page_title: Marty Kirkby
section_title: Introduction
hierarchical_section_title: Marty Kirkby / Development / Introduction
caption_attribution_description: Gareth David-Lloyd speaking at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
context_page_description: Marty Kirkby is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Casualty, portrayed by actor Shaheen Jafargholi. He first appears in the thirteenth episode of the thirty-fourth series, first broadcast on 17 November 2018. Jafargholi's casting was announced on 1 August 2018 and he was invited to read for the role shortly after finishing filming on EastEnders. Marty is characterised as a young and fashionable student nurse with a "razor sharp wit". He is a confident nurse who has a blunt bedside manner and excellent clinical skills.
  Marty is introduced alongside fellow student nurse Jade Lovall and writers paired them as a double act tackling their final university placement in the emergency department. Their "frenemies" relationship was used as light relief from the show's serious stories. Marty's stories include him lying to his boyfriend about being a single father and coming out to his parents. A negative response from his father sent Marty on a lonely "path of self-destruction", where he starts partying and having casual sex with strangers. Writers used the story to challenge his friendship with Jade, which Jafargholi disliked.
context_section_description: Marty is introduced in the show's 1106th episode, which is within the thirty-third series, broadcast on 17 November 2018. He arrives at Holby City Hospital's emergency department (ED) for his final university placement as a student nurse. Jafargholi told Laura Donaldson of OK! magazine that Marty is excited to start work. He also explained that Marty wants to perform well at work and impress his new colleagues. To capture his first day at the ED, Marty uses his smartphone to record video messages. Marty is mentored by senior staff nurse Louise Tyler (Azuka Oforka) and joins the ED with fellow student nurse Jade Lovall (Leon). Jafargholi explained that Marty and Jade create an unexpected "burst of energy and life" when they arrive in the ED. The character's introduction was previewed in the show's seasonal trailer, released on 5 October 2018. A preview clip of Marty's debut was released on 16 November 2018 to further promote his introduction.
  Marty soon learns that his new work environment is tougher than initially expected. Raffety noted that Marty would soon realise that his new job requires more than "a cheeky wink and a clever one-liner". Jafargholi told the Radio Times' David Brown that Marty is quickly "put through [his] paces" after he joins. Following his introduction, Marty finds himself in trouble with Louise and staff nurse Robyn Miller (Amanda Henderson), who he works closely with. Jafargholi explained that Louise would start reprimanding Marty for his inappropriate behaviour. Marty develops an admiration for the department's clinical lead, Connie Beauchamp (Amanda Mealing), and her fashion sense. Jafargholi told Sarah Ellis of Inside Soap that Marty likes Connie's vigour and personality and sees her as "a goddess", but often forgets that she is his boss. He added that he wanted writers to establish a friendship between Marty and Connie. In his early scenes, Marty compliments Connie's high-heels, which Jafargholi thought summarised his personality. Marty shares scenes with charge nurse Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson) and Jafargholi said that he enjoyed filming with Thompson.
  Writers reintroduced "dishy doctor" Joshua Bowers (Gareth David-Lloyd) as a love interest for Marty. When he takes Robyn's daughter Charlotte to the hospital creche, Marty meets Joshua, who assumes that Marty is Charlotte's father. He decides not to correct him, so he can get closer to Joshua. They continue to grow closer and go on dates involving Charlotte and Joshua's daughter. Inside Soap's 2019 preview for Casualty revealed that Robyn would discover that Marty has been claiming that he is Charlotte's dad in upcoming episodes.
  The story concludes when Robyn and Joshua meet at the hospital creche. Marty is unable to collect Charlotte as he is experiencing a shift with the paramedic team and becomes worried that his lies will be exposed. Robyn and Joshua discovering the truth coincides with a bad day for Marty as he lets down Louise with work and paramedics Iain Dean (Michael Stevenson) and Ruby Spark (Maddy Hill) eject him from the ambulance for his poor attitude. All these events leave Marty "ashamed and remorseful", so he decides to apply for a new placement elsewhere. However, he changes his mind following encouragement from Louise.
caption: Gareth David-Lloyd was introduced as Marty's love interest.
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