Dr Jimmi Clay

Jimmi Clay
Doctors character
Portrayed by	Adrian Lewis Morgan
Introduced by	Peter Lloyd
Duration	2005—
First appearance	5 September 2005
Classification	Present; regular
Profile
Date of birth	11 June 1977 (Age 34)
Home	Letherbridge
Occupation	General practitioner
Family Wife Amanda Clay (Divorced) Father Alun Clay Romances Sarah Finch Eva Moore Cerys Williams Cherry Malone (2010-)

Dr. Jimmi Clay is a fictional character in the soap opera Doctors. He is played by Adrian Lewis Morgan and made his first appearance on 5 September 2005.

Character

Jimmi is a sharp dresser and a charmer. He has a relaxed manner with patients and enjoys making wisecracks.

Jimmi's mother was killed in a car accident when he was eight. He was raised by his father and elder sister. His father ruled with an iron fist and locked Jimmi in the cupboard under the stairs whenever he misbehaved. As a result, Jimmi suffers from claustrophobia and OCD.

Jimmi is divorced from Amanda Clay (Emma Samms). He loves women and is at his most comfortable when they are around. He particularly enjoys the company of older women (especially Julia Parsons) but is uncomfortable with older men.

Jimmi did have a romance with Receptionist Sarah Finch and they got engaged, but it didn't last long as she left The Mill to emigrate.

In 2007-2008, Jimmi was romantically involved with DI Eva Moore. But this romance ended in October 2008, as Eva had to go into witness protection and leave Letherbridge.

In April 2009, he helped colleague Karen Hollins try and lose weight at Karen's request. However she was seen sneaking in chocolate and crisps and, not surprisingly, Jimmi started to get fed up with her. Daniel Granger and Lily Hassan also accused Jimmi of creating a smell in reception, but this was discovered to be because of the cabbage soup Jimmi had encouraged Karen to try as part of her diet.

Jimmi has his own show on Radio Letherbridge and won "The Golden Microphone" Award for the show.

Storylines

Kidnapping and after effects

On December 17, 2009, Jimmi carried out a house call in the countryside. It was dark and there was no answer at the house, walking back to his car assuming no one was home, another car suddenly came speeding up the drive and nearly hit him. The next day the Mill had its Christmas party and Julia wondered why he was not present. Simon said he had probably gone on holiday early, but at the end of the episode he was seen drugged and tied to a radiator unconscious.

In January 2010, it became clear to the viewer that Jimmi had been kidnapped by Sissy and Ivor Juggins. Julia was worried about Jimmi and asked Rob (Karen's husband) to look for him as it was unlike him to just up and leave. Sissy, a big fan of Dr. Jimmi, had told him that she wants a baby with him. Jimmi obviously does not feel the same way and attempted to resist her at all opportunities despite being heavily drugged for much of the time. Ivor agreed with keeping him hostage, because he also had romantic feelings for Jimmi, which Sissy was unaware of. She was also unaware that Ivor disliked having to look after her and having to share their home, resulting in many sibling arguments which Jimmi quickly learnt to exploit to his advantage with his multiple (failed) escape attempts.

Jimmi finally managed to escape by himself on January 21, 2010, after Ivor and Sissy had a visit from Rob looking into Jimmi's disappearance, he decided they had to get rid of the Doctor by putting him in the shed. Sissy gave Jimmi the keys to his feet chains as he convinced her they would run away together, with fear of Ivor, but Jimmy escaped after beating Ivor off with a house brick. Sissy dropped the knife from her hand and let him get away.

Recovering in hospital Julia was shocked at the effect the kidnapping had had on him. Although Jimmi was quick to make clear to reporters that Sissy and Ivor had mental health problems and needed treatment not punishment. When Jimmi visits a young patient, he suffers a panic attack when the patient and her mother appeared to be his fans. However his symptoms worsens when their actions are similar to that of Sissy and Ivor's. He nearly deserts them when he couldn't cope for much longer, but decided to change his mind when the patient's mother reassured him that they won't harm him.

External links

• Jimmi Clay at BBC Doctors