Cagney comes to Casualty!

Cagney & Lacey star Sharon Gless joins the Holby staff for special episode…

Remember nurse Robyn Miller’s boyfriend Glen Thomas, who left her standing at the altar, never to be heard of again? Well, he’s back, arriving at the ED this week desperate to talk to Robyn and hold their baby, Charlotte. But first he’s got a lot of explaining to do...

Through a series of flashbacks we discover that Dr Dylan Keogh (William Beck) and his American mentor,

Zsa Zsa Harper-Jenkinson – played by Sharon Gless, best known for 1980s cop series Cagney & Lacey – had a big part in both Glen’s deception and also his reprieve from a brain tumour.

Truth revealed

The start of this secret began at Charlie’s stag do last year, when Dylan found Glen drunk in a gutter and called

Zsa Zsa for help!

‘Zsa Zsa taught Dylan when he was a young surgeon. You discover they didn’t stay in touch. She wanted to but Dylan has a very emotionally withdrawn character!’ reveals Sharon. ‘Zsa Zsa’s speciality is brain surgery. She was in America when Dylan called and revealed he had a patient in a dire situation. I think because Zsa Zsa loved Dylan she just showed up!’ Having found out from Dylan that Robyn

was pregnant, Glen (Owain Arthur) was determined to live long enough to meet his baby. So sympathetic Zsa Zsa performed a risky operation…

‘In the script Zsa Zsa is described as “blousy”. She’s funny, often inappropriately, which is my favourite thing!’ laughs Sharon. ‘She felt

Dylan needed her help.’

But now Glen’s back, will Robyn forgive his and Dylan’s deceit, and let Glen see his daughter?