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Louis Charles Fairhead (born 14 September 1996) is the son of Charlie Fairhead and Baz Wilder.

Biography[]

Louis was born to Charlie Fairhead and Baz Wilder in 1996. Just following his parents' marriage in 1998, Baz left Charlie and took Louis to live with her in Canada. Following her death in 2004, he was put into the full time custody of his father. Although Louis was taken care of, he began to feel resentment to his father due to his dedication to his job at the ED.

In November 2007, upset that his dad kept putting his job before him To cope Louis began getting involved with the wrong crowd in school and took to smoking cannabis and bunking off. After his friends accidentally set the store cupboard on the school on fire the three of them leave in a rush leaving the rest of the pupils and staff in panic. Charlie is terrified of Louis' whereabouts when he fails to be brought in to the hospital. He later discovers an unharmed Louis playing pool at the local youth centre. Charlie is furious with Louis for what has happened. (CAS: How Soon Is Now).

The events of the fire cause pressure on Charlie as he tried to keep his teenager son in check. Charlie leaves the ED after striking a patient and being forced to resign by Harry Harper. He promises to put Louis first. (CAS: (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?).

In 2010 Louis got his partner Shona Wark pregnant, but avoided all responsibility by moving away and never got to meet his daughter Megan, who was temporarily taken care of by his father.

Louis began living abroad in Romania in 2015, where he began to suffer drug addiction. He offered to have his kidney donated to pay off his debts to a criminal. Charlie and Connie Beauchamp went to see Louis and brought him back home, with Charlie ramming a pursuing gangster off the road. (CAS:"Exile").

After going to rehab and getting clean Louis later attended Max Walker and Zoe Hanna's wedding. Upset that his dad wouldn't give him the money for a flat he starts to drink heavily. Later, an intoxicated Louis got into a fight with Max leading to a fire starting at the wedding reception venue. Louis leaves in a panic after Charlie kneels over, having a heart attack, (CAS: A Child's Heart - Part One). Charlie ended up in hospital, although managed to pull through. Louis goes to see his father and reunites with Duffy who is shocked at how much Louis has grown. (CAS: A Child's Heart - Part Two).

As of 2024, Louis is now living in Cyprus. When Charlie decided to retire after 37 years of service, he revealed to Stevie Nash that he would be flying over to Cyrpus to visit Louis. (CAS: Charlie).

Trivia[]

  • Although Louis was born during the episode "Chain Reactions" which aired in September 1996, the year of his birth was retconned in 2007 in order to age the character up, changing his year of birth to 1992. This is despite the fact Baz was absent from Charlie's life from 1987 to 1995.
  • Gregory Forsyth-Foreman played the role on a recurring basis from 2007 to 2010, and reprised the part in 2015.

References[]

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