Emilie Groome

Emilie Groome is the biological mother of Cal Knight and Ethan Hardy.

In December 2015 after finding out he was adopted, Cal went with Charlie to meet his birth mother, Emilie. However, when he arrived he discovered she was suffering from Huntington's Disease and that he and Ethan had a fifty percent chance of inheriting it. Although Emilie was keen to connect with Cal, he was less inclined to partly due to her illness and partly down to the fact she gave him and Ethan up when they were young. However, she put it in a different way, saying that she "lost" them.

Behind the scenes
Carol Royle portrayed Emilie Groome in Casualty in 2015 and 2016. In the Christmas 2015 trailer, she could be heard meaning she would return for another appearance in early 2016.

In the credits on the BBC website, her name is Emilie Gromme, not Groome. However, in the credits shown at the end of "Home for Christmas", her name is Groome. Also, Cal pronounces her name as Groome.