List of Doctors characters (2001–2002)

Faith Walker, portrayed by Eva Fontaine, first appeared on 11 May 2001 and made her final appearance on 19 June 2006. Faith was introduced as a talkative and kind nurse at the Riverside Health Centre. Faith's BBC Online profile described her as "a talented and popular nurse" who had a "disastrous love life". Her romances see her embark on a short-lived relationship with Rana Mistry (Akbar Kurtha), have a one-night stand with Marc Eliot (Tom Butcher) as well as being hurt when Ben Kwarme (Ariyon Bakare) cannot commit to her. She is then raped by Liam McGuire (Tim Matthews) and has an abortion after she falls pregnant with his baby.

Faith falls in love with a fireman called Jerry and the pair eventually married. After getting into debt and losing their home, they both take second jobs. Jerry gets involved with a drugs gang and is shot and killed in a siege at Riverside. She is compensated by the gang for his death and Faith manages to clear her debts. Later, Faith is diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and is told she will eventually lose her eyesight. Eventually unable to do her job, she hands her job over to Michelle Corrigan (Donnaleigh Bailey). Faith falls in love with a man named Paul, and after finding out that she was pregnant, they leave to travel the world before her eyesight fails.

For her portrayal of Faith, Fontaine received a nomination for the British Soap Award for Best Actress in 2006. Provided by Wikipedia