Mercedes Christie

Mercedes Christie is a young female resident of Holby. In January 2016, she found herself in money troubles, which resulted in a debt collector coming by her house, but she was unable to acquire the funds.

Following her encounter with the debt collector, she collected some valuables from her home and headed for the local park. Whilst she was there, she noticed Noel standing near the public toilets on his phone. A seemingly easy target, Mercedes pulled up her hood and covered her face and attempted to take his phone. However, when Noel managed to push her away, she whacked him across the head with a plank of wood, and ran away. Big Mac had witnessed the attack from inside the toilets, but was too cowardly to come out.

Later in the day, she went to the ED to see if Noel was okay. Big Mac was going to hand her in, but Mac had gone along with a cover story that he scared the attacker away. Mercedes knew this, and asked for the £70 she needed in order for her to keep his story safe. At the end of the day, she met with Big Mac outside the ED where he gave her the money, and asked never to see her again.

Behind the scenes
Former S Club 7 member Hannah Spearritt portrays Mercedes Christie in Casualty. She joined the show having an "on-going, semi-regular guest appearance". In January 2016, the BBC released a video of her encouraging viewers to vote for Casualty for the NTAs. If filmed around this time, it's likely that she will remain in the show until at least May due to the four month delay from filming episodes to airing them.

Appearances

 * See also: Character appearances.

Mercedes made her first appearance in the series 30 episode "Shame" on 23 January 2016.