Julia Parsons is a
fictional characterA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
in the
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Doctors. She is played by
Diane KeenDiane Keen is an English actress.Keen is possibly best known for her starring role as Julia Parsons in the British TV drama Doctors, since 2003.-Personal life:Diane is currently divorced, but she has had two marriages...
and made her first appearance on 13 January 2003.
In May 2006, Julia found that her husband Mac was having an affair with former Practice Manager, and his former wife, Kate. She broke up with Mac and when Mac and Kate left to live in Ireland, Julia bought Mac's share of The Mill.
In May 2007, she reluctantly sacked good friend Donna Parmar, who was a Receptionist at The Mill, for breaching
patient confidentiallityPhysician-patient privilege is a legal concept, related to medical confidentiality, that protects communications between a patient and his or her doctor from being used against the patient in court. It is a part of the rules of evidence in many common law jurisdictions...
.
Julia Parsons is a
fictional characterA character is the representation of a person in a narrative or dramatic work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr through its Latin transcription character, the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its...
in the
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
Doctors. She is played by
Diane KeenDiane Keen is an English actress.Keen is possibly best known for her starring role as Julia Parsons in the British TV drama Doctors, since 2003.-Personal life:Diane is currently divorced, but she has had two marriages...
and made her first appearance on 13 January 2003.
Storylines
In May 2006, Julia found that her husband Mac was having an affair with former Practice Manager, and his former wife, Kate. She broke up with Mac and when Mac and Kate left to live in Ireland, Julia bought Mac's share of The Mill.
In May 2007, she reluctantly sacked good friend Donna Parmar, who was a Receptionist at The Mill, for breaching
patient confidentiallityPhysician-patient privilege is a legal concept, related to medical confidentiality, that protects communications between a patient and his or her doctor from being used against the patient in court. It is a part of the rules of evidence in many common law jurisdictions...
. She then employed
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as her replacement.
Her son Liam turned up in early 2008. His wife, Ocean, soon moved in as well. Julia took an instant dislike to Ocean, who was an
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. It was recently revealed that Ocean had given birth to Julia's grandson.
In 2008, Julia went on holiday to Spain with an old friend Marcia. She met a Barman named Malcolm and they begin dating. However this relationship ended after a number of weeks.
In May 2009, Julia persuaded Ruth to move into her house with her, after she was discharged from
The BeechesA psychiatric hospital, sometimes known as an asylum, is a hospital specializing in the treatment of serious mental illness, usually for relatively long-term inpatients....
.
Character
Julia is quite serious when she needs to be, but she is very friendly with her colleagues and has the interests of the patients at heart. She was very supportive in the recovery of receptionist
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.
Julia has three children, Patrick, Sam and Liam.
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