Casting On 28 August 2013, the
BBC released a statement detailing Delamere's casting as Colette Sheward. She was not required to audition for the role as she was directly approached by the production team. The actress was unsure that she wanted to role until she read the character breakdown. Colette's witty personality appealed to Delamere and she took the role on. In October 2014, Laura-Jayne Tyler from
Inside Soap confirmed that Delamere would be leaving the show.
Characterisation Colette is characterised as a smart and compassionate nurse with a sense of humour. She conducts herself with a headstrong approach. But she is a "
dark horse" with firm boundaries and refuses to let others get too close. Colette holds high regard for authenticity in her staff because she dislikes phoniness. She tends to inspire while leading her team - but her solitary manner and reluctance to ask for help can make her feel isolated. Producers let Delamere decide that Colette should not have any children. She read a statistic that one in five British women aged over forty were not mothers and wanted to represent the "footloose and fancy-free" minority. She is hesitant and unsure of the offer; Delamere explained that Colette does not entirely trust Guy or know where he is at mentally. Their relationship had become "fraught" while he was grieving. She later suggested that the duo would make "great enemies" because they know each so well. A writer from
Virgin Media said that Colette "will go out of her way to make his life difficult". Delamere later revealed that the new arrival would be "an unwelcome blast from the past who gets under Colette’s skin!" Walkinshaw added that Colette does not like the fact that Fletch assumes the role ward manager and becomes her boss while on AAU. Delamere told Katy Moon from
Inside Soap that Guy employs Fletch to annoy Colette. He knows that she stood Fletch up on their wedding day. But they later get on because there is "great chemistry" between them. Delamere believed that Colette and Fletch were good together and that she should have married him. But Colette decided to leave him because she wanted to experience relationships with different men. ==Storylines==