Gilly Roach is a fictional character from the British soap opera, "Hollyoaks" and had a failed relatiponship with which atress who also played Sally Ann Spector on the BBS series, "The Fall"?
Gilly Roach Gilbert "Gilly" Roach is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", played by Anthony Quinlan. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 4 October 2005. Gilly was created in 2005 by executive producer David Hanson. Gilly has often been portrayed as a push-over and has a double act partnership with fellow character Rhys Ashworth. His main character traits have been his "nice attitude", with Quinlan branding Gilly in his first five years as a "push-over". He has been labelled a loser and unlucky in love after failed relationships with Jessica Harris (Jennifer Biddall), Beth Clement (Sinéad Moynihan), Cheryl Brady (Bronagh Waugh) and Jem Costello (Helen Russell-Clark). In 2009, executive producer Lucy Alan made changes to the character and reached a mutual agreement with Quinlan to shave off his hair, which has characterised Gilly during his early years.
Claire Nielson Claire Nielson (born Claire Isbister on April 1937 in Scotland) is a Scottish actress, primarily known for her television roles. On television, she played the wife of the belligerent American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of "Fawlty Towers", appeared as Jean 'Porridge' Carter, Geoffrey Stock's secretary, in the popular 1960s crime series "Ghost Squad" and played the wife of Rikki Fulton's character in many sketches of the Scottish Hogmanay show Scotch and Wry during the 1970s until 1999. Other TV credits include "Upstairs, Downstairs", "Monarch of the Glen", "The Brothers", "The Two Ronnies", "Z-Cars" and "Taggart". She also appeared as Barbara Grant in the 1971 film version of "Kidnapped", opposite Michael Caine and Trevor Howard.