Character name: Elliot Hope
Actor's name: Paul Bradley
Job title: Cardiothoracic Consultant Surgeon
Marital status: Widowed
Qualities: Caring, loyal, approachable.
Flaws: Disorganised, gets involved with patient's lives and can be soft on the staff he manages.
Love Interests: Lady Byrne.
Rivals: Hanssen
Allies: Connie, Joseph and Faye.
Background: Family is everything to Elliot. The opposite to Connie - he puts family before work. When his wife needed an assisted suicide in Switzerland, Elliot learnt to never take loved ones for granted. A brilliant surgeon, he isn't opposed to taking risks and trying new technology. He will often go to whatever lengths necessary for the good of the patient. Often perceived as chaotic, he can bumble along in all other aspects of life but medicine he knows, he knows well.
