Daniel Granger (Doctors)
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| Portrayed by | Matthew Chambers | ||||||
| First appearance | 9 July 2007 | ||||||
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Dr. Daniel Granger is a fictional character in the soap opera Doctors. He is played by Matthew Chambers and made his first appearance on 9 July 2007.
Character
Daniel arrived at The Mill in July 2007. An experienced doctor and very attractive, he has proven a hit with his patients and with the ladies. Not so much of a long term planner, Daniel likes to live in the moment and generally tends to have fun first and think about the consequences of his actions later.
Daniel has a daughter called Isobel (Izzy).
Storylines
On arrival, Daniel was clearly hiding some dangerous secrets. After stealing a wad of cash from his former Practice partner in London, he used the money to clear part of a £200,000 debt he had run up as a result of an out of control gambling addiction. Not content on facing up to his problem, his addiction spiralled out of control when he came face to face with a couple of criminals whom he owed money to. They kept Melody Bell and Joe Fenton hostage as bait to lure Daniel into repaying them. After the ordeal, Daniel came to terms with his addiction and turned himself into the police. He was later faced with a tribunal and the possibility of being struck-off.
In Series 10, when it was shown that his colleague Ruth Pearce had symptoms of mental illness, she locked him in the sick bay. During holding him captive, Ruth had risked herself when she tried to save a patient from a heart attack, as she had been psychotically declaring and pretending to be her friend nurse Michelle Corrigan. Daniel to escaped from a window; which injured his leg. When Daniel saved the patient from a near death experience, he called Melody Bell, warning her that Ruth may be suffering from a breakdown. This led Melody to refer Ruth to a mental health institute, after being sectioned under the Mental Health Act to keep her from endangering herself and others.
Daniel has recently taken a liking to new nurse Cherry Malone. Cherry knocked Daniel back much to his disappointment.
Daniel was upset recently to learn that a patient Cybil Lambert had died. She liked Daniel very much, and left him £50,000 in her will. Daniel splashed out on a new sports car and flash apartment. He upset Lily by not telling her he was moving out. Lily later told him she would be glad to see the back of him from her place. Since his windfall Daniel has been keen to impress new GP Zara Carmichael. She came over to his flat but Zara ended the relationship within the same day, stating that they needed to get it out of the way before they could work together.
Cybil Lambert's son Malcolm, sold a story to the Letherbridge newspaper, about Daniel conning Cybil. Julia saw it and called a meeting with Lily and Heston about it. Daniel claimed to Lily Hassan that he shouldn't have to apologise because the money was a gift, however Lily insisted that he should. Daniel went over to The Mill to see Julia. He tried to explain that he kept the money for the benefit of his daughter, but she was having none of it.