Claire Toomey

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Family Affairs character
Claire Toomey
Played by Tina Hall
Duration 1997-1999,2000-2003
Date of Birth
Date of Death {{{death}}}
Marital Status Divorced
Occupation Unknown
Family Ewan, Stella

Claire Toomey (previously Callan) was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Tina Hall. She was an original character in the series, appearing from episode one in 1997. Claire was best friends with Melanie Hart, and she later had an affair with Melanie's brother Duncan Hart, falling pregnant to him. She gave birth to twins Ewan and Stella. After Duncan left town, Claire married Pete Callan, who loved the children, but the marriage was not a happy one. After the Hart family was killed in a boat explosion in January 1999, the sole survivor of the blast, Roy Farmer, became mentally unbalanced for a time, kidnapping and threatening to murder Claire. Soon after this, Claire left town.

In 2000, she returned to Charnham and went into business with Roy. She left Charnham permanently in 2003.

[edit] Family

  • Son: Ewan Toomey
  • Daughter: Stella Toomey