Zara Carmichael
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| Portrayed by | Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh | ||||||||
| Duration | 2009– | ||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1610 4 June 2009 |
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| Introduced by | Peter Eryl Lloyd | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | General practitioner | ||||||||
| Home | Letherbridge | ||||||||
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| Father | Jed Grey |
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| Mother | Francis Grey |
| Husband | Dr Daniel Granger |
| Sons | Joe Carmichael |
Dr. Zara Carmichael MBBS BSc MD FRCS is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera Doctors, played by Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh. Zara was introduced as the new general practitioner at The Mill. She made her first appearance on 4 June 2009 and remained a regular until April 2012 when Dermot-Walsh left to go on maternity leave, she returned for a brief appearance in December 2012 before returning full-time in February 2013 until September 2015 when Dermot-Walsh left again to go on maternity leave. Dermot-Walsh returned full-time from March 2016 onwards.
Since her arrival the character has been involved in a number of different storylines including being kidnapped and having an affair with Jack Hollins (Nicolas Woodman), pregnancy and birth of son Joe Carmichael as well as suffering with post-natal depression and her on and off relationship with Daniel Granger (Matthew Chambers).
Zara first appeared in June 2009 when Heston Carter (Owen Brenman), Julia Parsons (Diane Keen) and Lily Hassan (Seeta Indrani) were interviewing for a new GP. Zara then later arrived at The Mill and was introduced, while Melody Bell (Elizabeth Bower)'s leaving party was in full swing. Daniel Granger (Matthew Chambers) had been trying to impress Zara. She asked him out for drink which he turned down. But since then he was keen to impress her again, and they continuously kept flirting with each other. Zara later turned up at Daniel's apartment, she then slept with him but ended the relationship right after, stating that they needed to get it out of the way before they could work together.
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