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Letting Go
Episode 38
Connie feels Will's bedside manner needs improving and makes it clear she has no respect for his privileged upbringing. She orders him to go out for a drink with her and discovers a few surprising secrets about his background. Diane returns to work for the first time since her sister's death, but some of her colleagues think she hasn't given herself enough time to deal with the grief, or taking on the responsibility of raising Joanna's child. When she breaks down during the shift, it becomes clear she blames herself for the tragedy
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Movie/Drama
Soap/Melodrama/Folkloric
Cast & Crew
Amanda Mealing
(Actor)
.. Connie Beauchamp
Noah Huntley
(Actor)
.. Will Curtis
Patricia Potter
(Actor)
.. Diane Lloyd
Art Malik
(Actor)
.. Zubin Khan
Tina Hobley
(Actor)
.. Chrissie Williams
Mark Moraghan
(Actor)
.. Owen Davis
Luisa Bradshaw-White
(Actor)
.. Lisa Fox
Verona Joseph
(Actor)
.. Jess Griffin
Sharon Maughan
(Actor)
.. Tricia Williams
Kelly Adams
(Actor)
.. Mickie Hendrie
Deborah Poplett
(Actor)
.. Anna Chandler
Faith Edwards
(Actor)
.. Mila Mehta
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Ken Jones
Meg Wynn Owen
(Actor)
.. Anna Jones
Alexa Gibb
(Actor)
.. Liz Hanlon
Elizabeth Edmond
(Actor)
.. June Hanlon
David Groves
(Actor)
.. Dave Dawson
Helen Griffin
(Actor)
.. Sarah Greenwood
Aileen Goss
(Writer)
Michael Offer
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Amanda Mealing
(Actor)
.. Connie Beauchamp
Born:
April 22, 1968
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Connie Beauchamp in Holby City and Casualty.
Early-life:
Amanda Jane Mealing was born in London on April 22, 1968 and grew up in Dulwich, South London. The youngest of four children, she is the only adopted member of her family. Her older brother, who was 14 years her senior, died after using heroin when she was 15. At the age of six, Amanda made her professional debut in a Julie Andrews TV special. She started taking Saturday classes at the Italia Conti Academy, before enrolling full-time when she was nine. As a child star, she went on to land roles in Just William, The Morecambe & Wise Show, and Grange Hill.
Career:
Mealing went on to appear G.B.H., Anglo Saxon Attitudes, The House of Eliott, The Darling Buds of May and The Detectives. She had recurring roles in Jake's Progress, The Grand, and The Lakes. She joined the cast of Holby City in 2004, playing cardiothoracic consultant Connie Beauchamp. During a break from the series, she appeared in Strike Back: Project Dawn, Death in Paradise, and Law and Order: UK. In 2014, she reprised her role as Connie Beauchamp in Holby City sister show Casualty.
Quote:
On her Connie Beauchamp character: 'She's on a mission to take over, and she doesn't care whose toes she has to step on to do it.'
Trivia:
Mealing discovered that her birth mother modelled for Biba in London during the 1960s and her biological father was a half-Sierra Leonean poet and activist. The day after giving birth to her second son, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She made a full recovery.
Noah Huntley
(Actor)
.. Will Curtis
Patricia Potter
(Actor)
.. Diane Lloyd
Art Malik
(Actor)
.. Zubin Khan
Born:
November 13, 1952
in
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Best Known For:
The Jewel In The Crown and A Passage To India.
Early-life:
Born Athar Ul-Haque on November 13, 1952, in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. One of six children, he moved to London when he was two. At the age of 10 he was sent to boarding school in Pakistan to 'rediscover his roots', returning to England a year later. He had his first theatrical experience at school and decided he wanted to act, a choice that didn't please his parents. He tried business studies before winning a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1974.
Career:
Malik took on minor roles until his big break came in The Jewel In The Crown. During the filming, director David Lean headhunted him for A Passage To India. Both were released in 1984, bringing Malik instant fame. In demand ever since, he has appeared in a host of TV and movie productions, including Bond movie The Living Daylights. He established himself as a movie villain in 1994 action blockbuster True Lies, and played a special needs teacher in acclaimed thriller Clockwork Mice. In recent years, Malik has appeared on the small screen in Life Support, Hotel!, Messiah, Holby City, The Nativity, Upstairs Downstairs, and Borgia.
Quote:
'Am I a star? I hope not, because star is just rats spelled backwards.'
Trivia:
Malik was on the verge of being declared bankrupt before he landed a lucrative role in True Lies.
Tina Hobley
(Actor)
.. Chrissie Williams
Born:
May 20, 1972
in
London
Best Known For:
Holby City and her Corrie days.
Early-life:
Very shy as a child, London-born Tina was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. Hobley enrolled with a very strict speech and drama teacher, whom she adored and stayed with for many years, before moving from there to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (WDADA).
Career:
Hobley is best known for playing feisty ward sister Chrissie Williams in BBC medical drama Holby City. After graduating from WDADA, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley starred in a number of TV dramas, including Coronation Street, Harbour Lights and The Bill. In 2014, she took part in Celebrity MasterChef. She has also appeared in All Star Mr & Mrs, Comic Relief Does Fame Academy and Big Star's Little Star with her daughter Olivia. In early 2016, she was a contestant on Channel 4's sporting reality show The Jump.
Quote:
'I haven't lived the normal actor's life, where I don't know where my next job is coming from - but that in itself feels exciting.'
Trivia:
Hobley supports the Starlight Foundation.
Mark Moraghan
(Actor)
.. Owen Davis
Luisa Bradshaw-White
(Actor)
.. Lisa Fox
Born:
December 09, 1974
in
London
Best Known For:
This Life, Holby City and EastEnders.
Early-life:
Luisa was born in London on December 9, 1974. She has an older sister, Sasha. She got into acting at a young age and portrayed Maria Watts in Grange Hill between 1991 and 1994.
Career:
Bradshaw-White's first break came in 1996, when she played Kira in popular BBC drama This Life. She went on to make guest appearances in A Touch of Frost, The Bill, Birds of a Feather and London's Burning. She had recurring roles in Bad Girls and Holby City. In 2013, she joined the cast of EastEnders as Tina Carter.
Quote:
'I was only 19 when I was in This Life and all the attention was mental. There were all these parties. It was full on and it was very difficult to keep grounded.'
Trivia:
She is a vegetarian.
Verona Joseph
(Actor)
.. Jess Griffin
Sharon Maughan
(Actor)
.. Tricia Williams
Kelly Adams
(Actor)
.. Mickie Hendrie
Deborah Poplett
(Actor)
.. Anna Chandler
Faith Edwards
(Actor)
.. Mila Mehta
Barry Jackson
(Actor)
.. Ken Jones
Meg Wynn Owen
(Actor)
.. Anna Jones
Alexa Gibb
(Actor)
.. Liz Hanlon
Elizabeth Edmond
(Actor)
.. June Hanlon
David Groves
(Actor)
.. Dave Dawson
Helen Griffin
(Actor)
.. Sarah Greenwood
Aileen Goss
(Writer)
Michael Offer
(Director)
