Casey Carswell
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Kim "K.C./Casey" Carswell was a fictional character
in the ITV
soap opera Coronation Street
. She was played by actress Zoe Henry
, making her first appearance on 16 March 2007. Casey was one of the women Claire Peacock
met through her voluntary phone counselling; she had lost her baby. Her character has noted to the police that her nickname is K.C. not Casey, using the first letter in her first name and second name respectively.
However in June 2007, Casey was seen stalking Claire, and was believed to be responsible for the fire at 4 Coronation Street. When her photograph appeared in the Weatherfield
Gazette and on the news, she went to the police voluntarily but was later released, due to lack of evidence. She then confronted Claire.
Casey and Claire Peacock resumed their friendship and Casey showed an interest in Claire's husband Ashley
after Claire said she felt her marriage could be on the rocks. On 30 July 2007, Casey made her move on Ashley. The pair were about to have sex, however, they were interrupted and almost caught out when Claire arrived back from counselling unexpectedly.
Audrey Roberts
(a friend of Ashley's late father) who was concerned about Ashley and Claire's marriage and saw Casey begin acting as wife and mother to Ashley and Josh, while Claire was away (on Casey's advice). Audrey confronted Ashley, who confessed that he'd been sleeping with Casey and that Claire didn't seem to realise his needs anymore. Ashley told Casey that Audrey knew about their affair and Casey barged round to the salon and confronted Audrey. Audrey told Casey to stay out of Ashley's marriage and that she was just a fling that Ashley would get over. However, Casey stressed that she and Ashley were a proper couple and lied, saying that her affair had been going on for months. Audrey told Casey she'd betrayed Claire as a friend and that the affair was her way to get revenge. Casey responded by implying that she, Ashley and Josh would soon be a proper family and neither Audrey or Claire would be able to prevent it.
Later, Audrey urged Claire to return home, which she did. After lots of silent phone calls, Ashley finally ended his affair with Casey, but Casey insisted she was the one in control and was convinced that Ashley secretly loved her. Claire was shocked to learn that Casey had been visiting the Peacock house, helping out with Josh and cooking Ashley his dinner and, on top of that, she was sleeping there. Claire was suspicious and, along with a nervous Ashley, told Casey to leave. Claire asked Ashley if he was sleeping with Casey but he lied and denied the claim. Casey then went to Audrey and told her that she pushed Ashley to break Claire's heart and reveal that they were an item. Later, Claire invited Casey to lunch and Ashley told her to stop stalking him. Casey relished telling Ashley that she's not going anywhere.
Casey continued to stalk Ashley for some time. One particular day she spotted an opportunity to draw his attention when he left Freddie in the care of Kirk Sutherland
. Casey grabbed the opportunity, telling a gullible Kirk that Ashley had asked her to pick up Freddie and asking Ashley to phone her. She went on to incorrectly inform Audrey that she and Ashley were a couple and will be getting married.
Ashley's return greeted him with the news from Kirk that Casey had taken Freddie, much to his shock and distress. Ashley phoned her as requested and headed to her flat, insisting Kirk not tell Claire what was occurring. Audrey informed Claire of Casey's strange behaviour and Kirk told Claire that Casey had taken Freddie, despite Ashley telling him not to tell Claire. She and Audrey rushed to Casey's flat whilst calling the police. Ashley's arrival at the flat surprised him, as he was greeted to walls covered with photos of himself and saw Casey on the balcony, holding Freddie. Casey then admitted starting the fire, explaining that she felt Claire was in the way of their love. Ashley, realising just how insane his "mistress" was, tried to convince her that what she was feeling towards him was imaginary. Casey, taken aback by Ashley's words, moved closer to the edge of the balcony clutching Freddie, saying if Ashley didn't love her, she and Freddie may as well be dead.
Claire stormed into the flat to find close friend Casey nearing towards the balcony edge with baby Freddie. Casey forced Ashley to tell Claire the truth about their affair and that he was in love with Casey and that they had slept together whilst Claire was at her support group. Claire was silent and in deep shock, Casey went on to ask Ashley to propose to her; scared and confused, Ashley did and Casey was elated with joy, but Claire challenged her. Claire described what Casey told her and how she felt at the death of her baby Rhys, about all the hopes she had and how she imagined her baby as he would grow up. Casey, now irritated, ran toward Claire in an attempt to stop her talking, allowing Claire to take Freddie but this made her run to the balcony and attempt suicide by jumping. Ashley managed to stop her just as the police burst in to arrest Casey.
In a later episode, the policeman in charge of Casey's case, visited the Peacocks and told Ashley and Claire that Casey was mentally unfit to stand trial. She would be sectioned under the Mental Health Act indefinitely as she was a serious danger to other people.
Zoe Henry
revealed that her husband, Jeff Hordley
, whom played Cain Dingle
in Emmerdale
, had given her advice on playing a villainous role.
Interviews Zoe provided the Sunday Mirror:
Following the characters departure, Henry had a guest part in The Bill
. before taking on the full-time role of Rhona Goskirk
in ITV1's
Emmerdale
.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap opera Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. She was played by actress Zoe Henry
Zoe Henry
Zoe Henry is a British actress, who has had roles in the three main soap operas on British TV, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale....
, making her first appearance on 16 March 2007. Casey was one of the women Claire Peacock
Claire Peacock
Claire Peacock , is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Julia Haworth, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 9 April 2003, as the new nanny of established character Ashley Peacock's son Joshua...
met through her voluntary phone counselling; she had lost her baby. Her character has noted to the police that her nickname is K.C. not Casey, using the first letter in her first name and second name respectively.
Storylines
On 1 April 2007, Claire left Casey with her new-born son, Freddie, while she went out. When she returned, she saw Freddie and Casey were not there. Claire panicked and called the police, thinking that Casey had kidnapped him. However, it transpired that Casey had taken Freddie out for a drive. A distressed Claire confronted Casey who became upset upon hearing that Claire had called the police. Casey, feeling upset, drove away just as the police arrived.However in June 2007, Casey was seen stalking Claire, and was believed to be responsible for the fire at 4 Coronation Street. When her photograph appeared in the Weatherfield
Weatherfield
Weatherfield is a fictional town, based on Salford in North West England, which serves as the setting for the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street...
Gazette and on the news, she went to the police voluntarily but was later released, due to lack of evidence. She then confronted Claire.
Casey and Claire Peacock resumed their friendship and Casey showed an interest in Claire's husband Ashley
Ashley Peacock
Ashley Sibelius Peacock is a fictional character from the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Steven Arnold, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 1 February 1995.On 23 April 2010, it was announced that the character had been axed along...
after Claire said she felt her marriage could be on the rocks. On 30 July 2007, Casey made her move on Ashley. The pair were about to have sex, however, they were interrupted and almost caught out when Claire arrived back from counselling unexpectedly.
Audrey Roberts
Audrey Roberts
Audrey Roberts is a long-standing fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Sue Nicholls, the character first appeared during the episode aired on 16 April 1979....
(a friend of Ashley's late father) who was concerned about Ashley and Claire's marriage and saw Casey begin acting as wife and mother to Ashley and Josh, while Claire was away (on Casey's advice). Audrey confronted Ashley, who confessed that he'd been sleeping with Casey and that Claire didn't seem to realise his needs anymore. Ashley told Casey that Audrey knew about their affair and Casey barged round to the salon and confronted Audrey. Audrey told Casey to stay out of Ashley's marriage and that she was just a fling that Ashley would get over. However, Casey stressed that she and Ashley were a proper couple and lied, saying that her affair had been going on for months. Audrey told Casey she'd betrayed Claire as a friend and that the affair was her way to get revenge. Casey responded by implying that she, Ashley and Josh would soon be a proper family and neither Audrey or Claire would be able to prevent it.
Later, Audrey urged Claire to return home, which she did. After lots of silent phone calls, Ashley finally ended his affair with Casey, but Casey insisted she was the one in control and was convinced that Ashley secretly loved her. Claire was shocked to learn that Casey had been visiting the Peacock house, helping out with Josh and cooking Ashley his dinner and, on top of that, she was sleeping there. Claire was suspicious and, along with a nervous Ashley, told Casey to leave. Claire asked Ashley if he was sleeping with Casey but he lied and denied the claim. Casey then went to Audrey and told her that she pushed Ashley to break Claire's heart and reveal that they were an item. Later, Claire invited Casey to lunch and Ashley told her to stop stalking him. Casey relished telling Ashley that she's not going anywhere.
Casey continued to stalk Ashley for some time. One particular day she spotted an opportunity to draw his attention when he left Freddie in the care of Kirk Sutherland
Kirk Sutherland
Kirk Sutherland is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 22 May 2000, played by an uncredited actor ....
. Casey grabbed the opportunity, telling a gullible Kirk that Ashley had asked her to pick up Freddie and asking Ashley to phone her. She went on to incorrectly inform Audrey that she and Ashley were a couple and will be getting married.
Ashley's return greeted him with the news from Kirk that Casey had taken Freddie, much to his shock and distress. Ashley phoned her as requested and headed to her flat, insisting Kirk not tell Claire what was occurring. Audrey informed Claire of Casey's strange behaviour and Kirk told Claire that Casey had taken Freddie, despite Ashley telling him not to tell Claire. She and Audrey rushed to Casey's flat whilst calling the police. Ashley's arrival at the flat surprised him, as he was greeted to walls covered with photos of himself and saw Casey on the balcony, holding Freddie. Casey then admitted starting the fire, explaining that she felt Claire was in the way of their love. Ashley, realising just how insane his "mistress" was, tried to convince her that what she was feeling towards him was imaginary. Casey, taken aback by Ashley's words, moved closer to the edge of the balcony clutching Freddie, saying if Ashley didn't love her, she and Freddie may as well be dead.
Claire stormed into the flat to find close friend Casey nearing towards the balcony edge with baby Freddie. Casey forced Ashley to tell Claire the truth about their affair and that he was in love with Casey and that they had slept together whilst Claire was at her support group. Claire was silent and in deep shock, Casey went on to ask Ashley to propose to her; scared and confused, Ashley did and Casey was elated with joy, but Claire challenged her. Claire described what Casey told her and how she felt at the death of her baby Rhys, about all the hopes she had and how she imagined her baby as he would grow up. Casey, now irritated, ran toward Claire in an attempt to stop her talking, allowing Claire to take Freddie but this made her run to the balcony and attempt suicide by jumping. Ashley managed to stop her just as the police burst in to arrest Casey.
In a later episode, the policeman in charge of Casey's case, visited the Peacocks and told Ashley and Claire that Casey was mentally unfit to stand trial. She would be sectioned under the Mental Health Act indefinitely as she was a serious danger to other people.
Reception
The plot in which featured Casey threatening Freddie, was speculated as being similar to an episode of Tonight with Trevor McDonald. Tragedy mum Natasha Hogan was interviewed to support this.Zoe Henry
Zoe Henry
Zoe Henry is a British actress, who has had roles in the three main soap operas on British TV, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale....
revealed that her husband, Jeff Hordley
Jeff Hordley
Jeff Hordley is an English actor most notable for playing Cain Dingle in ITV's long-running soap opera Emmerdale.-Early life:...
, whom played Cain Dingle
Cain Dingle
Cain Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Jeff Hordley.-Character creation:In 2000 series producer Kieran Roberts introduced three new members of the Dingle family. The new characters were introduced to the regular cast in 2000, who first arrived...
in Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
, had given her advice on playing a villainous role.
Interviews Zoe provided the Sunday Mirror:
Following the characters departure, Henry had a guest part in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. before taking on the full-time role of Rhona Goskirk
Rhona Goskirk
Rhona Goskirk is a fictional character who is a veterinary surgeon, from the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, played by Zoe Henry. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 September 2001. The character was introduced by series producer Steve Frost and appeared initially in 2001 and 2002,...
in ITV1's
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.