| Lucky Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Holby City character | |
 Vineeta Rishi as Lucky Simpson | |
| First appearance | "Episode 1036" 24 November 2020 |
| Last appearance | "Episode 1085" 16 November 2021 |
| Portrayed by | Vineeta Rishi |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Mental health nurse |
Lucky Simpson is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Holby City, played by Vineeta Rishi. She first appeared in Episode 28 of the show's twenty-second series, broadcast on 24 November 2020. Lucky arrives at Holby City hospital to work as a mental health nurse. To aid her introduction into the series, writers created a backstory with established character Max McGerry (Jo Martin). BBC publicity also released an advance spoiler trailer showcasing the character's debut. Lucky is characterised as a "warm, empathetic and unnervingly intelligent" nurse. She has a tendency to always think she is right and dislikes being proven wrong. Lucky's main stories included her involvement with Kian Madani's (Ramin Karimloo) drug addiction story, in which she behaves unethically and micro-doses him. Lucky also helps Kian hide Andrei Tarpov (Sonny Poon Tip) in the UK illegally. When Karimloo left the series, producers killed Kian off and writers used this to portray Lucky having a breakdown at work. Other stories include a feud with Jeni Sinclair (Debra Stephenson) and breaking patient confidentiality.
Lucky's most notable story is her portrayal of tetraplegia, which occurs after she is violently attacked by Jeni. Holby City worked with spinal injury charity Aspire on the storyline to make it authentic. Lucky initially wants the right to die but she eventually changes her mind. Writers wanted to show that people who have life changing injuries can still survive and adapt to a new lifestyle. Rishi's final scenes as Lucky aired in the show's thirty-third episode of the show's final series, which was broadcast on 16 November 2021.