Jack Hollins
Jack Hollins is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera Doctors, portrayed by Nicolas Woodman. Jack first appeared on 4 August 2009 and left Doctors on 21 September 2012. He returned for brief stints in 2013 and 2014. His storylines in the series included his secret relationship with Zara Carmichael and completing a degree at university. Following the completion of his degree, it was confirmed by producer Peter Eryl Lloyd that the character would face numerous life decisions that ultimately resulted in his exit.
Storylines
Jack is accidentally kidnapped alongside Dr. Heston Carter and Dr. Zara Carmichael. Jack and Zara are locked in a caravan and have sex. They continue their relationship, despite coming close to being caught by staff of the Mill and Jack's mother Karen. Jack's father Rob discovers their relationship. Jack pleads with Rob to not tell anybody, but Jack's sister Imogen tells Karen, who has a physical fight with Zara due to Jack being much younger than her. Karen is approached by Gerry Cutler, the father of Lewis, Jack's friend from university. He asks if Lewis can stay at their house over the Easter holidays, to which she accepts. Unknown to the Hollins family, Lewis has mental health issues. As the week continues, his problems become clear, but Lewis covers his tracks very easily. After Karen sees a knife mark in her kitchen table, she knows it was done by Lewis. Imogen then realises that her art project has been tampered with, by Lewis. Jack is called to a fake interview at the university, which is later revealed to be Lewis holding people hostage with a gun. Rob runs inside despite being warned not to, and helps Karen to defeat Lewis.Jack begins attending university at Letherbridge to study a property degree. However, after Karen has an abortion which leads to the breakdown of her marriage to Rob, Jack's grades deteriorate. His course tutor becomes concerned for him, and the pair discuss the situation with the tutor explaining to Jack that it is his parents' problem and that he needs to set his own priorities. She then agrees to give him an extension. This leads Jack to start taking responsibility for himself. Jack later decides to leave Letherbridge. When he hears that Karen has lost her memory following a head injury, he returns briefly to visit her. He later makes another return when his parents get remarried.