Bill Danes

Bill Danes is a male resident of Holby.

Biography
In the 1960s, Bill met Naomi and later got married. At some point, she was diagnosed with end-stage COPD. In October 2017, a friend of Bill and Naomi lent him their motorcycle after he put up shelves for them, and they decided to go for a ride in it. However, on the road, Naomi fell unconscious. As Bill tried to wake her up, he lost focus on the road and crashed the bike into a bus stop while trying to dodge a car. After she was taken to the ED, she asked Connie Beauchamp to let her die. Bill returned and, once Connie brought up her end-of-life plan, he told her not to give up on Naomi. After he accused Connie of talking her into giving up and made a scene in resus, Naomi decided to pursue treatment. However, she soon started to deteriorate. Bill encouraged the medical staff to continue trying to save Naomi, prompting Connie to berate him and call him selfish. Outside, she apologised to him for her outburst and encouraged him to be there for his wife during her final moments. Afterwards, he returned to resus and comforted Naomi as she passed away.

Behind the scenes
David Sterne initially portrayed Bill on Casualty for one episode in October 2017. He will reprise his role as Bill on the show in April 2019.