjected domestic abuse husband temporarily lose son foster care alcoholic getting life track departs moving partner adrian august female performance award fourth screen nation awards portrayal granted honourable mention category following year character criticised storylines manner reflect real nurses development casting prior cast appearances sister casualty patient series episode patient relative series episode trapped approached returning permanent role bbc casting director responsible casting fellow newcomers series meetings years birth child agreed readily despite nervous signing long contract having claimed sixteen months previously desire work long running serial quality long term recurring characters stating watch lots love watching think frustrating character idiot think drive mad pick script think kissing explained change heart stemmed mother early years marriage fellow actor couple struggled financially added expense birth daughter verge giving acting career begin business franchise joining cast disclosed loved uncertainty acting loved month morocco stage play thing summer started thinking nice look job couple weeks nice stay going working intermittently came grateful signed year contract play expired october announced october departing order second child said decision leave strange sad time great time miss decision purely pregnant wasn ready character sorry let personality announcing character arrival described survivor lot life firstly losing dream career runner escaping violent marriage stated gives benefit doubt strong loyal wouldn want cross habit picking wrong men mind volatile pushed come son max eager start onwards character portrayed increasingly emotionally unstable having world crash following storylines including death husband son request taken foster care emotional instability continued worsened abrupt ending relationship character seen develop blown alcoholism series producer said storyline important cover topics relevant today day people medical profession deal patients drink drug problems plus fact staff suffering hospitals real life speaking struggle deal addiction added work hard life long way hopefully light end tunnel discussing storyline saw companion violently attack colleague stated makes finally accept stuart capable sees huge feels instincts people wrong ends running think needs leave plot strand saw resort drinking work decide quit job talked nursing consultant explained suggests takes worry time deal problems needs work right think leave end simply going home buying loads cheap asked able overcome addiction regain custody son responded hope trouble good parent max lots time reflect relationships involved romantic relationships time said relationship hasn got great taste men likes good looking cave thing doesn check soft gentle sensitive gorgeous look hasn learned look bit deeper cast husband harvey commented previous relationship think split volatile learn harvey think reason split expanded relationship got harvey harvey brings worst ends difficult knew handle maybe work doesn asked july hoped long run responded like laugh big belly laughs like find man attractive work understand months interview character romantically linked newcomer guest star general surgical consultant played departed returned times breaking reuniting multiple occasions asked february responded treated like dirt don know forgive love working gorgeous man ultimately left moving storylines arrives general agency nurse episode makes good impression consultant invited position boyfriend begins working hospital briefly renew relationship tires breaks retaliation kidnaps son max alcohol sending coma husband harvey manage max time save harvey tells unfit mother filing sole custody son harvey fight brief custody battle revealed max bullying classmates parents realise need set aside differences son sake shortly begins relationship new general surgical consultant helps cover illegal performed keeps quiet discovers stealing shipping returned anti drugs african hospitals need illegal dealings uncovered forced flee country devastating shaken departure max falls ill food poisoning episode feast realises needs male influence life allows harvey harvey physically abusive suspended work police officer begins drinking heavily harvey discovers bought pair fall culminating harvey falling death hospital roof max witnessed blames mother causing result taken foster care social services decide return custody requests remain new foster home returns initially advances ultimately resume relationship moving makes drunken proposal episode bad reputation laughs joke assumes seen develop increasing dependence alcohol son abruptly terminates relationship order africa alcohol dependence continues devastated max applies work leading deaths patients admits alcoholic agrees begin attending meetings initially goes supported new consultant alcoholic confidence damaged stuart violently attacks colleague resorts drinking attempts hand notice persuades voluntary time deal problems shocked returns contemplating going alcohol managing resist episode send flowers unexpectedly reunited max arrives hospital visit foster brother patient care argument max suffers cardiac arrest requires operation suspects neglected foster mother max initially highly defensive stern talking right thing max admits social worker foster mother frequently delighted finally asks come home briefly reveals subject attack leaves check psychiatric hospital finds treated post traumatic stress mother convince discharge return shortly max accepted prestigious football academy netherlands hands notice intent leaving max convinces return initially refuses comes realise max wants happy agrees leave proposes marriage reception august female performance award screen nation awards portrayal character screen nation awards saw receive honourable mention female performance failed time achieved mild popularity fans voted fans fifth favourite newcomer series official voted fifth favourite couple series following year awards level character storylines nurses heavily criticised lead article july issue magazine tackled nurses popular culture discussing ease writers attach terrible storylines caring profession stating nurses prostitutes pay bills nurses kill husbands nurses abuse system way storylines good people bad things makes excellent entertainment bald fact real life nurses jobs aren entertaining nonsense personality led mixed reviews press number episodes central storylines reviewed publications picks day introductory episode death husband surprise return boyfriend fiery stance resulted assessment viewing perspective character members staff descent alcoholism drew sympathetic reviews quick writing character let hope pulls gets son meets man wants critic opined character normal reliable members cast criticized handling alcoholism storyline stating character alcoholic overnight october drinks industry body official complaint communications scene depicted drinking shots following day work body chief executive claimed failing negative consequences action series presenting highly irresponsible portrayal excessive rapid drinking received total complaints incident response accusation expect bbc greater care portrayal alcohol programmes bbc released statement tying complaint closely alcoholism storyline played time explaining middle storyline key character problems personal professional life alcohol storyline fully depicts negative impact alcohol workplace seen seek help alcoholism audience road recovery popular culture november children need charity included segment featuring cast performing version hung madonna featured prominently sketch performing song bridge providing vocals introduction november children need appeal contained musical performance cast members alongside young thomas provided backing vocals performed soul version signature song respect june bbc cooking programme broadcast special featuring competing cooking skills pair discussed characters relationship storylines
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