Donna Jackson is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama
Holby City, played by actress Jaye Jacobs. She appeared in the
programme from its sixth series in 2004, to its thirteenth in 2011,
and from its nineteenth in 2017. Donna entered the series as a staff
nurse, characterised as a wild-child with a chaotic personal life.
During her tenure, she grew to take her work more seriously, becoming
a ward sister and accepting more personal responsibilities by adopting
her half-niece Mia (Jada Wallace-Mitchell). A tart with a heart
character, Donna had many romantic liaisons with her colleagues,
including a one-night stand with midwife Mickie Hendrie (Kelly Adams).
She ultimately fell in love with agency nurse Kieran Callaghan (Barry
Sloane), and departed to be with him after he was injured in
Afghanistan as part of the Territorial Army.Jacobs' casting was
chronicled in the documentary Making It at Holby. She made appearances
as Donna in both Holby City's sister show Casualty, and two crossover
editions of the programmes, broadcast as Casualty@Holby City. After
seven years, Jacobs resigned from Holby City in order to pursue new
projects. The character's reintroduction was announced in February
2017. Donna's relationship with her terminally ill father Derek
(Clarke Peters) attracted praise from critics. Her affair with married
consultant Michael Spence (Hari Dhillon) proved less popular, with
several critics opining that Donna deserved better treatment. She was
named "Best Emerging Talent" at the 2005 Screen Nation Awards for her
portrayal of Donna, and was nominated for two further awards while
part of the series.Donna arrives at Holby City Hospital as a staff
nurse on the general surgery ward, making a poor first impression by
being disorganised and insolent. Mistakenly believing that living with
her superior will ensure her an easy time at work, Donna invites
herself to move in with nurse Lisa Fox (Luisa Bradshaw-White). The two
have a strained relationship: within weeks, Donna is evicted for
falling behind on her rent, and when she is later allowed to move back
in, she lets bailiffs take Lisa's possessions after failing to keep up
her own loan repayments. Forced to run a shift in charge of the
hospital's Acute Assessment Unit as recompense, Donna struggles to
manage and learns a new respect for Lisa. During this period, Donna
has a friendship with midwife Mickie Hendrie (Kelly Adams). Mickie is
questioning her sexuality, and the two have sex while drunk. Mickie is
disappointed when Donna states that it was just a one-night stand, but
they are able to reconcile their friendship. When the general surgery
ward is downsized, Donna is forced to reapply for her job. Although
she gives a good interview and impresses Lisa, other candidates have
more experience, so she is unable to retain her position and has to
work as a bank nurse.
Holby City, played by actress Jaye Jacobs. She appeared in the
programme from its sixth series in 2004, to its thirteenth in 2011,
and from its nineteenth in 2017. Donna entered the series as a staff
nurse, characterised as a wild-child with a chaotic personal life.
During her tenure, she grew to take her work more seriously, becoming
a ward sister and accepting more personal responsibilities by adopting
her half-niece Mia (Jada Wallace-Mitchell). A tart with a heart
character, Donna had many romantic liaisons with her colleagues,
including a one-night stand with midwife Mickie Hendrie (Kelly Adams).
She ultimately fell in love with agency nurse Kieran Callaghan (Barry
Sloane), and departed to be with him after he was injured in
Afghanistan as part of the Territorial Army.Jacobs' casting was
chronicled in the documentary Making It at Holby. She made appearances
as Donna in both Holby City's sister show Casualty, and two crossover
editions of the programmes, broadcast as Casualty@Holby City. After
seven years, Jacobs resigned from Holby City in order to pursue new
projects. The character's reintroduction was announced in February
2017. Donna's relationship with her terminally ill father Derek
(Clarke Peters) attracted praise from critics. Her affair with married
consultant Michael Spence (Hari Dhillon) proved less popular, with
several critics opining that Donna deserved better treatment. She was
named "Best Emerging Talent" at the 2005 Screen Nation Awards for her
portrayal of Donna, and was nominated for two further awards while
part of the series.Donna arrives at Holby City Hospital as a staff
nurse on the general surgery ward, making a poor first impression by
being disorganised and insolent. Mistakenly believing that living with
her superior will ensure her an easy time at work, Donna invites
herself to move in with nurse Lisa Fox (Luisa Bradshaw-White). The two
have a strained relationship: within weeks, Donna is evicted for
falling behind on her rent, and when she is later allowed to move back
in, she lets bailiffs take Lisa's possessions after failing to keep up
her own loan repayments. Forced to run a shift in charge of the
hospital's Acute Assessment Unit as recompense, Donna struggles to
manage and learns a new respect for Lisa. During this period, Donna
has a friendship with midwife Mickie Hendrie (Kelly Adams). Mickie is
questioning her sexuality, and the two have sex while drunk. Mickie is
disappointed when Donna states that it was just a one-night stand, but
they are able to reconcile their friendship. When the general surgery
ward is downsized, Donna is forced to reapply for her job. Although
she gives a good interview and impresses Lisa, other candidates have
more experience, so she is unable to retain her position and has to
work as a bank nurse.
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