Niamh Donoghue
| Niamh Donoghue | |||||
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| Doctors character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Jessica Regan | ||||
| Duration | 2014–16 | ||||
| First appearance |
Episode 2716 1 May 2014 | ||||
| Last appearance |
Episode 3139 1 April 2016 | ||||
| Introduced by | Peter Eryl Lloyd | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
| Profile | |||||
| Occupation | General practitioner | ||||
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Dr. Niamh Donoghue is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, played by Jessica Regan. Niamh was introduced as a General practitioner at The Mill. She made her first appearance on 1 May 2014.
Development
Producer Peter Lloyd promised more to come form popular young couple Al Haskey and Niamh, Lloyd continued: "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.[1]
Storylines
Her early storylines include moving in with Emma Reid (Dido Miles) and Ayesha Lee (Laura Rollins), and dealing with the fact that she could'nt save a patient dying. 20th March 2016, Regan announced her departure from Doctors. Her final storyline was illegally smuggling her lover's son to Switzerland for life-saving treatment without his mother's will. She was then later sacked, heading off in a taxi to the airport en route to Ireland after sharing a heartfelt goodbye with Al Haskey (Ian Midlane). Niamh's final scenes aired on 1 April.
Reception
Regan won 'Best Newcomer' at the 2015 British Soap Awards.[2] Regan's win marked the first time Doctors had won an awards at the event since 2010. Speaking to Digital Spy about the result, Lorna Laidlaw who plays Mrs Tembe 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."[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Doctors lines up Christmas 'tragedy'". 12 November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "EastEnders leads British Soap Awards". 16 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Doctors stars react to Soap Awards win". 21 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2016.