Frankie Drummer

Got a problem? Frankie Drummer would have a go at diagnosing and curing you as he pushed your wheelchair up to the Casualty reception desk.

Some people thought that Frankie was a bit of a pain himself, and often didn’t appreciate his ready sense of humour. He was certainly a comic character – described as being all bluster and blubber!

Frankie liked his food and home comforts. He had a well-paid job as a manual worker in a factory until the recession changed things and he and his wife decided to come back to Holby, her home town. He thought the world of her and their three girls – although he’d have liked to have a boy!

Frankie had definite fixed opinions on doctors, nurses, gay people and what would put the country to rights. If he didn’t say it, he’d pull a face or roll his eyes. When there was ever a disturbance or fight in the department, he was worth his weight in gold. Viewers of Series 8 saw him get tough with troublemakers soon enough.