Mark Richie is the estranged convicted child offender ex-husband of Rita Freeman. He first visited the ED in 2014 after having been badly assaulted whilst in prison. In early 2015 following their divorce, he once again ended up visiting the ED only for Rita to tell him it was over for good.
Biography
At some point before or after his and Rita's separation, Mark was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a teenage girl. In August 2014, he returned to the ED after having been released from prison and refused to have treatment unless he could speak to Rita who was in a meeting at the time. Many of the staff were shocked by the revelations as she had told them all that he was dead. Eventually, he left the ED after trying to get Rita back, but she said no. Rita was further angered by his reluctant attitude to signing their divorce papers.
In January 2015 following the divorce, Mark returned to the ED at the same time that Connie's daughter Grace went missing, leading her to the assumption that Mark was responsible. This caused her to take out her anger on Rita, even after it was proven that Mark wasn't responsible. Rita made it clear that she wanted to have no further interactions with him.
Behind the scenes
Joel Beckett portrayed Mark in 2014 and 2015. In a trailer released in March 2016, Mark can be seen in several scenes, confirming Beckett's reprisal of the character in 2016.
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