Jac Naylor

Jac Naylor
Holby City character
First appearance	"Bird on a Wire" 22 November 2005 (2005-11-22)
Last appearance	"Episode 1102" 29 March 2022 (2022-03-29)
Created by	Richard Stokes
Portrayed by	Rosie Marcel
Spinoff(s)	HolbyBlue (2008) Casualty (2016, 2018, 2019)
In-universe information
Occupation	Surgical registrar Cardiothoracic registrar Locum consultant general surgeon Clinical lead, Darwin Consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Director of improvement
Significant other	Joseph Byrne Lord Byrne Nick Jordan Oliver Valentine Sean Dolan Jonny Maconie Guy Self Matteo Rossini Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher Kian Madani
Children	Emma Naylor-Maconie
Relatives	Paula Burrows (mother) Jasmine Burrows (half-sister) Henry Burrows (grandfather)

Jac Naylor is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Holby City, portrayed by Rosie Marcel. She made her first screen appearance during the series eight episode "Bird on a Wire", which was originally broadcast on 22 November 2005. The character is introduced alongside Luke Roberts and Tom Chambers as Joseph Byrne and Sam Strachan, respectively. Jac is characterised as a highly ambitious, forthright surgeon who is career-oriented. Her backstory states that her mother placed her in foster care aged twelve.

Marcel took maternity leave in 2014 and Jac temporarily departs in the seventeenth series episode "Go the Distance", originally broadcast on 14 April 2015, after reuniting with Jonny Maconie (Michael Thomson). Marcel returns for two appearances during her maternity leave, before returning in the eighteenth series episode "A Delicate Truth", originally broadcast on 24 November 2015. Marcel worked with producers to emphasise Jac's bitchy characterisation on her return. After noticing a connection between Marcel and Alex Walkinshaw, Jac was paired with his character, director of nursing Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, in 2017. Jac was written out in series 22 but made an unannounced return in the following series. Her departure was originally advertised as permanent but Marcel later claimed it was a publicity stunt. In 2021, the BBC cancelled Holby City and producers decided to end the series with Jac's death. They created a terminal brain tumour storyline and portrayed Jac determined to find a cure. Producer Ben Wadey has stated he believed Jac's death was the show's end and thought a miracle cure would have been unrealistic. Jac's death and final scenes occur in the final episode of Holby City, which was broadcast on 29 March 2022. Additionally, Jac has made multiple appearances on Holby City's sister shows, HolbyBlue and Casualty.