Vivien March was a fictional character

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 soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 Doctors. She was played by Anita Carey

Anita Carey

Anita Carey is an English actress, best known for playing Joyce Smedley in Coronation Street and more recently for playing Vivien March in Doctors. Carey has had starring roles in British television dramas since the 1970s.-Career:...

 and made her first appearance on 17 May 2007.

The character was credited with the soap achieving three British Soap Awards

British Soap Awards

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 in 2009, including Best Dramatic Performance, Best Storyline and Best Single Episode.

Character

Vivien used to be a matron until her mother fell ill. She then looked after her ailing mother until she died. Vivien used a tough exterior on the outside, but inside she is quite sensitive and caring.

Storylines

When Vivien decided she wanted to start driving again as she was fed up with the buses she persuaded Jimmi into helping her choose and buy a car at an auction. Vivien got several people from the surgery to teach how her to drive, but they all got fed up with her, so she turned to Jimmi again who helped her pass both the theory test and the practical.

On Monday 16 June 2008, Vivien's house was broken into by two young men, one of whom, Ryan, attacked her sexually. On Monday 7 July, Vivien revealed to Jimmi that she had been raped and told him not to tell anyone as she was ashamed. This also resulted in her not sleeping very well. Jimmi offered to let her stay at his place but she turned him down. Jimmi told Vivien that he could tell his police officer girlfriend Eva about what happened, but she was adamant she didn't want the police involved.

Vivien later discovered another victim of the pair, Mary Lampton, had been seriously hurt after her attack, which prompted her to become a witness for the prosecution in their trial, on Tuesday 18 November 2008. However, after feeling the pressure of being a witness in court, she felt that she could not cope with the line of questioning and declined to continue.

Exit

Vivien made her supposed final appearance on 20 March 2009, when she finally decided she wanted to be with her old flame Lionel. She was seen heading off to start a new life with him in Bermuda. She didn't like the idea at first because she wanted to stay at The Mill, but when Lionel said he was leaving, she decided to go with him. However she was seen a week later on a farwell DVD message to George and Ronnie

Ronnie Woodson

Ronnie Woodson was a fictional character in the soap opera Doctors. He was played bySeán Gleeson and made his first appearance on 17 January 2003.-Character:...

saying that she was enjoying Bermuda and passing her best wishes to them both.

External links

• Vivien March at BBC Doctors