Elaine Cassidy (Doctors)
| Elaine Cassidy | |||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Janet Dibley | ||||||||
| Duration | 2010–2012 | ||||||||
| First appearance | "Frozen" 31 August 2010 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | "Mum's a Word" 28 September 2012 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Will Trotter | ||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Fallout: Parts 1–5 | ||||||||
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Dr. Elaine Cassidy is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Janet Dibley. She made her first appearance during the series 12 episode "Frozen", broadcast on 31 August 2010. Elaine is a general practitioner and is characterised as a bohemian, "new age" woman who is "heavily into meditation".
In 2012, Elaine was at the forefront of a storyline where she discovers Harrison Kellor (James Larkin), a former lover of hers, is a murderer. A special week, titled Fallout, aired on BBC Red Button and documented events around his murderous ways. Elaine departed Doctors on 28 September 2012 following the storyline's conclusion. Dibley was longlisted for the British Soap Award for Best Actress twice for her portrayal of Elaine.