Charlie Fairhead

Charlie Fairhead is an English nurse who currently holds the position of senior nurse in Holby City Emergency Departmen . He is the longest serving nurse of the ED, and at the moment one of the most respected nurses. Charlie had a background in psychiatric care and completed a trauma nursing course.

He used to have one of the most stressful jobs in the ED but stood down to spend more time with his son, Louis. He took a sabbatical then a demotion to do this.

Time in the Emergency Department (1986-)
Charlie is one of the most respected nurses and has been in the ED longer than anyone else. He has many friends in the ED over time, such as Tess Bateman and Jay Faldren, although he gets on with everyone of his colleagues.

Charlie briefly was fired as one of the senior nurses had to go. However, he came back after being persuaded to do so.

In May 2015, just after returning to the ED from the police station with Connie, he gets a phonecall from his son Louis' girlfriend Sofia in Romania, telling him that his son has been attacked by drug dealers and needs urgent medical attention. He says to Connie that he needs to catch a flight there. Connie then offers to join him as they leave the ED for the airport. Megan Roach, one of Charlie's friends who was a nurse years ago, came into the ED with cancer. Charlie and Tess eventually ended up helping her commit suicide by providing her with a lethal cocktail of drugs.

Personal life
Charlie has one child with Barbara "Baz"  Wilder, Louis, born in 1996. The couple married two years later but divorced in 2001. After Baz died in 2003, Charlie was left as the sole carer for Louis.

Quotes

 * "Have you?" (First Line)

Trivia

 * The mother of his child, Baz, died in a car crash.
 * Has a background in psychiatric care and has completed a trauma nursing course.
 * Never forgets that he almost lost his son, Louis.
 * When lifelong friend, Megan turned up in Holby, he was faced with a difficult decision and chose to assist in Megan's suicide.
 * He has a granddaughter who is aptly named Megan.
 * After having an Angina attack he was pestered by Connie to retire. She later apologised to him.

Behind the scenes
Derek Thompson, who plays Charlie, has been in Casualty since the show began in 1986 and is currently the only cast member to still be in it since the first episode.

Appearances

 * Main article: Appearances of Charlie Fairhead.

Charlie Fairhead has appeared in over 650 episodes of Casualty, making him the character to have appeared in the most episodes.