Edward "Eddie" McAllister is a former junior doctor who worked in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital in 2018. Before working in the ED, he worked on the hospital's Orthopaedics Ward.
Biography
In March 2018, Eddie competed with Bea Kinsella on the Orthopaedics Ward for a place on the international trauma course. In surgery, Alex Broadhurst asked to finish installing a plate onto a patient, but he soon asked Bea to do it instead after experiencing problems with one of his contact lenses. As Bea tightened the final screw, the drill bit chipped on something, but Eddie told her to leave it, believing that the damage was superficial. Afterwards, Eddie took credit for completing the procedure, infuriating Bea. At dinner, after the patient suffered lead poisoning, Bea covered for Eddie and took responsibility for the blunder.[1]
In April, Eddie began his first shift in the emergency department. He impressed his mentor Alicia Munroe when he used his past experiences of caring for disabled people to help him treat a severely autistic patient. That evening, he joined his new colleagues for a celebratory drink at The Hope & Anchor.[2] In May, Ethan pitted Eddie against Bea to see who could treat and discharge the most patients in a single shift, and he asked Alicia to mentor him. By the end of the shift, Bea won by a narrow margin, and they went to the pub to celebrate. There, Eddie and Alicia had a drink together and shared a kiss. They then decided to go to Alicia's house.[3] The following morning, Alicia was left traumatised by her experience with him, and actively tried to avoid him at work.[4]
In June, Eddie was surprised to learn that Ethan Hardy was his new mentor and tried to contact Alicia. After a confrontation in the lift, he realised that she was afraid of him. She also tried to avoid him by swapping all of her shifts. Later that day, Eddie asked Alicia if they could put their one-night stand behind them, and she reluctantly agreed.[5] In July, Alicia started to lose her temper with Eddie at work and, in anger, told a patient that he was paralysed. When it transpired that his paralysis was only temporary, he decided to take responsibility for the blunder.[6]
Behind the scenes
Joe Gaminara initially portrayed Eddie on Casualty for one episode in March 2018. He reprised his role the following month and made several additional appearances as a recurring character over the next four months.
Notes and references
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