Carrie Nicholls
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| Carrie Nicholls | |
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| Played by | Linda Lusardi |
| Duration | 2007- |
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| Marital status | Single |
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| Family | Scarlett |
Carrie Nicholls is a fictional character in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. Her first episode was broadcast on February 20, 2007. She was introduced as the former nurse of Tom Kings wife Mary. It was subsequently revealled that she was the mother of his illegitimate daughter. She is portrayed by the former page three model Linda Lusardi.[1]
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[edit] Character History
Carrie is introduced to the show as the nurse who looked after the dying Mary King, the wife of former main character Tom King, and the mother of Tom's illegitimate teenager daughter, Scarlett. It was revealed that Tom had sent letters to Carrie on an annual basis, but these letters were all returned. Despite this however, Carrie was willing to accept the monthly payments that she was provided with but it was not until he died that she came to realise how wealthy he actually was. Discovering this she has come to the village to try and ensure that her daughter is able to get her share of the King estate. [1]
Her first scenes in the show involved her attending Tom's funeral, during which she kept her intentions to herself however she subsequently revealed at the reading of the will why she has returned. Despite the initial opposition of Tom's sons she is able to form an alliance with Rosemary King his widow who has been similarly isolated. [1]
[edit] Characteristics
The character is initially introduced in a motherly role. Linda Lusardi believes that she is at least initially a mother doing the best for her daughter "I don't think she's greedy or money-grabbing, but he has left Scarlett something and felt she deserved it but the boys obviously don't and they don't want her near Home Farm interfering, especially Matthew. I'm behaving as a mother really, as me, I'm not standing for it". It has been suggested though that the character will be gradually transformed into that of the village bitch a role the soap is famous for among viewers. "That's where we are at the moment, but how it progresses I don't know. I mean they've sort of put me down as the Emmerdale bitch, she hasn't done anything bitchy yet, but maybe in the future there'll be something that brings that side out of her". [2]. This more controversial part is one which Lusardi has made it clear she would be willing to play. [3]
[edit] Family
- Daughter: Scarlett Nicholls
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Linda arrives with a bombshell (HTML). ITV 1 Official Website. Retrieved on February 20, 2007.
- ^ Linda Lusardi Interview (HTML). ITV 1 Official Website. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
- ^ Linda Lusardi Interview Part 2 (HTML). ITV 1 Official Website. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
