Rachel Davidson

Rachel Davidson was Bernard's young secretary at the Motor Car Society

## Bio

Born 25th February 1992, Rachel had wanted to take up journalism and during her school years was in charge of the school newspaper. Her reports always brought much demand for the paper to a point where she became quite a popular journalist.

In June 2006 Rachel went on to a 2 week's worth work placement corse where she took up the temporary job as secretary for a slightly dodgy business called Motor Car Society LTD, run by Mr Bernard Martin Williams. However, Rachel soon discovered that what was supposed to be a 2 week placement turned out to be a permanent one, as she found out the forms she signed to take on the task secretly stated that she was to continue working for the firm for as long as it was necessary or if she dropped dead. Stuck with a job she could never get out of, Rachel found life at the MCS to be utter hell.

However there was some good out of it. Not long after she started work, Rachel became friendly with a young lad called Mark Carson who offered to help Rachel settle in. He had not long started working for the MCS and had already made a good impression with Bernard and staff. In 2008, Rachel and Mark's friendship took another step further during a celebration of a successful sale. While trying to leave early, Rachel was attacked by a drunken MCS worker who wanted to take advance of her while she was alone. Before an act was carried out, the worker was overpowered by Mark, who'd seen the attack and rushed to save Rachel. Noticing how much he cared for her, Rachel knew that at least there was someone in the MCS looking out for her. They soon began dating and were a fine couple to behold. However in September 2008, during a new development scheme by Bernard, Mark suddenly changed his character. He became more sterner with Rachel and would treat her like any other member of the staff at the MCS.

Then on the day when the new scheme was to be carried out, Mark mysteriously vanished. He left a note to Rachel saying how sorry he was for being so rude to her and that when he finds the courage, will explain everything to her. Since then, Rachel had waited till the time would come for bother her and Mark to be reunited. In 2017, the pair were reunited, but the reunion was not the sort to be expected. Rachel was there merely as a wolf in sheep's clothing to foul an inspection of the miniature railway's grounds which would result in Mark to be transferred back to the MCS. However her love for Mark made the task tricky as some new information about why he left here all that time ago was revealed to her by the railway's catering staff.

Rachel relays her news to Bernard and although the info was not strictly true, Bernard uses it to black mail Rachel to carry out a task for him. At first Rachel refuses but is warned of what would happen if she didn't. The task was to help Grinder and Gears start a landslide on the miniature railway in an area where Mark would have checked earlier and pass it as safe. If he was fired for misconduct then Rachel would be the one to encourage him to come back to work for the MCS. The landslide takes place, but Rachel doesn't want to have the guilty conscience and manages to stop an approaching train. However in a bid to get away, Grinder and Gears cause another land slide bringing down a tree right on top of Rachel. It gave the impression that she was crushed underneath it, but this was a quick thinking move for Rachel to break free of her contract with the MCS. Like with Mark, she went into hiding and stayed with some friends till the search for her was called off. After several weeks, she eventually decided to relocate to the USA to ensure Bernard didn't find her. However Bernard knew Rachel was still alive and sent his spy out to trace her. However after some thought, Bernard decides on this one rare occasion to let her go.

Once she was sure she had everything sorted, Rachel sent a letter to Mark confirming that she was still alive and the two reunite again at the main train station. Despite many offers to stay and work for the railway, Mark sadly lets Rachel go, but begs her to stay in contact. She agrees and the two have one last kiss before Rachel's train departs.

Upon landing at the USA, Rachel gained a job as a journalist for a best selling magazine and her time there soon lead her to meet her soon to be husband, Gerald Jackson. But Rachel hadn't forgotten her promise to Mark and sent him a letter filling him in with all the details and for safety reasons informed him that they couldn't contact each other for fear that Bernard might trace her.

Rachel married Gerald on the 25th May 2018 and a year later gave birth to a son, whom she named Mark.

## Appearance

Rachel is described to have blonde hair, styled in a glam up half-bouffant. While working for the MCS she is described to wear a navy blue jacket and skirt, with a cream blouse. She hates this form of fashion as it was decades out of date. However her contract states that she must appear in this style, much to her regret.

Rachel also has green eyes and is the same height as Jane.

## Trivia

* Rachel only appears in Season 1 of the series. Episode 7 is her last appearance.
* She is Cars's first love interest.
* She is named after a friend of Michael's past while the surname is named after the Doctor Who actor, Peter Davidson.