May Wright
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| May Wright | ||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Amanda Drew | |||||||||||
| Introduced by | Kate Harwood (2006) Diederick Santer (2008) |
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| Duration | 2006–2007, 2008 | |||||||||||
| First appearance | 25 September 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Status | Divorced | |||||||||||
| Home | London | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Unemployed | |||||||||||
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May Wright is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She is played by Amanda Drew, and made her debut on 25 September 2006. She first left the show on 25 June 2007 but returned on 6 June 2008.
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[edit] Development
May's personality has earned her the nickname "Mad May" from the media.[1] Drew has described the role as "a gift of a role for any actor because of her complexity."[2] Of her return to EastEnders, she has stated: "I'm so excited to be playing her again. It'd be a shame to give too much away, but she has changed in many ways."[2] Executive producer Diederick Santer has said: "It's great to have Amanda back. May is a hugely popular character. I'm sure viewers will be keen to see what she gets up to and how she's changed."[2]
[edit] Storylines
In September 2006, May replaced Dr. Oliver Cousins as General Practitioner for Walford. Several weeks later, she was revealed to be the wife of Rob Minter, an already established character who had been having an affair with Dawn Swann. May and Rob had been on a trial separation when he met Dawn, but had since got back together and started trying for a baby through IVF. May revealed that she had previously lost a baby six weeks into her pregnancy. Her own fertility treatment had been unsuccessful, meaning that she was unlikely to ever conceive again. After discovering that Dawn was pregnant, May asked Dawn to sell the baby to her and Rob, before having Rob con Dawn by claiming to love her, and express desire to leave May in order to raise the baby with Dawn. Meanwhile as May's behaviour became increasingly erratic, it became clear that the doctor was losing her mind.
Eventually Rob ended his relationship with May for real when her scheming ways and neurotic behaviour proved too much for him to handle. He then told her he was filing for divorce. May took revenge on Rob by getting him fired. May then began taking pills intended for her patients, but when challenged over her theft by Naomi Julien, managed to turn the tables on the nurse by accusing her of stealing the pills herself, forcing her out of the Square.
After several failed attempts, May successfully managed to seduce Rob and they got back together. To continue to lull Dawn into a false sense of security, Rob proposed to her and she accepted. He took her away to stay in his parents' house, but when they arrived, May was waiting for them. She had Rob restrain Dawn while she drugged her with sedatives and threatened to perform a forced caeserean if Dawn failed to co-operate. However, Dawn fought back, incapacitated Rob and stabbed May in the arm with a scalpel before stealing her keys and gaining access to her car. As Dawn drove off, May ran after her screaming "I WANT MY BABY!" in an hysterical manner. Dawn managed to escape back to Walford.
When Dawn went into labour and delivered her baby, Summer, May conned her way into the hospital and attempted to go through with purchasing the child from her - doubling her offer of £10,000 but Dawn turned the insane doctor away. She later arrived at Dawn's home after she had discharged herself from hospital, apologising for everything to had done, asking to say goodbye to baby Summer and offering the toys and baby clothes she had amassed during Dawn's pregnancy. Prior to May's arrival, Dawn had called the police who arrived during the delay created by allowing May to see the baby. May was subsequently aprehended. Before being taken away May bitterly told Dawn that she could have given Summer "twice the life" Dawn and the Millers could.
May returned in June 2008, hiring Dawn's fiancé Jase Dyer to decorate her new home. She called herself Jenny, and tried to get Jase to bring Summer to work with him. She was later seen drinking vodka and clutching a teddy bear she had intended to give to Summer before she was arrested. On 11 June, May came back to Albert Square. She was almost seen by Denise Wicks and Mickey Miller. May looked behind to see her old surgery and home, causing her upset, Lucas comforted her, she watched Dawn leave the house with Jay, and knocked on the door. Jase let her in, and she went and sat next to Summer, said Goodbye little one, I love you, goodbye, Jase then let May hold Summer while he was busy. May was disgusted at the mess of the house. May spent some time with Summer before Dawn got back, and she sneaked out the back, just as Jase and Dawn came in the Kitchen, seeing the door ajar. She got back to the car, and told Lucas her plans had changed.
[edit] References
- ^ "Amanda: I've never felt broody", Metro, 30 May 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b c “May's mad comeback!”, Inside Soap (England): 11, 22 April 2008
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| Preceded by Oliver Cousins |
General Practitioner for Walford 2006-2007 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
