Frankie

BBC One asked me to write a drama series about district nurses and bingo! There she was, ready made, in her uniform, just raring to go. I realised she was working as a character when the producer and script editors said they wanted to be a part of her team, to spend time with her at the pub, to share a pizza and a bottle of wine with her at the end of a long week. She felt real. Now we had to find someone who understood her as much as we did. The casting director, Andy Morgan, brought us some very talented people for the part and we were excited to see Frankie going in this direction and then in that... and then Eve Myles walked in and we were bowled over. She was Frankie! She completely understood Frankie's love of life, music and dancing and she was delighted by the Ken Bruce strand which weaves through the series. Frankie is a British television drama series created by Lucy Gannon. The series stars Eve Myles as Frankie Maddox, a district nurse more emotionally involved with her job than her personal life. The series is both set and filmed in the English city of Bristol. Eve Myles' casting in the titular role was announced in September 2012. Myles described Frankie as "a vibrant woman trying to live life in the fast lane and juggle a job" who is "an infectious character" insofar as she is "electric" and "quirky". Dean Lennox Kelly stars as Ian Hargrave, Frankie's long-term boyfriend, while Derek Riddell plays Andy Peat, a colleague and confidant. The cast also includes Jemma Redgrave as Dr Zoe Evans, Julia Ford as Mary McCloud, Leila Mimmack as Paula Simms, Noma Dumezweni as Angie Rascoe, and Carla Henry as Karen Freestone.