Jessica Harris is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jennifer Biddall. The character made her first appearance on 3 October 2005. Jessica's notable storylines include having meningitis, developing a gambling problem , a carbon monoxide leak plot. Her early relationship storylines explored a love-triangle with Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan) and Mark Jury (Ash Newman). In October 2007, it was announced that Biddall had chosen to leave the soap and Jessica made her final appearance during the episode broadcast on 31 December 2007. Biddall has since revealed she would not consider a permanent return to the role.