Connie Beauchamp

Connie Beauchamp
Holby City and Casualty character
Amanda Mealing as Connie Beauchamp
First appearance	"In at the Deep End" 1 June 2004 (Holby City) "Casualty@Holby City – Part One" 26 December 2004 (Casualty)
Last appearance	"Protect and Serve" 30 August 2016 (Holby City)
Portrayed by	Amanda Mealing
Spinoff(s)	Casualty@Holby City
Duration	2004–10, 2014–
Introduced by	Kathleen Hutchison (2004) Mervyn Watson (2004–05) Richard Stokes (2005) Belinda Campbell (2007) Oliver Kent (2014, 2016)
Information
Occupation	Lead Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Family	William Chase (father) Lionel Jackson (great-uncle)
Spouse(s)	Michael Beauchamp (divorced)
Significant other(s)	Ric Griffin Will Curtis Mubbs Hussein Sam Strachan John Grayson Jacob Masters
Children	Grace Beauchamp
Nationality	English

Constance "Connie" Beauchamp is a fictional character from the BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty, portrayed by actress Amanda Mealing. She first appeared in the series six, episode 35, "In at the Deep End", broadcast on 1 June 2004, and appeared in Holby City's sister show Casualty multiple times, having already appeared in crossover Casualty@Holby City episodes. Mealing continued her role as Connie until the thirteenth series of Holby City, departing in the 28 December 2010 episode "Snow Queens". Connie's role in Holby City was that of Clinical Lead of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Darwin, and Joint Director of Surgery.

It was announced on 23 July 2013 that Mealing would be reprising her role as Connie, but in Casualty. Connie Beauchamp was introduced as a consultant in emergency medicine, in March 2014, over three years since her last appearance in Holby City. Later, in June 2014, Connie's role within Casualty became Clinical Lead.

In the character's introductory episode, she ends her first day at Holby City Hospital by sleeping with colleague Ric Griffin. Mealing explained: "Ric comes along and thinks 'Hello she's a bit tasty' and when he realises she is also a phenomenal surgeon he is rather smitten with her. They spend the day flirting with each other and then, at the end of the day, she and Griffin get it on in his office - even though she's married! Connie then literally leaves him in his underpants saying 'Oh by the way, I'm your boss, so don't be late tomorrow' - That's the sort of woman she is". Connie goes on to begin a flirtation with her Registrar, Will Curtis, although their initial professional relationship is a strained one, with Mealing offering the insight: "being a military boy, he finds it difficult to take orders from a woman so they have a complete headlock". The two characters later share a kiss, although this is the extent of their romantic involvement. Mealing describes the event as follows: "Connie insists that Will goes along to Ric Griffin's 50th and when he arrives, he finds Connie, usually suited and stern, completely transformed. She pulls out all the stops to seduce him - and he finally gives in. [After they kiss] Connie walks off saying "I just needed to know I could have you". She does it to remind him who's in charge. In someway she does like him but she has to say no for now". Mealing's relationship with co-star Noah Huntley was markedly different off-screen, with the actress explaining: "Sometimes it's hard and I have to apologise for relentlessly going on at him. But at the end of the day we'll go to the bar and it's just us again. We get on really well, which makes the on-screen relationship work".