Adrian Fletcher (character)

Adrian Fletcher
Casualty and Holby City character
Alex Walkinshaw as Adrian Fletcher
First appearance	"Zero Sum Game" 7 July 2012 (Casualty) "Star Crossed Lovers" 12 August 2014 (Holby City)
Last appearance	"Too Old for This Shift" 27 August 2016 (Casualty)
Portrayed by	Alex Walkinshaw
Information
Occupation	Director of Nursing (prev. staff nurse, senior staff nurse, ward manager)
Spouse(s)	Natalie Fletcher (until 2015)
Significant other(s)	Colette Sheward Tess Bateman
Children	Evie Fletcher Mikey Fletcher Ella Fletcher Theo Fletcher

Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas Casualty and Holby City, portrayed by actor Alex Walkinshaw. He first appeared in the twenty-sixth series episode "Zero Sum Game", broadcast on 7 July 2012. Fletch was a Staff Nurse in Holby City Hospital's emergency department upon his arrival, but was promoted to Senior Staff Nurse in 2013. On 1 April 2014, Walkinshaw announced his departure from Casualty, but revealed that he would be reprising his role as the ward manager of the fictitious AAU ward in spin-off show Holby City. Fletch departed Casualty on 29 June 2014 and made his debut on Holby City on 12 August 2014, over six weeks later. Walkinshaw reprised his role in Casualty for the 30th anniversary episode "Too Old for This Shift", which aired on 27 August 2016.

The character was announced on 13 March 2012, along with the casting of Alex Walkinshaw and his departure from Waterloo Road as Jez Diamond. Walkinshaw was due to begin filming the following month at Casualty's new home, Cardiff. Speaking of his character Fletch, Walkinshaw commented: "He's the ultimate cheeky chappy - the kind of entertaining bloke you'd really want to go down the pub and have a laugh with, whether you're male or female. He's into football, rugby, beer and beautiful women - only to flirt with and admire, though - he's a devoted family man which just makes him all the more attractive. Personally, I can't wait to get to know him better myself!"Casualty's executive producer, Johnathan Young commented: "We're absolutely thrilled to welcome Alex to the Casualty team. He's brings bags of talent, a wealth of experience and a cheeky sense of humour to rival Fletch's!" Fletch originally trained as a mechanic, but ended up losing his business. When his wife Natalie, originally called Keila, went into labour with their third child and found herself in Holby's ED, Fletch saw the hard work of the nursing staff and decided it was the career for him. By arriving back in the ED, Fletch is returning to the birthplace of his daughter and his inspiration. It was mentioned that Fletch's first episode would be airing in June and Lloyd would be his mentor. Walkinshaw's first scenes were scheduled to air on 30 June, but was rescheduled due to the extended coverage of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Instead, his first scenes aired on 7 July.