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|job = emergency
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|image = HarryHarperS22E26Infobox.jpg
|actor = Simon MacCorkindale
 
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|former_occupation = [[Consultant]] in [[emergency medicine]]
|gender = Male
 
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|former_occupation2 = Member of Parliament for [[Holby]]
|First Appearance = 8 June 2002
 
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|former_placeofwork = [[Emergency department]], [[Holby City Hospital]]
|Last Appearance = 8 March 2008
 
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|former_placeofwork2 = Parliament of the United Kingdom
|Status = Alive
 
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|spouse = [[Beth Harper]] <small>(until 2003; her death)</small>
|Occupation = Clinical Lead
 
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|children = [[Tally Harper|Tally]]<br>[[Kizzy Harper|Kizzy]]<br>[[Daisy Harper|Daisy]]<br>[[Jordan Harper|Jordan]]<br>[[Ollie Harper|Ollie]]
|Spouses = Beth Harper(Divorced)
 
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|first = [[Denial]]
|Children = Jordan Harper <br> Ollie Harper <br> Tally Harper <br> Kizzy Harper <br> Daisy Harper
 
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|firstdate = 8 June 2002
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|last = [[Thicker than Water (series 22)|Thicker than Water]]
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|lastdate = 8 March 2008
 
|portrayed = [[Simon MacCorkindale]]
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'''Harry Harper''' is a former [[consultant]] in [[emergency medicine]] who worked in [[Holby City Hospital]]'s [[emergency department]]. He joined the department in [[June]] [[2002]] following the resignation of [[Max Gallagher]].
   
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== Biography ==
Charismatic, authoritative and chivalrous, Harry was a father figure to the ED team, despite his own troubled personal life. On Harry's first day at Holby he ran into his old flame Selina. Delighted to see her he invited her to dinner that evening, cancelling a driving lesson with his teenage daughter, Tally. Tally persuaded her mother to take her instead but they were involved in an accident and her mum died. Harry took his sadness out on Tally and developed a problem with anti-depressants, forging prescriptions to obtain them.
 
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=== Joining the emergency department ===
Harry had a long running war with registrar Simon - which escalated when Simon started sleeping with Tally. When he dumped her for Harry's friend Lana, Tally attempted suicide.
 
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In [[June]] [[2002]], in the wake of [[consultant]] [[Max Gallagher]]'s resignation, Harry was brought into [[Holby City Hospital]]'s [[emergency department]] as a locum. ([[Casualty|CAS]]: "[[Denial]]")
Harry then began a relationship with nurse Ellen Zitek, who became pregnant. Harry proposed, believing it was the right thing to do, but Ellen turned him down. It transpired that Ellen had a cancerous molar pregnancy. She was later hit by a motorbike and died, leaving Harry distraught.
 
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He decided to go into politics when the department was threatened with closure, winning the local bi-election. Following his last shift at the hospital, Harry and Selena slept together. After several months in Westminster, Harry returned to the department, having arranged for the Secretary of State for Health to visit. Harry and Selena were held at gunpoint by a patient's wife, and Selena declared her love for Harry before taking a bullet for him and dying. Following a bomb scare in the hospital, junior doctor Guppy convinced Harry to return, in the role of Consultant Manager.
 
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== Relationships ==
When Ruth attempted suicide, Harry decided to make her diary - which made clear how the NHS failed her - public, and was forced to resign.
 
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=== Professional ===
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==== [[Lara Stone]] ====
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On Harry's first day in the emergency department, he disagreed with Lara's decision to keep a woman named [[Melanie Collier]], who had been raped, in the ED and urged her to liaise with [[obs and gynae]] and the rape suite. After Melanie's husband [[David Collier|David]] complained to Harry about Lara, Harry told Lara to stick to protocol and "lose the attitude". When Lara attended her interview for the [[registrar]] position, she was dismayed to learn that Harry was a member of the panel. Later that day, when Harry caught Lara arguing with [[Lisa "Duffy" Duffin|Duffy]], he ordered Lara to take a break. ([[Casualty|CAS]]: "[[Denial]]")
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== Trivia ==
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* On Harry's [[8 June|first day]] working at the ED, he was forced to bring his son [[Jordan Harper|Jordan]] and infant daughter [[Daisy Harper|Daisy]] to work with him due to his wife [[Beth Harper|Beth]] dismissing their childminder.
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== Behind the scenes ==
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[[Simon MacCorkindale]] portrayed Harry Harper in ''[[Casualty]]'' from 2002 until 2008. On 14 October 2010, MacCorkindale died of cancer.
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Harry Harper is a former consultant in emergency medicine who worked in Holby City Hospital's emergency department. He joined the department in June 2002 following the resignation of Max Gallagher.

Biography

Joining the emergency department

In June 2002, in the wake of consultant Max Gallagher's resignation, Harry was brought into Holby City Hospital's emergency department as a locum. (CAS: "Denial")

Relationships

Professional

Lara Stone

On Harry's first day in the emergency department, he disagreed with Lara's decision to keep a woman named Melanie Collier, who had been raped, in the ED and urged her to liaise with obs and gynae and the rape suite. After Melanie's husband David complained to Harry about Lara, Harry told Lara to stick to protocol and "lose the attitude". When Lara attended her interview for the registrar position, she was dismayed to learn that Harry was a member of the panel. Later that day, when Harry caught Lara arguing with Duffy, he ordered Lara to take a break. (CAS: "Denial")

Trivia

  • On Harry's first day working at the ED, he was forced to bring his son Jordan and infant daughter Daisy to work with him due to his wife Beth dismissing their childminder.

Behind the scenes

Simon MacCorkindale portrayed Harry Harper in Casualty from 2002 until 2008. On 14 October 2010, MacCorkindale died of cancer.