fictional character bbc medical drama portrayed actor character appeared screen july episode tuesday child episode seventh series initially making guest appearance reprised role numerous times stating loved conception departed final time december episode sweet bitter love initial role world rights champion humorous surgical major storylines centered rule breaking including stealing returned anti drugs send african countries need performing experimental secretly theatres night perform charity operations african children relationship colleague nurse returning april character took darker turn self harm post traumatic stress following experience war torn received fans writers directors established enduring popularity seen invited programme regularly critics proved entirely favourable character commenting unrealistic quality storylines creation background announced comedian making guest appearance july year character playing disclosed storyline running time saw established character general surgical consultant griffin depart work brother hospital following attempt persuade home character introduced new friend colleague working brother clinic character given actually explained episode goes short meaning episode shot location formed bbc africa lives series aiming viewers rounded portrayal african life culture special editions favourite shows new commissions casting discussed surprised reaction encountered assuming role stating sure people surprised don toss liked like soap watch stuck love working mentioned cast member fan conception youngest daughter watch bonding exercise going far describe role dream commenting decision reprise role short term contracts stated don think handle longer regulars work hard basically don think alive stars described feeling intimidated prospect working alongside time stemming established fame explained thought going difficult beginning wasn speaking initially little shy things lot expect suddenly everybody doubled laughter won find doesn like added gets cast finds distance studios london homes makes casting role followed trend remarked television critic noted tendency producers hiring established actors including jesus star actress asked november actively sought known names fill new roles series producer responded lovely new member cast come bring audience want best actors star names cast best development personality describing character following october departure bbc attested rebellious surgeon anti authoritarian fight believed broke rules worked hard played hard wasn afraid push boundaries character referred editorials mentioning heavy drinking tendencies described alter ego great character things able away daily_mirror discussed personality trait finds hard conform bureaucracy risk afraid fight believes inevitably lands sorts trouble character return april saw drastic changes personality attested returned fragile state following traumatic incident genuinely horrible said transformation humorous like wit kind gone window funny feeling pointless things cruel cold actually funny character known taste bright flamboyant shirts sun noted return saw shadow self wearing far colourful reflection subdued state mind agreed new wardrobe shirts aren bright dazzling suits current mood early appearances appeared episode tuesday child pat colleague longstanding character living storyline saw eventually decide return leaving returned later series episode great expectations accompanied african patient operation displayed tendencies hand heart despite having forbidden hospital chairman proved instrumental convincing recently demoted leave practice medicine said storyline pleased positive ending miserable returned episode nephew kyle brought live liver revealed actually kyle father kyle mother brought child believing uncle father fictitious brother harry supposedly war hero living abroad family discussing storyline commented character typically drinking hasn warned arrival tells surgeon lined carry pulled wants proved able convince ahead operation talking allowing perform surgery despite influence alcohol kyle recovered came close admitting lost nerve minute departed despite confession loved character returned permanent basis june confessed old friend run father woman offered permanent position immediately retracted defied new protocol designated emergency theatre minor stone operation explained storyline promises patient operate immediately hospital rules book operating theatre day decides knee reaction kind authority initially plot strand set crossover sister casualty role instead filled casualty manager abandoned prior broadcast colleague following episode invasion favourable impression lord old family friend left briefly research project recommended lord revealed point returning months autumn series producer stated delighted adrian agreed come huge impact episodes involved explosive controversial storylines store character returns film anti arrived end series immediately embroiled illegal kidney patient discovered deception strained friendship came close losing job eventually decided pressure covering great bear making departed africa time began relationship acting sister departed confessed secret helped cover arrival new revealed stealing returned anti drugs hospital ship african countries need weeks discovered small supply desk assumed hiv positive failing extract confession terminated relationship misunderstanding resolved episodes later able win grand romantic gesture hospital car park soon investigation suspected corruption department stepped weeks intense investigation managed extract confession revealed admiration ways instead turning instructed leave immediately record intact penned post note bearing brief message goodbye fled country leaving devastated night operations returned episode human jungle initially furious resisted attempts win blaming death husband occurred absence resulted son taken foster care persisted able convince resume relationship said relationship time love loves think loves moving world wouldn money happy ending rolling stone emotionally wrong don think going work plus think pair probably fantastic sex life great time pub revealed return deal hospital manager agreed turn hospital struggling return allow use hospital theatres night operate african children charity scheme involved plan fell fired took vote confidence replaced refused proposal citing budget constraints aided returned decided ahead operations secured use theatre night events come head received charity patient episode duty care father cecil having previously told father dead attempted hide identity furious discover truth briefly worried father collapsed ill health ruined social services meeting decide son returned foster care rowed soon father died decided running charity father place departed leaving asked characters following second responded treated like dirt don know forgive love working gorgeous man post traumatic stress announced november returning spring revealed comes patient trauma happened africa expanding explained fragile state suffering post traumatic stress keeps hurting knows pretty agrees let stay place week nice guy horrible happened travels haven told know huge imagine horror stated appearance months doesn know character written time kind mental health issue emerged borne witness violent attack hospital working eventually leading checking psychiatric unit discovered treated mother convinced discharge return returned briefly december convinced proposing marriage reception light hearted comedic quality character brought focal point early reviews critic wrote second appearance laughing gas desperately short supply late need come prove heart fun job comedy cardiac specialist guest star saw working consultant easily imagine driving van big red plastic heart cracking open chest pulling bunch flowers comes lisa comes answer problems particular episode garnered million viewers percent audience share guardian digital_spy mentioning guest appearance decisive factor high rating early character personality deemed proved hit bosses got episodes shown september december want permanent fixture series producer said time huge impact episodes involved expressed delight agreed reprise role critic unrealistic storyline given character return deeming line essentially experiment illegal explaining sister patient intended pig kidney brother body bad news week digital_spy positive plot strand especially role stating cracking example excellent form medical drama year thanks small turn surgeon commented character storylines following return wrote conducting secret operations smuggled africa crack instant mind altering utterly addictive dubbed line don know people complain naive statement week explanation let covering operating arms dealer father hiding fact killed sister daughter secret jesus keeping quiet son heroin addiction yeah casualty department nurse secretly fixed dad test detect theme emerging proved popular character fans official fans awards voted fifth favourite male character series relationship voted fifth favourite series took time work itv sitcom stage reviewed poorly urging good announcing role going reprised sixth time mirror described return storyline
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