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Dr Helen Walker | |
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 Sophie Ward as Dr Helen Walker | |
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Episodes |
41 |
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Last Episode |
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Family |
Maxwell Hamilton (father) Grace Burton (mother) Dr Alexander Burton (stepfather) |
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Relationships |
Matthew Trent (husband, divorced) PC Rob Walker (husband) |
Dr Helen Walker (formerly Dr Helen Trent, deceased), was played by Sophie Ward. She appeared in 40 episodes from Who's Sorry Now to the show's 300th episode Accidents Happen, although she returned as a guest appearance in the last ever episode Sweet Sorrow.
Biography[]
Another in the long line of caring medical characters. Classy Helen was noted for her flowing golden tresses and her soft, posh voice. Helen moved to the area with her oily husband Matthew Trent, but they soon separated and she embarked upon an affair with PC Rob Walker while awaiting a divorce but still in fact married. Subsequently Helen's divorce was finalised and the two were married in the episode Keeping Secrets. She was killed in an explosion at the Aidensfield police house at the end of the 15th series (2 July 2006). The explosion resulted from a homemade bomb planted by a disturbed schoolboy as revenge for the death of his dog during a police chase accident. Dr Trent arrived in the episode Who's Sorry Now? to replace Dr Liz Merrick, and she immediately clashed with Jenny Merton, the pharmacist. Jenny didn't like all the changes that were happening. In In Sickness and in Health, Helen attended Liz Merrick and Ben Norton's wedding, which was overshadowed by Jenny's mental illness. She also commented on Rob's speech, saying that it was very witty. Helen was still married to Matthew at that point. In Hostage to Fortune, Helen was kidnapped and forced to treat a robber's girlfriend, who was shot. In Blast from the Past, Helen chucked Matthew out of their house. In The End of the Road, Helen was worried about Mr Andrews' heart, and ended up being kidnapped. In Family Ties, Helen was accused of euthanasia after Betty Hackett died suddenly. In Kith and Kin, Helen's father turned up unexpectedly and said he just wanted to see her because he was dying. Helen's father left her and her mother when she was ten. Helen finally married Rob in the episode Keeping Secrets. In The Dying of the Light, Helen and Rob returned from their honeymoon after their wedding. In Rustlers and Hustlers, things were awkward between Helen and Rob after they had a night of passion. In Shadows from the Past, Helen and Rob tried to protect a suspect and his mother when the Ashfordly team reinvestigated the murder of a young girl. In Bin Man, a journalist had been sent to Aidensfield to dig dirt on Helen ahead of her divorce from Matthew. In A Fresh Start, Rob and Helen embsrked upon a full-blown affair and in Wine and Roses, Rob and Helen attempted to patch things up after their break-up. In Keeping Secrets, Helen's mother didn't approve of the idea of her marrying Rob. In Accidents Happen, Helen moved into the Police House, but ended up dying when the place was blown up by a young boy.
Relationships[]
Aidensfield village " bobbies "
PC Rob Walker[]
Helen first met PC Rob Walker, after she moved to Aidensfield with Matthew, her first husband. She moved into the Surgery after Matthew's mistress turned up out of the blue in Blast from the Past and chucked him out of the house. She then began an affair with Rob while she was waiting for a divorce from Matthew. In O Guilty Man, Matthew made a complaint to Sgt. George Miller about Rob who should have been on duty at the time. Rob was indeed in fact, staying overnight at Helen's. Rob and Helen eventually got married but sadly their marriage ended in tragedy when Helen died a few weeks later in an explosion at the Aidensfield Police House. Rob eventually went on leave to get over Helen's death and by the sixteenth series, it was clear that he was still grieving for her and Nurse Carol Cassidy said their relationship couldn't work while he was still doing so.
Other Ashfordly Police
PC Alfred "Alf" Ventress
PC Philip "Phil" Montgomery Bellamy
PC Geoffrey "Geoff" Younger
Ashfordly Police sergeants
Sgt Dennis Ian Merton
Sgt George Miller
Medical staff
Aidensfield doctors
Dr Liz Merrick
Other medical staff
Jenny Merton
Aidensfield Arms staff
Georgina "Gina" Ward
Oscar Blaketon
"Loveable rogue " lineage
Vernon Scripps
Peggy Armstrong
Aidensfield Garage staff
Bernard "Bernie" Scripps
David Stockwell
Rosemary "Rosie" Cartwright
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